Using Skype to beat the blues
Researchers compared four different types of online communication technologies -- video chat, email, social networks and instant messaging -- used by people 60 and...
Jumping genes shed light on how advanced life may have emerged
A previously unappreciated interaction in the genome turns out to have possibly been one of the driving forces in the emergence of advanced life....
Powerful new map depicts environmental degradation across Earth
Geographers have created a new world map showing dramatic changes in land use over the last quarter century. Researchers turned high-resolution satellite images from...
Kindergarten difficulties may predict academic achievement across primary grades
Identifying factors that predict academic difficulties during elementary school should help inform efforts to help children who may be at risk. New research suggests...
As climate and land-use change accelerate, so must efforts to preserve California’s plants
A team developed a computer model that identifies the high-priority areas in California for preservation in order to save the state's native plants in...
‘True polar wander’ may have caused ice age
Earth's latest ice age may have been caused by changes deep inside the planet. Based on evidence from the Pacific Ocean, including the position...
Freeze-frame microscopy captures molecule’s ‘lock-and-load’ on DNA
One of the body's largest macromolecules is the machinery that gloms onto DNA and transcribes it into mRNA, the blueprint for proteins. But the...
Bending light around tight corners without backscattering losses
Researchers demonstrate a new optical waveguide capable of bending photons around tight corners on a smaller scale than previously possible. The technology is made...
Digital offense: Anonymity dulls our moral outrage
A recent study digs deeper into exactly why people react less strongly to insults online, and offers a glimpse at what might help people...
Move over Rover: There’s a new sniffing powerhouse in the neighborhood
Scientists are now homing in on the secrets behind animals' super sniffers to develop an artificial chemical sensor that could be used for a...
