Study: Neanderthals Faced Risks, but So Did Our Ancestors
Life as a Neanderthal was no picnic, but a new analysis says it was no more dangerous than what our own species faced in ancient times.
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Feds Urge Americans to Move More, Sit Less
Americans should strive to move more and sit less often each day, according to updated physical activity guidelines released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for the first time in a decade.
Read moreClass of Pesticides Found to Make Bees Less Social
Scientists said Thursday they’ve found that exposure to the neonicotinoid pesticide imidacloprid produces complex changes in the social behaviors and activities of bumblebees – a very bad thing for creatures who rely on their colonies to survive.
Read moreWhat’s in a Number? Dutch Positivity Guru Seeks Age Change
Self-styled positivity guru Emile Ratelband thinks age is just a number. And his is a number the Dutchman wants changed.
Read moreJudge Tosses Researcher’s Libel Claims Against NY Times
A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed all but one defamation claims brought by an Ohio State University cancer researcher related to a New York Times article that provoked online readers to roast him in the comments section by calling him a “con man,” “crook” and a “cockroach.”
Read moreStudy Brands Halloween as Big Day for Slain Pedestrians
Screaming some scary numbers for the holiday, public health experts warned that pedestrians are 43 percent more likely to be killed in a crash on Halloween than on other nights.
Read moreSalamanders Counted as Unintended Victim of Bug Repellant
Tying insect repellants to a decline in salamanders, a study out Wednesday reports that bug sprays are giving a counterintuitive boost to mosquito populations.
Read moreWildlife Populations in Major Decline, Study Finds
A sobering new report shows the impact “exploding human consumption” has on animals, finding that wildlife populations have declined globally by 60 percent in the past four decades.
Read moreHomes Filled With New Mysterious Pollutant, Study Finds
Don’t take a deep breath and don’t touch anything: Researchers have discovered a mysterious chemical is abundant in homes, the natural environment and electronic recycling facilities and which can be passed through skin contact or by breathing, is difficult to track and largely unregulated by the federal government.
Read moreHow Old Is Cacao? New Research Pushes Back Date
New research strengthens the case that people used the chocolate ingredient cacao in South America 5,400 years ago, underscoring the seed’s radical transformation into today’s Twix bars and M&M candies.
Read moreThe Nose Knows: Scientists Confirm Scent of Lavender Reduces Anxiety
Purple and pleasant, lavender has long been used by folk medicine to induce calmness. Now, a study published Tuesday in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience offers new insight into how linalool, one of the relaxation-inducing components found in lavender, works.
Read moreConcerning Bacteria and Rust Pits Found in Bay Bridge Study
Despite the discovery of rust pits in steel pile casings and corrosive bacteria in soil around the new eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, engineers remain confident the structure can survive a major earthquake for the next 145 years.
Read moreNewly Discovered Jurassic Piranha Likely Nibbled Fish Fins
Bony ray-finned fish with sharp teeth nibbled on other fish in the sea about 150 million years ago, according to researchers who say the newly discovered piranha-like creature presents the earliest evidence of fish feeding on other fish.
Read moreStudy: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Californians Less Likely to Seek Health Care
Lesbian, gay and bisexual adults in California are more likely to delay seeing a doctor or visiting an emergency room even when their insurance coverage rates are similar to those of straight Californians, according to a study published Wednesday.
Read moreEnzyme Offers New Hope for Smokers to Kick the Habit
Scientists have found a modified enzyme tested on rats could help smokers kick their dependence on nicotine.
Read moreTornadoes Are Spinning Up Farther East in US, Study Finds
Over the past few decades tornadoes have been shifting — decreasing in Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas but spinning up more in states along the Mississippi River and farther east, a new study shows. Scientists aren’t quite certain why.
Read more1 in 3 Adults Eats Fast Food Each Day, CDC Says
Fast food fed one out of three adults in the United States, and consumption tended to increase along with income, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday.
Read moreNASA’s Parker Solar Probe Swinging by Venus on Way to Sun
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is set to receive a gravity assist Wednesday as the spacecraft flies past Venus on its journey to the sun.
Read moreFrance’s Macron ‘Proud’ of Nobel Physics Winner
France’s President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to the French co-winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics, saying the award highlights French research and its applications.
Read moreEPA Names Former Koch Industries Figure Chief of Research
The Environmental Protection Agency has named David Dunlap, a former chemical engineer with Koch Industries, as its deputy chief of research and development, according to the EPA’s chief of staff.
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