- Human Ancestors Were an Endangered Species http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2010/119/2 9 comments science
- The rise of the Appalachians plunged Earth into an ice age so severe that it drove nearly two-thirds of all living species extinct. That's the conclusion of a new study, which finds that the mountains' rocks absorbed enough greenhouse gas to freeze the planet. http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2009/1103/2 33 comments science
- "A small jumping spider has taken to hunting plants instead of bugs. Bagheera kiplingi dodges throngs of aggressive ants to feast on the leaf-tip morsels of acacia shrubs, making it the first mostly vegetarian spider known to science." http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2009/1013/2?rss=1 8 comments science
- How we lost our diversity: Human ancestors survived two genetic bottlenecks as they spread out of Africa http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/short/2009/1008/3 11 comments science
- How we lost our diversity: Human ancestors survived two genetic bottlenecks as they spread out of Africa http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2009/1008/2 4 comments science
- "That basically means [Butterflies] were flying around with the dinosaurs," http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2009/1002/3?rss=1 7 comments science
- Scientists design a plan to forest the Saharan desert, it will cost $2 trillion per year. http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2009/914/2?rss=1 160 comments science
- Scientists have pinpointed a small spot in the brain that has a 71% chance of predicting whether high-risk patients will develop schizophrenia http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2009/908/1 8 comments cogsci
- Physicists Create Magnetic Monopoles http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2009/904/1 7 comments science
- During an epileptic seizure, waves of abnormal electrical activity sweep through the brain. That can create some strange experiences, including hallucinations and feelings of déjà vu http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2009/828/1?rss=1 7 comments science
- To Fix This Engine, You'll Need a Quantum Mechanic http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2009/609/1 5 comments science
- Your Body Is a Wonderland ... of Bacteria http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2009/528/1 3 comments reddit.com
- Sometimes, Nice Guys Finish First http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2009/511/2 3 comments science
- Good News for Night Owls http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2009/423/5 5 comments cogsci
- What You See Is What You Feel http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2009/409/1 3 comments cogsci
- So Long, Energizer Bunny - Researchers have developed an extremely tiny generator that can produce electricity from the mechanical energy naturally produced when our bodies move. http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2009/326/2 3 comments science
- Eternal Sunshine of the Murine Mind - Scientists selectively label and kill neurons participating in fear memory and succeed in eliminating it. http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2009/312/1 5 comments science
- When a macaque mommy doesn't shut up her temper-tantrum–throwing baby, they may both get attacked by the troop. Don't you envy macaques? http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2009/311/3 5 comments science
- Bottled water uses up to 2000 times more energy than tap water...GO BUY A BRITA http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2009/226/2 5 comments reddit.com
- How to use a laser pointer to spot a pirated DVD http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2008/1210/1 12 comments science
- Most Planets May Be Seeded With Life http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2008/1126/2 44 comments science
- All this talk about Dark Matter reminds me of the old theories of the "ether" and "ether wind". I suspect the next Einstein will banish Dark Matter for good. http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2008/916/2 6 comments science
- Political viewpoints linked to fear http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2008/918/2 2 comments science
- Scientist make the liver last longer http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2008/811/1?rss=1 2 comments science
- Ancient Palm Resurrected from 2000-Year-Old Seed -- Gatti 2008 (612): 1 -- ScienceNOW http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2008/612/1 2 comments science
- New Nanopaper Tougher Than Cast Iron http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2008/609/1 4 comments science
- Something's Shaking in Antarctica - Twice daily magnitude 7 ice quakes http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2008/604/3 57 comments science
- Impulsive Rats Love Cocaine http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2008/606/2 10 comments science
- Has U.S. Science Lost Its Competitive Edge? http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2008/429/1 108 comments science
- New Form of Vision Discovered http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2008/320/1 54 comments science
- Has the Higgs boson been hiding in plain sight? http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2008/123/3? 2 comments science
- Red Planet Still Packs Surprises: an Active Glacier and Unusual Greenhouse Effect http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2007/1220/1 3 comments science
- Global Warming anyone? Glacier National Park may have to change its name. The glaciers have melted. http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2007/1212/3?rss=1 16 comments science
- Disappearing Bee Mystery Deepens http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2007/1102/2?rss=1 14 comments science
- In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court gives the government more leeway to reject "obvious" patents. http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2007/430/1 4 comments reddit.com
- Why Meerkats Have Catfights http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2006/1221/2?rss=1 2 comments science
- Chimps Go Ape Over Older Females: "male chimps were twice as attracted to 45-year-old females as they were to 15-year-old females" http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2006/1120/3?etoc 4 comments science
- A Sunshade for Planet Earth: a radical plan to cool Earth http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2006/1031/3 5 comments science
- Chinese and English speakers process numbers differently http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2006/626/4?rss=1 3 comments reddit.com
- Sex on the brain. Male and female brains show differences in how they respond to emotion. http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2006/407/1 2 comments reddit.com