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Stress May Delay Brain Development in Early Years
Stress may affect brain development in children, altering growth of a specific piece of the brain and abilities associated...
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Exotic Particle More Mundane Than Thought
Sometimes, finding nothing is just as good as finding something. Physicists have made the most sensitive measurements yet in...
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Atom Split With Quantum Mechanics, Then Put Together Again
Forget clumsy nuclear fission: researchers have now split an atom into two halves, pulled them apart and put them...
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Newfound Object Is Faintest Distant Galaxy Seen at Universe’s Edge
Astronomers have found the faintest galaxy yet seen in the deep, distant reaches of space, an object whose light...
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Copenhagen Aims for Climate Neutrality By 2025
By investing in bike paths and energy-efficient buildings, the capital of Denmark aims to produce no more CO2 than...
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Protein Knots Gain New Evolutionary Significance
A new study suggests that protein knots, a structure whose formation remains a mystery, may have specific functional advantages...
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Spy Telescopes Could Advance U.S. Dark Energy Mission
The two telescopes were designed to gaze down upon Earth from space to collect intelligence. Now, NASA hopes to...
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Sustainability Hinges on Local Policies, not Global Goals
In the run-up to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in Brazil, much has been written about how to...
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Lucid Dreaming: Rise of a Nocturnal Hobby
Lucid dreaming technically refers to any occasion when the sleeper is aware they are dreaming. But it is also...
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Why Humans Prevailed Over Neanderthals
One hundred thousand years ago, several humanlike species walked the Earth. There were tribes of stocky Neanderthals eking out...