Study: Origins of human language pathway in the brain at least 25 million years old

Study: Origins of human language pathway in the brain at least 25 million years...

Scientists have discovered an earlier origin to the human language pathway in the brain, pushing back its evolutionary origin by at least 20 million...
Report: A gut-to-brain circuit drives sugar preference and may explain sugar cravings

Report: A gut-to-brain circuit drives sugar preference and may explain sugar cravings

A little extra sugar can make us crave just about anything, from cookies to condiments to coffee smothered in whipped cream. But its sweetness...
North pole soon to be ice free in summer, Researchers Say

North pole soon to be ice free in summer, Researchers Say

The Arctic Ocean in summer will very likely be ice free before 2050, at least temporally. The efficacy of climate-protection measures will determine how...
Planet Disappears in Latest Hubble Observations (Video)

Planet Disappears in Latest Hubble Observations (Video)

Now you see it, now you don't. What astronomers thought was a planet beyond our solar system has now seemingly vanished from sight. Though this...
Warming may be triggering era worse than any in recorded history

Report: Warming may be triggering era worse than any in recorded history

With the western United States and northern Mexico suffering an ever-lengthening string of dry years starting in 2000, scientists have been warning for some...
Novel analysis method may also be useful for monitoring volcanic activity -- Study

Novel analysis method may also be useful for monitoring volcanic activity — Study

Researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and their colleagues used a new geochemical tool to shed...
Gene variant staves off Alzheimer's in some people (Study)

Gene variant staves off Alzheimer’s in some people (Study)

People with a gene variant that puts them at high risk for Alzheimer's disease are protected from its debilitating effects if they also carry...
Report: 'Directing' evolution to identify potential drugs earlier in discovery

Report: ‘Directing’ evolution to identify potential drugs earlier in discovery

Scientists have developed a technique that could significantly reduce the time of discovering potential new antibody-based drugs to treat disease. Antibodies are produced by the...
Bald eagles found nesting in arms of Arizona saguaro

Bald eagles found nesting in arms of Arizona saguaro

Until now, bald eagles using saguaro cacti in Arizona for nesting was a long-time speculation. On Wednesday, the Arizona Game and Fish Department ...
Scientists prove Einstein right watching star dance around a black hole

Scientists prove Einstein right watching star dance around a black hole

A star that is pirouetting around the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, our galaxy, has validated a key part...

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