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Jay Zwally: World’s fastest glacier doubled speed in past decade
Since 2001, the Jakoshavn Glacier, the world's fastest flowing glacier, has more than doubled its flow rate and now discharges about 5 percent of the ice leaving the Greenland ice sheet.
November 28, 2011
It’s true. It will all seem better in the morning.
UC Berkeley researchers find that dreaming takes the sting out of painful memories and experiences. So it's true ... It will all seem better in the morning.
November 28, 2011
Synesthesia: Why do people hear colors and taste words?
Synesthesia is purported to be seven times more common in artists, poets and novelists. Researchers wondered why.
November 28, 2011
Researchers study flames to understand exploding stars
Researchers study flames in the lab to gain insights into the titanic forces that drive supernovae - or exploding stars. They said their study has implications for understanding cosmic distances.
November 28, 2011
Great Dying 252 million years ago coincided with CO2 build-up
MIT researchers suggest the Great Dying lasted only 20,000 years and coincided with increased CO2 in Earth's atmosphere, comparable to today's levels.
November 25, 2011
Global food demand could double by 2050, study says
A new analysis suggests that the global food demand would benefit if wealthier nations taught poorer nations how to increase crop yields.
November 24, 2011
Nest of fossilized baby dinosaurs found in Mongolia
David Fastovsky, who described the nest of fossilized baby dinosaurs in a journal article this month, calls Protoceratops "a fascinating and unexpected mass of contradictions."
November 23, 2011
Top 10 tips to reduce food waste during the holidays
Here are 10 tips to reduce food waste during this holiday season.
November 23, 2011
Butterfly wings inspire design of water-repellent surface
Butterfly wings consist of many-layered nanostructures. Mimicking them, an international team of researchers has created a silicon wafer that traps both air and light.
November 22, 2011
Here’s how meditation benefits the brain
Meditation can switch off brain areas associated with daydreaming and psychiatric disorders like autism and schizophrenia, says brain imaging study.
November 21, 2011
