Antarctica's Ecosystem Is 33 Million Years Old  | The modern ecosystem of icy Antarctica is some 33.6 million years old, new research finds, with a system dating back to the formation of the polar ice caps.
| Read More »  Thought of Money Makes You Less Social, Study Suggests  | WASHINGTON — Subtle reminders of money can affect the way people behave in social settings, causing them to be less engaged with others, suggests new research.
| Read More » Googly Eyes Help Rats Watch for Birds  | Rats can always see what's above them thanks to their shifty eyes, scientists say.
| Read More » Astronauts Launch to Space Station on Express Trip  | A Russian rocket carrying a trio of astronauts is on its way to the International Space Station.
| Read More » Medieval Readers Had Eclectic Tastes Nowadays, people bounce effortlessly from reading news to blogs to email. And it turns out the reading habits of people in medieval times weren't so different, a new book suggests. Read More » International crew blasts off for space station  | By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A veteran Russian cosmonaut, a rookie Italian astronaut and an American mother on her second flight blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Tuesday for a six-hour ride to the International Space Station. The Russian Soyuz rocket lifted off at 4:31 p.m. EDT, streaking through clear, pre-dawn skies in Kazakhstan as it headed into orbit, a NASA TV broadcast showed. ...
| Read More » Smart Spiders Learn Best Way to Snag Prey?  | A spider sitting in its web waiting for a fly to buzz by may seem passive, but new research reveals these arachnids can spend time in their webs strategizing about how best to detect ensnared prey.
| Read More » Jedi Mind Trick? Brain Thinks It Inhabits Virtual Body  | The brain's perception of the body may seem set in stone, but a new study shows the mind can be tricked into taking an entire virtual body for its own.
| Read More » International Astronaut Crew Arrives at Space Station in Record Time  | An international trio of astronauts has just become the newest residents of a space station in orbit after a record-setting trip.
| Read More » 7 Things Workers Lie About It appears many employees abide by the belief that a little white lie never hurt anyone. From embellishing how often they contact their clients to failing to say anything when other people's ideas just aren't going to work, employees lie or withhold information from their supervisors on a regular basis, according to a variety of workplace experts. Read More » Fertile Women More Likely to Wear Red WASHINGTON — That little red dress or pink sweater may be sending more of a message than you think: it could be an overt sign of a woman's fertility, a new study suggests. Read More » Obesity Bias Common Among Medical Students Overweight and obese people are often the butt of jokes and the victims of bias, yet one would think they could at least find civility in the doctor's office. Read More » Plasticized Bodies Come to Singapore Medical School  | At a Singapore medical school, doctors-to-be are learning anatomy on human bodies preserved in plastic.
| Read More » 3D Printing Could Aid Deep-Space Exploration, NASA Chief Says  | MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. — Technological advances are bringing down the cost of space research and exploration, with 3D printing poised to provide a transformative leap, NASA chief Charles Bolden says.
| Read More » Why Men and Women Lie About Sex  | For decades, stereotypes about gender and sex were bolstered by surveys in which men reported far more sexual partners than women. But a 2003 paper in the Journal of Sex Research found that if study participants thought they were hooked up to a lie detector, men and women would report the same number of sexual partners on average.
| Read More » Normal of Not? How Coffee Drinking May Brew a Mental Disorder Coffee-drinkers, beware: Your caffeine habit could induce a temporary mental disorder. The new edition of the mental health manual, the DSM-5, lists caffeine intoxication among the many disorders known to psychiatry. Read More » Accessory Turns iPhone Into High-Tech Lab  | A new biosensing tool puts the power of a high tech laboratory in the pockets of researchers in the field. This iPhone-enabled device could be used in pop-up clinics, waste management sites, refugee camps and anywhere else the mobile testing of biological materials such as blood is necessary.
| Read More » Vitamin C and Ibuprofen May Help Stop TB  | Two cheap and widely available substances, vitamin C and ibuprofen, show promise for helping to treat tuberculosis in laboratory models, according to two new studies.
| Read More » Underground Experiment Asks Why We're Not Antimatter  | A new experiment buried deep underground in a South Dakota mine aims to detect rare particle decays that could explain the mystery of antimatter.
| Read More » Asteroid Miners Ponder Potential Clients for Space Rock Samples  | Commercial asteroid miners may find an initial market among meteorite collectors but the long-haul customers for returning space rock samples to Earth are more likely to be scientists, deep-space entrepreneurs say.
| Read More » Private Asteroid Mining Company Unveils New Project Today: How to Watch Live  | A private asteroid mining company will announce a new plan to help humanity explore the universe today (May 29) and you can watch it live.
| Read More » UN Seeks to Stop Illegal Elephant Poaching  | The United Nations Security Council will hold a special meeting today (May 29) to discuss how elephant poaching in Central Africa may be contributing to escalating political instability in the region.
| Read More » Fast-Spinning Magnetic Star Has Strange Glitch  | One of the strongest magnets in the universe, a magnetar, is unexpectedly capable of a strange new kind of glitch — a mysterious, unexplained drop in speed, researchers say.
| Read More » Hellish Venus Dried Out Because It's Closer to Sun  | Taking a closer look at the history of Venus, including how the planet transformed into a hellish hot house, may help astronomers predict the evolution of alien worlds,scientists say.
| Read More » Mutant Mosquitoes Lose Ability to Sniff Out Humans  | Campers, take comfort: Scientists have found a way to genetically alter mosquitoes so they lose their preference for the scent of humans.
| Read More » Why Older Adults Are Happier  | WASHINGTON — People tend to get happier as they age, and a new study could explain why: Older adults may be better able to deal with negative emotions like anger and anxiety.
| Read More » Allergy Meds Can Pose Driving Hazard, FDA Says Allergy medications may help you get through the spring and summer months, but it's important to know that the drugs could affect your ability to drive, the Food and Drug Administration is reminding consumers today (May 29). Read More » | 
