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Extreme Waves Recorded in Arctic Ocean

Example wave model hindcast during the September 2012 storm in Arctic Ocean; the map is centered on the North Pole; the color scale indicates significant wave height from 0 to 5 m. Image credit: Jim Thomson / W. Erick Rogers.
Jul 30, 2014 by News Staff

Five-meter-high waves have been detected in the middle of the Arctic Ocean by Dr Jim Thomson of the University of Washington and Dr Erick Rogers of the Stennis Space Center’s Naval Research Laboratory. Example wave model hindcast during the September 2012 storm in Arctic Ocean; the map is centered on the North Pole; the color scale indicates significant wave height from 0 to 5 m. Image credit: Jim Thomson / W. Erick Rogers. “As the Arctic is melting,...

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Aerial photograph of Mount Rainier taken on September 14, 2011. Image credit: Michael Arthur Hill / CC BY-SA 3.0.

Geophysicists Crack Secrets of Mount Rainier

Jul 19, 2014 by News Staff

A team of geophysicists led by Dr Stephane Rondenay from the University of Bergen has made a detailed picture of Mount Rainier’s deep volcanic plumbing. Aerial...

A reconstruction of Neanderthal man. Image credit: Neanderthal Museum.

100,000-Year-Old Human Skull with Neanderthal-Like Inner Ear Found in China

Jul 8, 2014 by News Staff

Anthropologists are surprised by the presence of a unique inner-ear formation – long thought to occur only in Neanderthals – in an early human...

Pre-Columbian Native Americans Had Baby Boom in 500-1300 CE

Jul 1, 2014 by News Staff

According to a new study conducted by Washington State University anthropologists Dr Tim Kohler and Dr Kelsey Reese, pre-Columbian Native Americans experienced...

Neanderthals consumed plants, too. Image credit: University of Utah via kued.org.

New Study Provides Strong Evidence that Neanderthals Ate Plants

Jun 26, 2014 by News Staff

Analysis of sediment samples from El Salt – a known site of Neanderthal occupation in Spain that dates back 50,000 years – suggests that Neanderthals...

The new study shows cortisol levels can affect voter turnout. Credit: Pete Souza / Richard Whitney / CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hormones Influence Your Voting Behavior

Jun 25, 2014 by News Staff

Elevated levels of the stress hormone cortisol could be linked with lower rates of participation in elections, says a new study published in the journal...

Sima de los Huesos hominins lived in what is now Spain about 400,000 years ago. Image credit: © Kennis & Kennis / Madrid Scientific Films.

Sima de los Huesos Hominin is proto-Neanderthal, Say Scientists

Jun 20, 2014 by News Staff

The Sima de los Huesos hominin, previously thought to belong to an ancient human species known as Homo heidelbergensis, is now reported to be an early...

Blue light may increase hunger. Image credit: Alexofdodd / CC BY-SA 3.0.

Blue Light Exposure before Evening Meal Linked to Increased Hunger

Jun 17, 2014 by News Staff

Blue-enriched light exposure immediately before the evening meal may increase hunger, according to a new study published in the journal Sleep (abstract...

Distribution of the newly discovered ice structures (black color) in northern Greenland. Image credit: Robin E. Bell et al.

Giant Ice Structures Found under Greenland Ice Sheet

Jun 16, 2014 by News Staff

Geophysicists from the United States and Sweden have discovered ice blocks as tall as city skyscrapers at the very bottom of the Greenland Ice Sheet. The...

This map shows global temperature anomalies for January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2009. Image credit: Robert Simmon, NASA / Adam Voiland.

Arctic Amplification Linked to Fewer Extreme Winters in Northern Hemisphere

Jun 16, 2014 by News Staff

A new study reported in the journal Nature Climate Change questions fears that Europe and North America will experience more days of cold weather over...

An illustrative bromine sample. Image credit: Alchemist-hp, Pse-mendelejew.de / CC-BY-SA-3.0.

Bromine Found to be Essential to Human Life

Jun 10, 2014 by News Staff

Bromine – an element with atomic number 35 and the chemical symbol Br – is the 28th chemical element essential for tissue development in humans...

Rats show regret too. Image credit: Duke University.

Rats Can Feel Regret Like Humans, Study Reveals

Jun 10, 2014 by News Staff

According to a new study published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, rats can feel regret – a cognitive behavior once thought to be uniquely human. Rats...

Standard interpretation of the Turing Test: player C, the interrogator, is tasked with trying to determine which player - A or B - is a computer and which is a human. Image credit: Hugo Férée / CC BY-SA 3.0.

Supercomputer Program Passes Turing Test Posing as 13-Year-Old Ukrainian Boy

Jun 10, 2014 by News Staff

A supercomputer program dubbed ‘Eugene Goostman’ has passed the iconic Turing Test by fooling human judges into thinking they were talking to a 13-year-old...

Top to bottom: skull reconstructions of the common chimpanzee Pan troglodytes, Australopithecus afarensis, Paranthropus boisei, Homo erectus and Homo sapiens. Scale bar - 10 cm. Image credit: University of Utah.

Study Sheds New Light on Hominin Face Evolution

Jun 9, 2014 by News Staff

Hominin faces – especially those of australopithecines – evolved to minimize injury from punches to the face during fights between males –...

This drawing shows several of the most important brain structures. Image credit: National Institute for Aging.

Bilingualism Benefits Aging Brain, Scientists Say

Jun 5, 2014 by News Staff

Individuals who speak two or more languages, even those who acquired the second language in adulthood, may slow down cognitive decline from aging, according...

An iceberg. Image credit: Doug Knuth / CC BY-SA 2.0.

Antarctic Ice Sheet Began Melting Earlier than Thought, Find Researchers

May 29, 2014 by News Staff

According to a team of scientists from the United States, Finland, Australia and Germany, the Antarctic Ice Sheet began melting about 5,000 years earlier...

Human muscular system.

Scientists: Human Muscles May be Just as Unique as Brain

May 28, 2014 by News Staff

A multinational team of researchers led by Dr Philipp Khaitovich from Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, has suggested...

An eroding bluff on the U.S. Great Plains reveals a buried, carbon-rich layer of fossil soil. Image credit: Jospeh Mason.

Ancient Soils Found to be Rich in Carbon

May 27, 2014 by News Staff

Deep, ancient soils, dating to between 15,000 and 13,500 years old, contain significant amounts of carbon and could contribute to climate change as the...

High-Speed Solar Wind Triggers Lightning Strikes

May 17, 2014 by News Staff

How does lightning travel through the air? A new study led by Dr Chris Scott from the University of Reading, UK, suggests that high-energy particles accelerated...

Cave diver inspects the skull of Naia, a 12,500-year-old teenage girl discovered in a submerged cave on the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico. Image credit: Daniel Riordan Araujo.

Naia: 12,500-Year-Old Skeleton Sheds Light on First Americans

May 16, 2014 by News Staff

The well-preserved, genetically intact skeleton of a teenage girl who lived about 13,000-12,000 years ago in what is now Mexico is helping resolve a long-standing...

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