Apple peel makes mice mighty. For Popeye, spinach was the key to extra muscle. For the mice in a new University of Iowa study, it was apples, or more precisely a waxy substance called ursolic …

New study shows that babies can perform sophisticated analyses of how the physical world should behave. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Over the past two decades, scientists have shown that babies only a few months old have …

Traffic puts drivers under huge physiological stress according to new independent research commissioned by TomTom – and men suffer seven times more than women. On the day that TomTom launches its Break Free campaign, research …

Extinct sea cow fossil found in Philippines. Italian scientists have discovered the bones of an extinct sea cow species that lived over 20 million years ago in a Philippines cave.Limestone rock above the waters of …

Imaging experts funded by the Space Shuttle Program and located at NASA’s Ames Research Center prepared this video by merging nearly 20,000 photographs taken by a set of six cameras capturing 250 images per …

Nematoda from the terrestrial deep subsurface of South Africa. Since its discovery over two decades ago, the deep subsurface biosphere has been considered to be the realm of single-cell organisms, extending over three kilometres into …

University of Queensland (UQ) postdoctoral research fellow Dr Ruth Schulz and her colleagues have created a pair of robots that have their own language. The ‘Lingodroids’ are a pair of mobile robots that communicate by …

Attending frequently with medically unexplained symptoms is distressing for both patient and doctor and effective treatment or management options are limited: one in five patients have symptoms that remain unexplained by conventional medicine. Studies have …

A Monash student has made a breakthrough in the field of astrophysics, discovering what has until now been described as the Universe’s ‘missing mass’. Amelia Fraser-McKelvie, working within a team at the Monash School of …

Washington, D.C.—The Moon has much more water than previously thought, a team of scientists led by Carnegie’s Erik Hauri has discovered. Their research, published May 26 in Science Express, shows that inclusions of magma trapped …

Happy guys finish last, says new study on sexual attractiveness. Women find happy guys significantly less sexually attractive than swaggering or brooding men, according to a new University of British Columbia study that helps to …

Patterns of receptive and creative cultural activities and their association with perceived health, anxiety, depression and satisfaction with life among adults: the HUNT study, Norway. Background; Cultural participation has been used both in governmental health …

A solar film bikini that cools your beer and charges your iPod! (With a USB connection!)The iDrink swimware line is perfect for those who want to go the beach, listen to music, and enjoy a …

Tomatoes provide protection against heart disease, according to University of Adelaide researchers. A University of Adelaide study has shown that tomatoes may be an effective alternative to medication in lowering cholesterol and blood pressure, thus …

UofL research helps paraplegic man stand, regain leg use.  Nearly five years ago, Rob Summers was left paralyzed below the chest after being struck by a vehicle. Now, after participating in a study conducted by …

Serum α-Carotene Concentrations and Risk of Death Among US Adults. The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Follow-up Study. Much research has been conducted relating total carotenoids—and β-carotene in particular—to risk of cancer and …

Canine Capers Take Centre Stage. The audition attracted around 140 hopefuls, who enthusiastically gathered at a Kasetsart University building on April 3. The four-legged applicants of many breeds and sizes were panting for a role …

The Tree of Life is an upcoming 2011 American drama film featuring some surreal and sci-fi elements, written and directed by Terrence Malick, and starring Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and Jessica Chastain. The film premiered …