Beach sand ripples can be fingerprints for ancient weather conditions
Beach sand ripples can be fingerprints for ancient weather conditions, study shows.
How swarms of nanomachines could improve the efficiency of any machine
All machines convert one form of energy into another form - for example a car engine turns the energy stored in fuel into motion...
Tracking hydrogen movement using subatomic particles
Scientists have developed a technique using a beam of subatomic particles called muons to track hydrogen movement in the solid magnesium hydride for the...
The origins of the High Plains landscape at base of Rocky Mountains
A mantle wave passing beneath western North America over the last 20 million years is responsible for the formation of the High Plains landscape...
Is student debt keeping Americans away from marriage?
Having a student loan could influence whether America's young adults first union after college is marriage or cohabitation.
Analysis of billions of Twitter words reveals how American English develops
New words in American English tend to develop in five regional linguistic 'hotspots' before spreading across the United States and beyond, a new study...
Breastfeeding changes gene activity that may make babies less reactive to stress
It has long been known that there are many physical and mental health benefits of breastfeeding for mothers and babies. But can these benefits...
Psychologists define the ‘dark core of personality’
Egoism, Machiavellianism, narcissism, psychopathy, sadism, spitefulness are all traits that stand for the malevolent dark sides of human personality. Results from a recent project...
Invasive snakes ‘hitchhiking’ on planes
Scientists have discovered why brown tree snakes have become one of the most successful invasive species. The research team has been studying why a...
Scientists investigate how DEET confuses countless critters
DEET, a chemical in bug sprays, affects the behavior of highly diverse organisms -- but how it works remains unclear. New research in C....
