How ocean circulation changed atmospheric CO2
Figure shows how ocean currents changes with temperature. Top: Ocean currents today. Bottom: Ocean currents during glacial periods.
Credit: From authors (Watson et al.)
Scientists have...
Monkeys and humans see optical illusions in similar way
Monkeys perceive visual illusions in the same way great apes and humans see them, according to researchers at Georgia State University.
The findings, published in...
Women with moderate beer consumption run lower risk of heart attack
Women who drink beer at most once or twice per week run a 30 per cent lower risk of heart attack, compared with both...
Flower declines shrink bee tongues
Climate-related changes in flower diversity have resulted in a decrease in the length of alpine bumble bees' tongues, a new study reports, leaving these...
How flu viruses gain the ability to spread
MIT researchers find the soft palate (in red) — the soft tissue at the back of the roof of the mouth — plays a...
Can your sense of smell predict when you’ll die?
By measuring how worms move toward an appealing, food-like scent, researchers at the Salk Institute were able to predict whether the worms would be...
Social responsibility promotes conservative risk behavior
Individuals make more conservative choices when the decisions they make affect other people, according to a new study from The University of Texas at...
‘Delayed remembering’: Kids can remember tomorrow what they forgot today
For adults, memories tend to fade with time. But a new study has shown that there are circumstances under which the opposite is true...
Targeting exercise is not the best way to reduce prolonged sitting, study finds
Targeting sitting time, rather than physical activity, is the most effective way to reduce prolonged sitting, according to the first comprehensive review of strategies...
Unemployment takes its toll on young people’s mental health
Young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) are committed to working but vulnerable to experiencing mental health problems, according to...
Burning remaining fossil fuel could cause 60-meter sea level rise
New work from an international team including Carnegie’s Ken Caldeira demonstrates that the planet’s remaining fossil fuel resources would be sufficient to melt nearly...
