| How the brain creates the 'buzz' that helps ideas spread  | How do ideas spread? What messages will go viral on social media, and can that be predicted? Psychologists report for the first time which brain regions are associated with the successful spread of ideas, often called "buzz." The research has a broad range of implications, and could lead to more effective public health campaigns. | Read More »  Researcher sheds light on M.O. of unusual RNA molecules  | Researchers have figured out how some RNA molecules take advantage of their position within the three-dimensional mishmash of genomic material to home in on targets. | Read More » Biomedical uses for hydrogels explored  | Scientists are researching hydrogel, the gelatinous substance that, because of its toughness and plasticity, has several biomedical applications, including cartilage repair, implants for minimally invasive surgery and drug delivery. | Read More » The evolution of fins to limbs in the land invasion race  | Why did animals with limbs win the race to invade land over those with fins? A new study comparing the forces acting on fins of mudskipper fish and on the forelimbs of tiger salamanders can now be used to analyze early fossils that spanned the water-to-land transition in tetrapod evolution, and further understand their capability to move on land. | Read More » Muscle power: Bats power take-off using recycled energy  | Bats are uniquely able to stretch and store energy in their bicep and tricep tendons during take-off and climbing flight, giving them an extra power boost. A new study on fruitbats used cutting edge technology to image how these small mammals move through the air. | Read More » Why some women don't have enough breastmilk for baby: Important role of insulin in making breast milk identified  | Why do so many mothers have difficulty making enough milk to breastfeed? A new study adds to previous research implicating insulin's role in lactation success. | Read More » Jump for your life: Bipedal rodents survive in the desert with a hop, a skip and a jump  | Researchers have found that bipedal desert rodents manage to compete with their quadrupedal counterparts by using a diverse set of jumps, hops and skips. A new study suggests that it is this unpredictable movement that allows the bipedal rodents to coexist in Old World deserts with quadrupedal rodents. | Read More » Treating oil spills with chemical dispersants: Is the cure worse than the ailment?  | Treating oil spills at sea with chemical dispersants is detrimental to European sea bass. A new study suggests that although chemical dispersants may reduce problems for surface animals, the increased contamination under the water reduces the ability for fish and other organisms to cope with subsequent environmental challenges. | Read More » Flipping fish adapt to land living  | Researchers have found that the amphibious mangrove rivulus performs higher force jumps on land than some other fishes that end up on land. This new study shows that unlike the largemouth bass, which makes very few excursions on land, the mangrove rivulus, which can live out of water for extended periods, has a strong jumping technique on land to locate new food resources, avoid predators, escape poor water conditions and also to return to the water. | Read More » Legal performance enhancer discovered in the nutrient betaine  | Betaine —- a nutrient found in shellfish and beets —- boosts athletic performance by nearly six percent when added to a sports drink. | Read More » Designer droplets open new possibilities  | By designing droplets using electricity, researchers have created a technique that could possibly be used for everything from extracting oil from wells to creating makeup and food. | Read More » New concept for biofuel cells: Tree fungus lets current flow  | Scientists have found a way to make a species of tree fungus useful for the production of electricity. | Read More » Tweet timing tells bots, people and companies apart  | Tweet timing can differentiate individual, corporate and bot-controlled Twitter accounts independent of the language or content of a tweet, according to new research | Read More » Violent video games don't always reduce subsequent helpfulness  | Violent or antisocial video games like Call of Duty or Grand Theft Auto do not reliably reduce helpful behaviors in players shortly after playing, according to new research. | Read More » Clarification of dynamical process of aluminum surface oxidation  | Researchers have solved a 20 year old riddle concerning the reaction mechanism of aluminum surface oxidation. | Read More » 'Organic' milk is poorer in iodine than conventional milk  | Milk from organic farms has a lower concentration of elements like zinc, iodine and selenium than milk produced by conventional farming methods. The discrepancy is due to the absence of mineral substances in the diets of the cows reared. According to researchers, animals on organic farms should have their diets supplemented with natural sources of iodine such as seaweed, because it is a very important element for children and pregnant women. | Read More » Space study opens up new opportunities to explore exotic energy  | Answering the ultimate question to Life, Universe and Everything? Not quite, but an international team of scientists have conducted research that opens up new possibilities for exploring what to date have only been theories of physics. The astronomers have tested whether the strength of the electromagnetic force is altered in the strong gravitational field of a white dwarf star. | Read More » Maintaining immune balance involves an unconventional mechanism of T cell regulation  | A new study challenges prior understanding of the process regulating specialized T cells that are essential for a balanced immune system. | Read More » | |
