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Men forget more than women do, says study
Nine out of 10 men have problems with remembering names and dates, according to new study on gender differences in memory.
January 22, 2014
Can video games make you smarter?
Kids and moms may argue this question. Here’s what science says about it, in this new video from asapSCIENCE.
January 22, 2014
2013 sustained long-term climate warming trend, says NASA report
NASA scientists say 2013 tied with 2009 and 2006 for the seventh-warmest year since 1880, continuing a long-term trend of rising global temperatures.
January 21, 2014
View from space: World’s largest offshore wind farm
Satellite view of the London Array wind farm, 20 kilometers (12 miles) from England’s coast, where the River Thames meets the North Sea.
January 21, 2014
How sunlight lowers your blood pressure
Hypertension and cardiovascular disease correlate with latitude and rise in winter. Scientists have learned how exposure to sunlight reduces blood pressure.
January 21, 2014
Tiny machines that swim using heart muscle cells
"Micro-organisms have a whole world that we only glimpse through the microscope. This is the first time that an engineered system has reached this underworld." - Taher Saif
January 20, 2014
Still no evidence for blood-type diet
The latest research shows no evidence that tailoring diet to blood type benefits health.
January 20, 2014
Rosetta is awake!
Wake-up began at 10 UTC this morning, triggering changes aboard the spacecraft that would result in its antenna sending a signal our way. Signal received!
January 20, 2014
From algae to crude oil in less than an hour
Engineers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed a pressure cooker-like technique that can convert algae into biofuel in less than an hour.
January 20, 2014
Major drought for U.S. West, including California
While eastern U.S. has cold and unsettled weather, dry and warm weather continues in the U.S. West. Over 60% of the U.S. West is experiencing extreme drought.
January 18, 2014
