Northern Lights flow on celestial magnetic ropes NASA satellites have uncovered giant magnetic 'ropes' linking the Earth's atmosphere to the Sun and channeling solar energy cause the Northern Lights.
Fear a Better Motivator than Positive Thinking When a group of students were divided into to groups and started on an exercise program, 85 percent stuck to the program through visualizing becoming fat and ugly if they quit, while only 65 percent succeeded by visualizing success.
Loss of large game accompanied Mayan decline The data suggests the game decline was caused primarily by hunting pressure and was most noticeable at regional capitals and large cities.
Single Gene May Explain Thicker Hair of East Asians A single genetic variant may explain why East Asians have thicker hair fibers than other populations.
Coral spawn on full moon Coral on Australia's Great Barrier Reef all spawn at one time because their genes allow them to sense moonlight -- even though they have no eyes, a study found.
Mammoth hair yields DNA Mammoth hair seems to be an excellent source of well-preserved DNA, because it less prone to contamination from bacteria.
Ancient saber-toothed cat had weak jaws Ancient saber-toothed cat had some pretty scary dentures, but only about one-third the biting power of a modern lion.
Why humans differ Individual differences between humans may be due to rearranged chunks of DNA, rather than gene mutations, according to recent research.
Velociraptor had Feathers A close study of a velociraptor forearm found in Mongolia shows the presence of quill knobs, showing it had feathers.
Math teaching needs boost A Michigan State University study found a correlation between teachers who took more courses in advanced math, and the performance of their students.
Longer School Days Improve Scores A Massachusetts State Department of Education report showed that lengthening the school day by 25 percent at 18 schools around the state increased English scores 10.8%; Math 7.2% and Science 4.7%
Teen Gambling a Growing Concern One out of every five young people aged 12 to 18 gamble, according to a New York State study.
Virgins 4 Drugs 20 Only 4% of U.S. adults were virgin at age 20, while 20% had tried hard drugs like cocaine and crack.
Kids on farms at lower risk for asthma In a recent study, the incidence of asthma was only 2.3 per cent in farm children, compared to 5.3 per cent for other rural and 5.7 per cent for urban children.
Illegality neither hinders nor encourages abortions A recent study found that abortion rates are virtually equal in rich and poor countries, and just as likely to occur where it is outlawed as in countries where it is legal.
Private Schools Do Give Poor an Edge Test scores and student data show no advantage for urban poor who choose private high schools over public schools.
Variety is best choice in foods A recent study conducted by Kinesiology Prof. Glen Gaesser concluded people who digest more carbohydrates tend to be thinner and healthier than people whose diets are low in carbs.
Peer-led programs reduce drug abuse The best people to dissuade teens from becoming drug addicts are other teens...
UK data shows a hot start to the century The 11 warmest years on record have all occurred in the last 13 years, according to a report from the University of East Anglia.
Clean-energy programs fight global warming Researchers studied energy crops, wind power, solar power and other clean-power sources and found on-farm efforts already are making a difference in reduced emissions and has the potential to reduce emissions more fully.
Wildfire Poses Toxic Threat The U.S. Geological Survey stated that ash from the recent California wildfires might lead to serious health problems for local residents and environmental damages, due to toxic ash contaminating rainwater runoff.
Half of Homes in Quebec Town have Dangerous Asbestos Levels A study published in the International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health shows dangerously high asbestos levels in Quebec mining area.
Agricultural Soil Erosion Not Contributing To Global Warming Agricultural soil erosion is not a source of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere -- but rather leads to more carbon being removed from the atmosphere than is emitted.
Camera traps reveal secrets of undervalued forest Automated snapshots of endangered animals roaming Sumatran forest prove that areas the Indonesian government has deem 'worthless' to conservation are anything but...
Moose find safety in roadsides Mother moose use roads as a kind of human-made shield to protect their newborn calves from predatory bears, a new study has found.
Air fresheners source of dangerous pollution Of 14 'all-natural' or 'unscented' air freshners tested, 12 contained phthalates, a group of chemicals that can cause hormonal abnormalities, birth defects, reproductive problems and possibly even cancer.
Hatchery fish fail to reproduce in the wild Steelhead trout raised in hatcheries were 40 percent less reproductively successful, apparently due to the genetic effect of growing in a non-hostile environment.
Study links Chemical in Fatty Foods with Cancer Subjects who ate 40mg of acrylamide a day were twice as likely to develop cancer, compared to those who did not ingest as much of the chemical, which is found over-cooked carbohydrates.
Anti-Cancer Virus Found In animal studies, Seneca Valley Virus-001 was found to eradicate small-cell lung cancer.
HPV test twice as accurate as Pap smear The HPV test, which detects the virus causing cervical cancer, correctly found 95 percent of the cancers. The Pap test, which requires lab workers to observer abnormal cells under a microscope, only found 55 percent, according to a recent study at McGill University in Montreal.
Cancer Death Rates Declining Death rates for cancer victims declined an average of 2 percent a year between 2002 and 2004, with particularly significant drops in deaths from colo-rectal cancer, the second most common cause of cancer deaths in the U.S.
Paclitaxel no benefit in many breast cancer cases Women who had HER-2-negative tumors received no benefit from treatment with paclitaxel, while HER-2-positive subjects had 40% reduced recurrence.
Excess sleep may be harmful While lack of sleep can be extremely hazardous for your health, a new study suggests too much sleep at night could potentially double your risk of death.
Positive Results in Phase II Psoriasis Study A Phase II study evaluating the effectiveness of Abbott's anti-IL-12/23 antibody ABT 874 showed that 66% of patients who initially responded to treatment maintained at least 50 percent improvement in their psoriasis following discontinuation of therapy.
Chemotherapy pill as effective as intravenous Colon cancer patients who took a chemotherapy pill survived as long as patients who had standard intravenous chemotherapy a new study shows. The pill is more cost effective and allows side-effects to be managed more easily.
One in 7 women get depressed before, during or after pregnancy A new Kaiser Permanente study shows that more than one in seven women are depressed in the 9 months preceding or following pregnancy, or during pregnancy: 8.7 percent before and 6.9 percent during pregnancy; 10.4 percent in the nine months following childbirth.
Person-to-Person Lending Helping Consumers Manage Debt Javelin Strategy & Research predicts that the demand for person-to-person lending services to pay off credit card debt may grow from $38 billion to $159 billion over the next five years.
Free delivery draws online shoppers Two-thirds of online shoppers surveyed by the National Retail Federation said free delivery is their favorite holiday promotion, and almost half of major online retailers plan to offer it.
Business decision makers value trade shows While 58 percent of decision makers say their spending on trade shows/conferences will increase in the next two years, only 40 percent of marketers plan to increase trade show and conference spending.
Significant drug use found in U.S. work places A recent study found 8.2 percent of full-time, adult workers between the ages of 18 and 64 years old in the United States reported using illicit drugs within one month prior to the survey.
Few women at the top of California corporations Nearly one in three of the 400 largest public companies headquartered in California have no women at the top.
IP based surveillance cheaper than analogue The cost to establish and operate an IP-based security system was 3.4 percent lower than a traditional analogue camera and a DVR-based recording systems, even assuming no pre-existing IP infrastructure.
Canadians work longer hours, commute further Canadians work longer than Americans, have less leisure time, and spend more hours commuting, a University of Victoria economist's study shows.
Consumers have more info influencing purchase decisions New information technologies give consumers real-time access to information, insight and analysis, influencing purchase decisions. At the same time, these technologies provide a voice for anyone with something to say, allowing individuals to shape reputations of consumer companies and their products.
Treating depression boosts employee efficiency Employers who screen and guide depressed workers through treatment options reap an average of three extra weeks of productivity from each of those employees per year.