Catherine Griffin : Science World Report

Nov 01, 2013 08:21 AM EDT

Missile Tracking Telescope Reveals Fate and Evolution of Young Crab Pulsar

A radio telescope once used to track ballistic missiles has now been employed by astronomers to find out a little bit more about our universe. Using this telescope, researchers have spied how a magnetic field structure and rotation of the young Crab pulsar evolves with time.

Nov 01, 2013 07:51 AM EDT

Earth's Oceans Warmed More in Last 60 Years Than Previous 10,000

Global warming has been put on "pause" over the past few years. Now, scientists may have an explanation for this seeming halt in warming; it turns out that Earth's oceans are taking up the excess heat for the moment. In fact, Pacific Ocean temperatures at the middle depths have warmed 15 times faste...

Nov 01, 2013 07:28 AM EDT

Astronomers Reveal Spectacular Milky Way Supernova May be Visible from Earth in 50 Years

Get ready, stargazers; you may be in for a treat. Astronomers have discovered that it's very possible that sometime during the next 50 years, a supernova occurring in our home galaxy will be visible from Earth.

Nov 01, 2013 07:14 AM EDT

Magnetic 'Force Field' May Save Giant Gas Cloud During Milky Way Collision

A gigantic streamer of hydrogen gas, called the Smith Cloud, is on a collision course for the Milky Way. Now, though, it seems that this cloud's seemingly inevitable doom may be avoided. Scientists have discovered a magnetic field deep in the cloud's interior, which may protect it during its meteori...

Oct 31, 2013 02:39 PM EDT

Patient in a 'Vegetative State' Paid Attention and Listened to Words

A patient in a seemingly vegetative state may actually be able to pay attention. Scientists found that a patient without the ability to move or speak showed signs of attentive awareness that had not been detected before.

Oct 31, 2013 01:25 PM EDT

Babies Can Hear and Remember First Lullabies While Still in the Womb

A baby may not need to be born for it to listen to music. It turns out that an infant can recognize a lullaby heard in the womb for several months after birth, potentially supporting later speech development. The findings reveal yet again that conditions during development can impact a child long af...

Oct 31, 2013 12:38 PM EDT

Universe's Violent Youth Seeded the Cosmos with Iron Billions of Years Ago

Billions of years ago, our universe went through a violent and turbulent period. Now, scientists are learning a bit more about our universe's youth. It turns out that exploding stars and black holes sowed the early cosmos with heavy elements.

Oct 31, 2013 11:17 AM EDT

Humans See in the Dark: People Watch Body Movement in Pitch Black Conditions

Can you see in the dark? Most people assume that they can't. New research, though, may show otherwise. It turns out that most humans can see their body's movement in total darkness, revealing a little bit more about vision and human perceptiveness.

Oct 31, 2013 10:27 AM EDT

Scientists Create World's Most Powerful Terahertz Quantum Cascade Laser

Terahertz radiation sources are becoming more and more important in the technological world. They can be used for diagnostic imaging, analyzing unknown substances and ultrafast communication. Now, scientists have set a new world record by creating the most powerful terahertz quantum cascade laser ye...

Oct 31, 2013 09:18 AM EDT

How Wounds Heal: Secrets to Healing Discovered in Zebrafish

A crucial part of this wound healing includes the migration of nearby skin cells toward the center of the wound. Yet exactly how these cells "know" which way to migrate has long puzzled scientists. Now, researchers have discovered a signaling system that plays a huge role in wound healing and reveal...

Oct 31, 2013 08:26 AM EDT

Chinese Horseshoe Bats May be the Origin of the SARS Virus

Scientists have been searching for years for the origin of the deadly SARS virus, a respiratory syndrome that resulted in a pandemic in 2002 that was one of the most significant public health events in recent history. Now, it turns out that Chinese horseshoe bats may have carried the virus and that ...

Oct 31, 2013 07:43 AM EDT

Scientists Digitally Reconstruct Movements of Largest Dinosaur in the World

Dinosaurs once roamed the Earth, traversing forests and plains and seas. Now, researchers have managed to use an advanced computer model to recreate the walking and running movements of the vast Cretaceous Argentinosaurus dinosaur, revealing its locomotion for the first time.