Catherine Griffin : Science World Report

Aug 20, 2013 01:57 PM EDT

New Technique Pave the Way to Longer-Lived and Better Brain Implants

Could we create better brain implants in the future? It's certainly a possibility. Scientists have developed a technique that tackles two challenges inherent in brain-implantation technology--gauging the property changes that occur during implantation and measuring on a micro-scale.

Aug 20, 2013 01:12 PM EDT

Vikings Didn't Colonize the Faroe Islands: Archaeologists Uncover New Evidence

Archaeologists once believed that the Faroe Islands were first colonized by the seafaring Vikings. Now, they've discovered new evidence that shows this wasn't the case. Instead, the islands were colonized far earlier--at least 300 to 500 years earlier than previously thought.

Aug 20, 2013 12:21 PM EDT

Telescope Captures Stunning Image of Newborn Star and Vivid Stream (Video)

Astronomers have gotten a closer look at a newborn star with the help of the Atacama Large Milllimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). They've spotted a vivid stream of material hurtling away from the star, discovering a little bit more about the powerful jets ejecting from an object known as Herbig-Ha...

Aug 20, 2013 10:48 AM EDT

Free-Floating, Rogue Planets Born from Tiny, Cold Clouds

Free-floating planets are some of the most curious bodies in the universe. They travel through space without need of a parent star, hurtling past other planetary bodies. Now, astronomers have discovered that tiny, round, cold clouds in space have all of the right characteristics to form these planet...

Aug 20, 2013 09:48 AM EDT

NASA Scientists Reveal How Air Pollution Relates to Major City Populations

How much air pollution are you sucking into your lungs every day? That's a good question. NASA scientists have taken a look at several major cities and have found out exactly how a city's pollution relates to the size of its population.

Aug 20, 2013 08:49 AM EDT

Computer Model 'Reads' Letters Directly from the Human Brain

Want to know what someone is thinking? How about what someone is reading? Scientists have discovered a way to analyze MRI images of the brain in order to determine which letter a person is looking at, revealing a way to reconstruct thoughts more accurately than ever before.

Aug 20, 2013 07:57 AM EDT

Extreme Rain and Flooding in Australia Drops Global Sea Levels

Rain in Australia may be having some unanticipated side effects. While floods have swept across the landscape, it seems that the oceans are also being affected. It turns out that rising waters on land means lowering global sea level rise.

Aug 20, 2013 06:56 AM EDT

Magma Can Survive in Earth's Upper Crust for Hundreds of Thousands of Years

When volcanoes erupt, silica-rich magma can burst through the Earth's crust, burning the surrounding area in a massive explosion. Now, it turns out that this magma can lurk in Earth's upper crust for hundreds of thousands of years without triggering an eruption.

Aug 19, 2013 02:44 PM EDT

Massive Underwater Iron Plume Billows from Atlantic Hydrothermal Vents

Scientists have made an amazing discovery deep beneath the waters of the South Atlantic Ocean. They’ve found a vast plume of iron more than 600 miles long billowing from hydrothermal vents.

Aug 19, 2013 02:01 PM EDT

Superhot Kepler 78b Exoplanet Orbits its Star in a Mere 8.5 Hours

How would you feel if you grew almost three years older every day? If you lived on a certain exoplanet, you would. Scientists have discovered an Earth-sized planet that whips around its host star in a mere 8.5 hours.

Aug 19, 2013 01:06 PM EDT

Newly Leaked IPCC Report Reveals Manmade Climate Change 95 Percent Likely

Manmade global climate change may be more certain than ever. Leaked drafts of a major United Nations report indicate that climate scientists are sure that we're altering ecosystems throughout the globe. What is less certain, though, is exactly how our influence will impact specific regions in coming...

Aug 19, 2013 11:37 AM EDT

The Evolution of Manipulation: Altruism Created by Manipulated Behavior

Manipulating a person may be seen as morally repugnant, but new research has shown that it might not be all bad. Scientists have discovered that manipulation may be responsible for the evolutionary origins of some helpful or altruistic behavior.