Water on the Moon Studies in the journal Science report that instruments on three different spacecraft have found evidence for widespread trace amounts of water on the moon. Karen Hopkin reports For all you space buffs who like to keep track of wher...
Drink Now, Pay Later A study with animals in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that alcohol abuse in adolescence leads to a lifetime of poor decision-making skills. Karen Hopkin reports We all know that drinking can cloud jud...
Scary Music Scarier with Eyes Shut In the journal Public Library of Science ONE, researchers report that listening to scary music with eyes shut may intensify the emotional experience. Cynthia Graber reports Scary music plays a key role in ramping u...
Torture Interferes with Memory In the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences, psychologist Share O'Mara notes that torture can interfere with the brain's memory retrieval apparatus, making it counterproductive to the aim of producing useful informatio...
Mini T. Rex Recovered In a study in the journal Science, researchers announce the discovery of a dinosaur 125 million years older and one-nintieth the size of T. Rex, but having virtually the same body plan as the giant dino. Cynthia Graber reports....
Salty Origins for Early Earth Biomolecules In a study presented at the European Planetary Science Conference in Potsdam, researchers proposed that salt deposits on the early Earth's volcanic coasts enabled the conversion of amino acids into other im...
Gene Therapy Cures Color-Blind Monkeys In a study in the journal Nature, researchers report that they have used gene therapy to cure a form of color-blindess in adult squirrel monkeys that lack a visual pigment. Karen Hopkin reports Now, heres somet...
Hairdressers Hear Health Secrets A report in the Journal of Applied Gerontology shows that elderly people often discuss health issues with hairdressers, who could encourage clients to seek medical attention. Karen Hopkin reports If youve ever been t...
Tree Electricity Runs Nano-Gadget A report in the journal IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology shows that maple trees generate a small, but measureable amounts of electricity, which can power tiny devices. Karen Hopkin reports If scientists have thei...
Expedition Finds World War II Navy Wreck A National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration expedition has located a naval vessel lost off North Carolina during World War II's Battle of the Atlantic. Steve Mirsky reports The National Oceanic Atmospheric...
