Fermilab proposes project to study neutrinos

FERMILAB – Fermilab scientists hope to learn more about the most abundant particles in the universe through a proposed project that would bring four new buildings to campus.

kcchronicle.com (1 hour ago)

Alzheimer's 'wonder drug' could be completely ineffective, warn scientists

Research published in the journal Science suggests that Targretin, a skin cancer drug which was thought to improve Alzheimer's symptoms, is actually ineffective in treating the condition.

dailymail.co.uk (1 hour ago)

Don't scratch the itch: Scientists find substance that could be key to stopping the sensation

independent.co.uk (2 hours ago)

Hurricane center: Beware of the storm surge

The National Hurricane Center is changing the way it talks about storm surge in hopes that emergency officials, the media and the public can better understand the dangerous phenomenon. Storm surge is the hurricane hazard that poses the greatest threat to life and property. It is the abnormal rise in sea water during...

foxnews.com (4 hours ago)

Guardian Viral Video Chart: Jimmy Kimmel, Eurovision and sad cats

This week's Viral Video Chart is guaranteed to give you a good cry – but we can offer you tears of laughter, as well as tears of sadness. We defy you to watch the last days of Zach Sobiech without grabbing a box of tissues. Zach's inspirational story - and his song, Clouds – have taken the internet by storm. The...

guardian.co.uk (4 hours ago)

Gerard Pawlicki, 1921-2013

Scientist served on Manhattan Project, also was present for first hydrogen bomb detonation in PacificGerard Pawlicki was just out of DePaul University when he joined Enrico Fermi, Walter Zinn, George Weil and other seasoned scientists as they lifted their paper cups filled with Chianti wine, celebrating the first...

chicagotribune.com (5 hours ago)

Heinrich Rohrer dies at 79; a father of nanotechnology

With IBM colleague Gerd Binnig, Rohrer invented the scanning tunneling microscope, which can show individual atoms on a surface and move them around.The electron microscope revolutionized biology in the 1930s by providing magnifications thousands of times higher than that of light microscopes, allowing scientists to...

latimes.com (7 hours ago)

Scientists warning over poisons in your home: Experts say chemicals in items including tin cans...

A declaration signed by almost 89 experts, many of them from the UK, warns the existing regulation of phthalates and bisphenol A is 'entirely inadequate'.

dailymail.co.uk (10 hours ago)

The purple tomatoes with double the shelf life: Compound that could help them stay fresh may also...

Scientists say adding a compound high in antioxidants, anthocyanin, to purple GM tomatoes can more than double the shelf life of the world’s most popular fruit from 21 days to 48 days.

dailymail.co.uk (10 hours ago)

Breast cancer cells can SUPPRESS tumour growth 'by releasing protective proteins'

Scientists at the University of East Anglia discovered that breast cancer cells release an enzyme that triggers the immune system to attack the disease.

dailymail.co.uk (10 hours ago)

They're coming! Impending doom of cicada 'Brood II' spawns insect-fearing sites

If this year’s cicada invasion, dubbed Brood II by scientists, sounds like a terrifying horror film come to life, you are not alone.    

nydailynews.com (11 hours ago)

Oklahoma Tornado Shows Progress In Weather Warnings

Despite the utter devastation left in the wake of the massive tornado that tore through Moore, Okla., on Monday, the deadly storm, in many ways, helped show how far scientists have come in providing communities early tornado warning signs.

huffingtonpost.com (11 hours ago)

Art Markman, Ph.D.: Who Rejects Evidence of Global Climate Change?

Not long ago, I was reading Nate Silver's fascinating book The Signal and the Noise. The book explores ways that people think about data in a number of settings. In one chapter, Silver examines the data relating to global climate change. As he points out, a careful look at the data and related scientific theories...

huffingtonpost.com (11 hours ago)

Modified Polio Virus May Help Fight Brain Tumors, Study Suggests

THURSDAY, May 23 (HealthDay News) -- A modified version of the polio virus might one day help fight brain tumors, preliminary research suggests. Scientists at Duke Cancer Institute said the investigational therapy, known as PVSRIPO, uses an engineered form of the virus that is harmless to normal cells, but attacks...

ivillage.com (11 hours ago)

Scientists evacuated from ice floe

RUSSIA has ordered the urgent evacuation of the 16-strong crew of a drifting Arctic research station after the ice floe that hosts the floating laboratory began to disintegrate.

news.com.au (12 hours ago)

Cicada 'Brood II' fuels insect-fearing sites

If this year’s cicada invasion, dubbed Brood II by scientists, sounds like a terrifying horror film come to life, you are not alone.

nydailynews.com (13 hours ago)

Bacteria Found Growing In Subzero Arctic Frost, Which Is Good News For Mars Life

Bacteria discovered at –15ºC, the coldest temperature bacteria have ever grown in, could indicate bacteria survive under similar conditions on Mars. A team of researchers in the Canadian Arctic is reporting on an interesting find: bacteria that thrive at –15 degrees Celsius. That is the coldest environment bacteria...

popsci.com (14 hours ago)

Scientists Found the Itch Molecule—and They Know How to Turn it Off

It is not the louse we hate. Nor is it the mosquito, shirt tag, wool sweater, chicken pock, or sudden rash that torments us-the itching itself is what drives us mad. But finally, scientists have finally been able to identify the molecule that signals our brain to start scratching us raw-and removing it kills...

gizmodo.com (14 hours ago)

What Salamanders Could Teach Scientists About Growing Human Limbs

Regeneration, salamander-style In an attempt to recreate the plot of multiple recent superhero movies, a team of Australian scientists is looking into the regenerative properties of salamanders--and into how humans can pull off the same trick. Salamanders, specifically the axolotl, are vertebrates that can...

popsci.com (14 hours ago)

Climate change: Environmentalists question whether Gov. Jerry Brown's actions match his rhetoric

California Gov. Jerry Brown helped showcase scientists' new call to urgent action on climate change, but critics say he's diverting money away from that goal for the next year.

contracostatimes.com (15 hours ago)

Scientists Train People To Not Be Jerks

To be excellent to one another, just try out some Buddhist meditation. If you're kind of a jerk, but at least concerned about your jerk-ness, take heart: researchers say they've shown it's possible to increase compassion in adults. The University of Wisconsin-Madison actually has a whole department dedicated to...

popsci.com (15 hours ago)

Study debunks Dove 'Real Beauty' campaign; says people overestimate looks

Scientists say the message of Dove's "Real Beauty Sketches" ad campaign doesn't ring true, insisting that most people think they're more attractive than they really are."The evidence from psychological research...

examiner.com (15 hours ago)

Enviromentalists question whether Gov. Jerry Brown's actions match his rhetoric on climate change

California Gov. Jerry Brown helped showcase scientists' new call to urgent action on climate change, but critics say he's diverting money away from that goal for the next year.

mercurynews.com (15 hours ago)

Scientists Link Quantum Particles That Don't Exist At The Same Time

Scientists Link Quantum Particles That Don't Exist At The Same Time

huffingtonpost.com (15 hours ago)

What makes us itch? Scientists pinpoint the rogue chemical that's to blame

Scientists from the national Institutes of Health in Maryland have found a key compound called Npbb – and showed that mice that can’t make it don't itch.

dailymail.co.uk (15 hours ago)

Take An Underwater Tour Of The Galapagos With Google

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Few have explored the remote volcanic islands of the Galapagos archipelago, an otherworldly landscape inhabited by the world's largest tortoises and other fantastical creatures that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Soon it will take only the click of a mouse or finger swipe on a...

huffingtonpost.com (16 hours ago)

Germier Than You Ever Imagined

By: Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 05/22/2013 05:28 PM EDT on LiveScience Your loyal pooch may be bringing a whole world of bacteria into your home - but don't panic. Research suggests that exposure to a wide variety of microbes may be good for us. A new study reveals that homes with dogs...

huffingtonpost.com (16 hours ago)

WHO Says Probe Into SARS-Related Virus Is Delayed Due To Dispute Over Sample Ownership

GENEVA -- World Health Organization officials said Thursday that their probe into the deadly new coronavirus that has now claimed 22 lives is being delayed because of a dispute over the ownership rights to a sample – a claim disputed by the researcher at the center of the issue. Dr. Keiji Fukuda, WHO's assistant...

huffingtonpost.com (16 hours ago)

Noaa predicts wildly active hurricane season out of Atlantic and Caribbean

Americans were warned on Thursday to brace for an extremely active hurricane season – less than a year after the devastation of Sandy, which hit the east coast in October 2012 – with 13 to 20 named storms, including seven to 11 hurricanes. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, releasing its annual...

guardian.co.uk (16 hours ago)

Don't scratch the itch: Scientists find neuro-transmitter that could be key to stopping the...

independent.co.uk (17 hours ago)