Catherine Griffin : Science World Report

Apr 17, 2013 01:54 PM EDT

Stress Can be Good for You: Brain Performance Improved by Short-lived Events

Stress can make your hair fall out. Stress can make sleep poorly. Stress is, presumably, always bad--or is it? New research reveals that some stress can be good for you.

Apr 17, 2013 01:00 PM EDT

Corn Husks for Dinner: Inedible Plant Cellulose Transformed into Starch

Feel like eating raw bamboo? How about that corn husk? A team of researchers has successfully transformed cellulose into starch, a process that has the potential to provide a previously untapped nutrient source from plants not traditionally thought of as food crops.

Apr 17, 2013 12:21 PM EDT

Look Out, Energizer Bunny! New Microbatteries Pack a Powerful Punch

Newly developed microbatteries may be tiny, but they pack a punch. The batteries could potentially be used to power a new wave of electronics.

Apr 17, 2013 11:36 AM EDT

Archaeologists Uncover World's Oldest Harbor in Egypt: Papyrus Collection Discovered

Archaeologists have uncovered the world's oldest harbor complex. Discovered in Egypt, it could explain why the pharaoh Khufu was able to build one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World--the Great Pyramid of Giza.

Apr 17, 2013 10:45 AM EDT

Higgs Data and Planck Findings Call Big Bang's Inflation into Question

Data about the Higgs boson combined with Planck findings could paint a vastly different picture of the Big Bang theory.

Apr 17, 2013 09:32 AM EDT

Newly Discovered Methane-Gobbling Material Could Help Stem Global Warming

There may be a new way to reduce the emissions that help spark global warming. Researchers have discovered new materials that can capture methane, the second highest concentration of greenhouse gas emitted into the atmosphere.

Apr 17, 2013 08:52 AM EDT

Hobbit Species May Have Evolved from Early Humans: Island Dwarves Smarter than Once Thought

The "hobbit" humans that once lived on the Indonesian island of Flores may have been smarter than once thought and could have evolved from early humans.

Apr 17, 2013 07:56 AM EDT

Mystery of Ultra-Long Gamma Ray Bursts Solved: Death Throes of a Star

Massive, ultra-long gamma ray bursts have puzzled scientists since 2010 when they were first discovered on Christmas day. Now, though, researchers may have some new evidence about what causes these giant explosions; they could potentially be the violent death throes of a supergiant star.

Apr 16, 2013 03:28 PM EDT

LHC Physicists Use 'Ping-Pong Ball' Test: Maintenance Continues on Collider

The Large Hadron Collider may have shut down, but physicists are using some unusual techniques to test it, including a ping-pong ball.

Apr 16, 2013 02:20 PM EDT

NASA's Asteroid Tracking System Seeks Hazardous Near-Earth Objects, Passing Critical Test

An asteroid tracking system created by NASA could improve the agency's ability to track potentially hazardous near-Earth objects.

Apr 16, 2013 01:31 PM EDT

Love at First Sniff: Male Moths Seek Females by Smell

Is it love at first sniff? Male moths seek out females by smell. Yet in the wild, there are an abundance of hybrid moths--something that shouldn't happen if males sense females of the same strain. Now, researchers may have an answer.

Apr 16, 2013 12:32 PM EDT