Modern Society As Violent As Tribal Society: Deep Scaling Law Reveals
Scaling the population over time revealed there is more or less no change in the level of violence human beings exhibit as a species. Even as societies grew and technology developed, humans remain just as impulsive and aggressive as a tribal society in 2500 B.C.
Cassini Data Shows Shadows Cast By Saturn's Rings Affect Its Ionosphere
The new findings made by researchers from the Swedish Institute of Space Physics and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center demonstrate that the rings block the sun's ultraviolet radiations, reducing ionization in regions under the shade.
Newborn Pacific Island Offers NASA Insights Into Water On Mars
Being the first such island to form in the satellite era, scientists think that studying the evolution of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai could provide key insights into how similar features formed on Mars.
E-Cigarette Use Quadruples Future Probability Of Smoking Tobacco Cigarettes: Study
A new study demonstrates that e-cigarettes are serving as a gateway to traditional smoking, contrary to their purported value as a smoking cessation tool.
What Is Excitonium? New Matter Observed 50 Years After It Was Postulated
Researchers have observed the cool form of matter called excitonium 50 years after it was first theorized.
Window Blinds With Cords Lethal To Young Children; Scientists Call For Ban
New data showed 17,000 children under the age of six were sent to the hospital because of strangulation by window cords in the past 26 years. Researchers said a ban on these cords is the only way to prevent such accidents.
Right Whales On The Brink Of Extinction After Number Plunges To 450
North Atlantic right whales numbers drop to 450 after a deadly year sees 17 die in U.S. and Canadian waters. What could it mean for their future on this planet?
NASA To Reveal Kepler Breakthrough: What Did Google AI Find?
The discovery was made using Google's machine learning algorithms, which exhibited a new way of analyzing data from the Kepler spacecraft.
Ancient Marine Reptiles' Inner Ear Very Similar To Crocodiles', Sea Turtles': Study
The inner ear is a tiny but incredibly important part of any animal's body. It universally helps maintain balance and three dimensional orientation.
Secrets Of Tougher Synthetic Ceramics Learnt From Brittle Starfish
Scientists are trying to use the lenses on a brittle stars' arms to make synthetic ceramics tougher.
Modified CRISPR Allows Activating Genes Without Editing DNA, Tested Successfully On Mice
Scientists used CRISPR/Cas9 technology to cure several diseases in mice without editing the DNA.
Early Homo Sapiens Migrated From Africa 60,000 Years Earlier Than We Thought
A recent study shows that humans left Africa before the previously estimated 60,000 years ago, and that they interbred with other hominins in many locations across Eurasia.
Magnetic Field Around Black Hole V404 CYGNI Much Weaker Than Estimated
An international team of astronomers have measured the precise magnetic field properties close to a black hole in our own Milky Way galaxy and what they found might change everything we know about these mysterious phenomenon in space.
Bali Volcano Eruption: Scientists Stay Ready For Potential Big One
Bali's Agung volcano poses a serious threat and scientists and civilians alike are on a high-alert to witnessing a huge eruption.
Search For Habitable Planets Boosted By Rare Heavy Nitrogen Isotope Study
A rare isotope of nitrogen was found to be much more abundant than previous estimates. Scientists say this could help point us to habitable planets in the universe.
NASA Simulates Early Earth Collisions Which Gave Us Gold
NASA has released a simulation of a planetary body that collided with Earth during the early days of it's formation which delivered precious metals such as gold and platinum.
Prehistoric 'Dog-Sized' Marsupial Lion Species Found in Australia
A team of researchers unearthed remains of an extinct marsupial lion species in Queensland, Australia, that was the size of a dog and had blade-like teeth.
Cars On Google Street View Reveal US Demographic Makeup
How did the team use just Google's Street View images to predict the demographic make-up of 30 U.S. cities?
Airbus, Rolls-Royce, Siemens Partner For Electric Airplane Development By 2020
European manufacturers said the project, E-Fan X, will be based on a modified 100-seat British Aerospace 146 regional aircraft.
Meet The 'Fluffy' Four-Winged Dinosaur: Study Finds New Feather Variety
A study has shown a new type of feather that gave a particular genus of dinosaur with 4 wings a "fluffy" appearance.
Deepest Fish Ever: Mariana Snailfish Caught At Depth Of 8,000 Meters
The Mariana snailfish (Pseudoliparis swirei) is a small, translucent fish that has no scales. It was found along the Mariana Trench near Guam.
Asthma More Common Among Women Because Men Have More Testosterone: Study
In children, asthma is more common in boys than girls. But around the time of puberty, there is a reversal. Adult and middle aged women were found to be twice as likely to be affected by bronchial asthma, compared to adult men.
Bacteria-Powered Batteries: Printable Solar Cell Using Cyanobacteria, Carbon Nanotubes Created
Scientists have used Cyanobacteria — bacteria that can turn light energy into electricity — to print circuits that can serve as solar cells by using just a simple inkjet printer.
Cave Painting Of Two-Humped Camel In Southern Urals Probably Traveled From Far
The team which made the discovery has estimated that it was made between 14,500 and 37,700 years ago, a time when there were no camels in the Southern Urals.
2 Mice Species Are Changing Astonishingly Fast In Response To Climate Change
The team led by Virginie Millien, an associate professor at McGill’s Redpath Museum, is not sure if the changes will carry on after reproduction, making these changes evolutionary and permanent.
NASA Gears Up Heliophysics Research To Understand Magnetic Substorms Around Earth
Scientists have combined data from 16 separate NASA and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) spacecraft to observe a possible never-seen-before particle phenomenon in the magnetic environment around us that could help understanding Earth's magnetosphere.
Earthworms Grew In NASA-Provided Mars Soil Simulant, May Survive On Other Planets
Two young earthworm offspring were found in an experiment that uses NASA-provided Mars-like soil to grow plants that could aid human survival outside Earth.
High-Speed Quantum Encryption Could Secure Your Online Information From Hackers
A team of researchers have come up with a way to encrypt information transactions online in a much faster and secure way.
Phone Substitutes To Cure Smartphone Addiction: Why We Obsess Over Touchscreen Devices
Austrian designer Klemens Schillinger has created a device to help smartphone addicts cope in its absence. He has named it the Substitute Phone.
3200 Phaethon, Giant 'Potentially Dangerous' Asteroid, Will Fly By Earth Before Christmas
An asteroid considered "potentially hazardous" by NASA is set to skim the Earth’s atmosphere just days before Christmas.
