Thomas Carannante : Science World Report

May 14, 2014 08:45 PM EDT

Earthquakes May Be Triggered by Groundwater Pumping, Research in California Suggests

Researchers from Western Washington University, University of Ottawa, University of Nevada, Reno, and UC Berkeley discovered that human activity might be a major cause for the number and rate of Earthquakes in Central California.

May 14, 2014 02:17 PM EDT

Could United States Sanctions on Russia Affect International Space Station Relations?

A few weeks after Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin proposed that the United States use trampolines to transport astronauts to the International Space Station, he again made a comment about U.S.-Russia relations on Tuesday.

May 14, 2014 12:53 PM EDT

Why Aren’t Doctors Prescribing Medication Effective for Treating Alcohol Abuse?

Researchers from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill analyzed 122 previous studies that examined the effects of drugs that suppress alcohol cravings. Their findings suggest that more doctors should prescribe them.

May 14, 2014 11:57 AM EDT

College Football Players Have Noticeable Changes in Their Brains and Slower Reaction Times

The University of Tulsa conducted a study of 50 participants to examine football, concussions, and their effect on brain regions involved with memory functions. A Tulsa faculty member involved in the study said the results were "astounding."

May 14, 2014 11:04 AM EDT

CDC Tracks 100 People Who May Have Been in Contact with Florida MERS Patient

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hopes to track down 100 people who may have come into contact with the second U.S. MERS patient in Orlando, Florida.

May 13, 2014 06:55 PM EDT

Watch the International Space Station Crew Return to Earth Today

Three astronauts aboard the International Space Station are scheduled to arrive at Kazakhstan tonight at 9:58 p.m. ET. NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio, Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin will return.

May 13, 2014 06:47 PM EDT

Marijuana or Alcohol? College Students More Likely to Drive Under the Influence of Cannabis

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) are probably torn over the results of a recent University of Massachusetts at Amherst study that found college freshman are more likely to drive under the influence of marijuana than alcohol.

May 13, 2014 03:00 PM EDT

Virginia Board of Health to Review Current Strict State Abortion Laws

Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, the state’s third democratic governor since 2002, appointed five new members to the Board of Health to review the strict abortion laws implemented by the previous republican governor, Bob McDonnell.

May 13, 2014 02:13 PM EDT

Measles Outbreak in Ohio Reaches 68 Cases: Highest in 18 Years

Following a mumps outbreak in central Ohio over the past couple of months that affected 278 people, another outbreak has struck the state. This time 68 measles cases have been confirmed, which is the highest number in the U.S. in 18 years.

May 13, 2014 01:45 PM EDT

New Robot Arm Can Mimic Human Movement and Catch Objects Thrown Its Way

The humanization of robots is becoming more and more advanced. Researchers from the Learning Algorithms and Systems Laboratory at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland revealed their unique robot yesterday.

May 13, 2014 01:12 PM EDT

Indiana Hospital That Treated First MERS Case in United States Gets Clean Bill of Health

On May 2, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevent and the Indiana Department of Health confirmed the first case of the MERS virus in the United States. Eleven days later, the hospital that treated the ill man received a clean bill of health.

May 13, 2014 11:24 AM EDT

Scientists Discover Protein Associated With Male Infertility

Typically thought of exclusively as a woman’s issue, infertility affects a large number of men: over 3 million in the United States. Researchers at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York uncovered new information about sperm development.