Catherine Griffin : Science World Report

Aug 30, 2013 07:04 AM EDT

Climate Change Worsens Wildfires: Blazes Increase by 2050

Wildfires have become a major issue as they blaze across acres of land, consuming trees, dry grass, houses and anything else in their path. Now, it turns out that climate change may be worsening wildfires and that by 2050, the wildfire season will be about three weeks longer, twice as smoky and will...

Aug 29, 2013 12:54 PM EDT

Migraine May Permanently Change Brain Structure: Increased Risk of Lesions

Migraine may have more impacts on your mind than you may have thought at first. Scientists have discovered that migraine could have long-lasting effects on the brain's structure.

Aug 29, 2013 12:04 PM EDT

Milky Way Gas Creates Multiple Images of Distant Quasar

Astronomers have captured a new image of a distant quasar, a luminous and active galactic nucleus. Yet this image is a bit unusual. For the first time, the researchers have taken a picture of a quasar split into multiple images by the effects of a cloud of ionized gas in our Milky Way.

Aug 29, 2013 10:57 AM EDT

How Superbugs Fight Antibiotics: Scientists Uncover Origin of Resistance

Antibiotics can be extremely useful when treating bacteria and illnesses. Yet over time, bacteria can become antibiotic-resistant, turning into "superbugs." Now, though, researchers have uncovered a novel mechanism that a particular superbug uses to fend off a key front-line antibiotic.

Aug 29, 2013 09:35 AM EDT

NASA SDO Unravels Writhing, Internal Motion of the Sun

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory has learned a little bit more about the sun. Using the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) instrument, scientists have discovered what internal, writhing motions drive our nearest star.

Aug 29, 2013 08:34 AM EDT

Burning Ice Creates Drinkable Water from Fracking Wastewater

Although much of our planet is covered by water, our world is in the midst of an intensifying global water crisis. Now, researchers have developed a method to use one form of the "ice that burns" to turn salty wastewater from fracking and other oil and gas production methods into water for drinking ...

Aug 29, 2013 07:44 AM EDT

East Antarctic Ice Sheet More Vulnerable to Climate Change Than First Thought

How vulnerable the Antarctic ice sheet is to climate change may depend on the location. Scientists have discovered that the eastern portion of the world's largest ice sheet could be more at risk than other areas, which could mean more melting in the future.

Aug 29, 2013 07:33 AM EDT

Intestinal Bacteria Linked to Health of Obese People: How Diverse are Yours?

Scientists have always known that intestinal bacteria can play a huge role in our everyday health. Now, though, they've discovered a link between the richness of bacterial species in our gut and the susceptibility to medical complications related to obesity.

Aug 29, 2013 07:10 AM EDT

Saturn's Titan Has Rigid, Weathered Ice Shell and Strange Interior

Scientists have gotten a new glimpse at Saturn's largest moon, Titan. New data has revealed unexpected features of the moon's outer ice shell, showing that the moon's shell is rigid and that large roots may extend into the underlying ocean.

Aug 28, 2013 01:44 PM EDT

Modified Law of Gravity Predicts Speed of Dwarf Galaxies

An alternative hypothesis when it comes to the law of gravity may have more to it than meets the eye. Scientists have discovered that the modified law of gravity correctly predicted the velocity dispersion in 10 dwarf satellite galaxies of the Milky Way's giant neighbor Andromeda.

Aug 28, 2013 12:13 PM EDT

Earth's Greatest Mass Extinction Paved the Way for the Rise of Mammals

Mass extinction events may not be the end of the world for some species. It turns out that the Earth's greatest mass extinction of all time around 252 million years ago may have helped pave the way for the rise of mammals when their ancient ancestors survived the incident.

Aug 28, 2013 11:26 AM EDT

Astronomers Discover Sun's Oldest Solar Twin: Star Reveals Future

Our sun may have a solar twin--in a manner of speaking. Astronomers have used ESO's Very Large Telescope to study a star that is more like our sun than any other to date-except for the fact that it's about four billion years older.