Pluto’s Icy Moon Hydra
New compositional data from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft reveal a distinct water-ice signature on the surface of Pluto’s outermost moon, Hydra. Pluto’s largest moon...
Intravenous ketamine may rapidly reduce suicidal thinking in depressed patients
Repeat ketamine infusions decreased -- and for some, eliminated -- suicidal thoughts in outpatients with treatment-resistant depression. Credit: © ryan melaugh / Flickr
Repeat intravenous...
Teens with ADHD have special treatment needs
Drugs and psychotherapy can help teens with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) manage symptoms and improve in school, a new research review suggests, but...
World’s oldest axe fragment found in Australia
World's oldest axe fragment, seen here under a microscope, is the size of a thumbnail. Credit: Australian Archaeology.
Australian archaeologists have discovered a piece of...
Wildfires to increase in Alaska with future climate change
Wildfires, like the 2012 tundra fire in the Noatak National Preserve in Alaska, are projected to be up to four times as likely by...
Study supports natural causes, not alien activity, to explain mystery star’s behavior
ascading comets around a distant star. Credit: NASA/JPL/Caltech
Sorry, E.T. lovers, but the results of a new study make it far less likely that KIC...
Brain pattern predicts how fast an adult learns a new language
This is the first to use patterns of resting-state brain rhythms to predict subsequent language learning rate. Credit: © jurek d. / Flickr
Some adults learn...
Genetic testing: Bene Israel community in India has Jewish roots
A new study from Tel Aviv University, Cornell University and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine reveals genetic proof of the Jewish roots of...
Deep-water seaweed evolved into a multi-cellular plant more than 540 million years ago
A sample of green algae collected from the Gulf of Mexico. Credit: Image courtesy of The University of Alabama
The discovery of a deep-water seaweed...
Honduras suspects first case of microcephaly in pregnant Zika patient
The Central American nation of Honduras "strongly suspects" it has detected its first case of an unborn child with microcephaly in a pregnant woman...
NASA’s Kepler Mission Announces Largest Collection of Planets Ever Discovered
This artist's concept depicts select planetary discoveries made to date by NASA's Kepler space telescope. Credits: NASA/W. Stenzel
NASA's Kepler mission has verified 1,284 new...
