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DNA scan speeds up testing for sick babies
October 06, 2012, 09:02 PMScanning the DNA of sick infants using a new speed-reading method can diagnose rare genetic disorders in two days instead of weeks, according to research that brings gene mapping a step closer to everyday hospital use.
Fear not -- turns out the vampire squid is a softy
October 06, 2012, 03:42 PMWhat do monsters eat? No one knew in the case of Vampyroteuthis infernalis, the vampire squid.
Base jumper goes for stratospheric skydive
By W.J. HENNIGAN October 06, 2012, 03:31 PMFelix Baumgartner is set to make the leap of his life as he seeks to break the sound barrier while in free fall -- from 23 miles above Earth.
Saving Nemo?
By STEPHANIE KRAUS October 03, 2012, 10:18 PMScientists are working to protect the clown fish, which face threats to their habitat -- coral reefs -- due to global warming.
Meet the 'Dracula' of the dinosaurs
By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD October 03, 2012, 09:36 PMFossils of these miniature, fanged plant-eaters known as heterodontosaurs, or "different toothed reptiles," have turned up as far apart as England and China.
Science notes: BPA linked to obesity
September 29, 2012, 05:26 PMA study in the Journal of the American Medical Association has found that high levels of urinary BPA — Bisphenol A, a chemical widely used to prevent metal corrosion in food packaging — are associated with an increased risk of childhood obesity.
The view from the top: It's nice up there
September 29, 2012, 05:25 PMManagement consultants say 60 percent of senior execs experience high stress on a regular basis, and a thriving industry of motivational speakers teaches business leaders how to manage their corrosive burden of stress. But just how uneasy lies the head that wears the crown? Not very, it turns out. A new study reveals that those who sit atop the nation's political, military, business and nonprofit organizations are actually pretty chill. Compared with people of similar age, gender and ethnicity who haven't made it to the top, leaders pronounced themselves less stressed and anxious. And their levels of cortisol, a hormone that circulates at high levels in the chronically stressed, told the same story. The source of the leaders' relative serenity was pretty simple: control. "Leaders possess a particular psychological resource -- a sense of control -- that may buffer against stress," the Harvard University research team reported in Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences. LOS ANGELES TIMES
A long break-up: Sumatra quakes part of epic shift
By MONTE MORIN September 29, 2012, 05:24 PMScientists discovered that April quakes were part of never-before-seen event: The splitting of a tectonic plate.
Mars had water, NASA confirms for first time
By MARC KAUFMAN September 28, 2012, 12:44 AMThe landing site of the Mars rover Curiosity was once covered with fast-moving and possibly waist-high water that could have possibly supported life, NASA scientists announced Thursday.
Bearing sons can alter your mind - but does it protect it?
By MELISSA LEE PHILLIPS September 27, 2012, 06:26 PMScientists found that male DNA can linger in mothers' brains for her lifetime. Summary.
A prehistoric cave, in a modern light
By EDMUND SANDERS September 22, 2012, 10:12 PMThis prehistoric cave on the slopes of Israel's Judean Mountains has always felt a little otherworldly.
How the tabby cat earned its stripes
September 22, 2012, 04:42 PMHow does a tabby cat earn its stripes? With DNA.
New species of monkey turns up in Congo
September 22, 2012, 04:31 PMResearchers stumbled upon a new species of monkey in a remote region in Africa. They were tipped off by its brilliant colors: a blond chest, red tail and very blue backside.
Galaxy sheds light on universe's early years
September 22, 2012, 04:28 PMThe Hubble Space Telescope has detected light from a small galaxy emitted just 500 million years after the big bang, a crucial and difficult-to-study era when the universe was very young, scientists reported.
Feeling generous? Don't think twice
By MONTE MORIN September 22, 2012, 04:24 PMA study suggested that the human default mode is to be cooperative, but we grow selfish if given time to think.
Science notes: Experimental drug may help fragile X syndrome
September 22, 2012, 04:10 PMAn experimental drug can improve sociability in patients with fragile X syndrome and may be helpful as a treatment for autism, a new study said.
Shuttle to sightsee around Calif with low flyovers
By ALICIA CHANG September 21, 2012, 03:12 AMSpace shuttle Endeavour will spend its last flying day Friday not rocketing into space, but doing what most tourists do when visiting California: Taking in the state Capitol, Golden Gate Bridge and the Hollywood Sign.
Ice age art -- more evocative that you'd think
By ALANNA MITCHELL September 15, 2012, 05:44 PMA trove of early ceramics shows the mindset of ancient humans: More metaphor, less blood.
Shuttle technology gets new spin on Earth
By ERIN MEYER September 15, 2012, 05:42 PMLessons from the shuttle program now being applied to help trees and consumers.
Violent video games tied to risky driving
September 15, 2012, 05:41 PMKids who play video games like "Manhunt" and "Grand Theft Auto III" are more likely to drive recklessly, said a study in the journal Psychology of Popular Media Culture. Research has shown that kids who play violent video games are more likely to have risky thoughts. But the new four-year study went further, asking thousands to admit whether or not they had performed the risky acts. The researchers found a significant correlation between reckless driving and violent video game play -- even with games that had nothing to do with driving. The authors propose that the games change a young player's self-perception, so that they see themselves as someone who does risky things. In other words, they suggest, the players become more like the characters they are controlling on screen.
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