Catherine Griffin : Science World Report

Dec 05, 2013 08:09 AM EST

Brilliant Supernova Explosion Reveals Youngest X-Ray Binary Star System

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has made some new findings. It's identified a glowing wreck of a star, known as a supernova, that exploded just 2,500 years ago--a mere second of time in astronomical terms.

Dec 05, 2013 07:40 AM EST

Cunning Crocodiles and Alligators Use Clever Lures to Hunt Prey

As if crocodiles weren't deadly enough--it turns out that these reptiles play it smart when hunting their prey. Researchers have found that crocodiles use lures when seeking something to eat, showing a type of tool use that scientists did not expect.

Dec 05, 2013 07:04 AM EST

Arctic Ocean Stores 58 Megatons of Carbon Each Year--As Long as It's Not Too Warm

It turns out that while we may be pouring out carbon dioxide, there's one place on Earth that's preventing this gas from reaching our atmosphere. The Arctic Ocean is slowly becoming more of a carbon sink, soaking up carbon before it can impact our climate.

Dec 04, 2013 12:24 PM EST

Rapid Climate Change Occurs at Different Times in Different Regions

It turns out that climate change can occur extremely rapidly--at least in terms of the span of our climate history. Yet this change also occurs at different times in different regions. Scientists have discovered that on a regional scale, this rapid climate chance once occurred over different areas w...

Dec 04, 2013 10:15 AM EST

Scientists Track Fracking Pollution by Measuring Groundwater Contaminants

Scientists have taken a closer look at the chemicals in groundwater in order to assess whether or not fracking is polluting the environment as much as environmentalists claim.

Dec 04, 2013 09:40 AM EST

Pod of 20 to 30 Pilot Whales Stranded in Remote Florida Everglades

A pod of 20 to 30 pilot whales has been stranded in shallow water in a remote area of Everglades National Park. Now there are efforts in place to try to rescue these whales.

Dec 04, 2013 09:06 AM EST

Astronomers Discover Young Star Had Explosive Growth in Milky Way Galaxy

Astronomers have discovered a young, newly formed star in the Milky Way that had such explosive growth that it was initially about 100 times brighter than it is now.

Dec 04, 2013 08:36 AM EST

King Cobra Genome Sequenced, Shedding Light on Evolution of Snake Venom

The king cobra is one of the most deadly snakes on Earth. Now, scientists have learned a bit more about this king of snakes; they've sequenced its genome, revealing the dynamic evolution and adaptation in the snake venom system.

Dec 04, 2013 08:08 AM EST

'Spooky' Quantum Entanglement May Link Wormholes in the Universe

Quantum entanglement is a part of quantum mechanics that Albert Einstein once referred to as "spooky action at a distance." Now, though, scientists have discovered that this phenomenon could be even stranger than Einstein thought. They've found that quantum entanglement may be intrinsically linked w...

Dec 04, 2013 07:43 AM EST

New Species of 'Gender-Bending' Wild Eggplant Discovered in Australia

There are some odd species within the plant world, and researchers have recently discovered a new one. One scientist has uncovered a species of wild eggplant found in Australia's Lost City that bends it gender; females actually pretend to be male by producing pollen.

Dec 04, 2013 07:18 AM EST

Abrupt Climate Change Tipping Points Could Spell Surprising Disasters for Future

Scientists have long worried that large and rapid changes in the physical climate system, which includes Earth's atmosphere, land surfaces and oceans, could occur within a few decades or even years. Now, a new report extends this idea of rapid climate change and has stated that even steady, gradual ...

Dec 03, 2013 11:59 AM EST

Beaks Aren't Just for the Birds: Importance Behind Dinosaur Beaks Revealed

Birds aren't the only ones with beaks. Dinosaurs also possessed this adaptation. Now, scientists are investigating these features a bit more closely, trying to find out why beaks evolved in some theropod dinosaurs and not in others.