Science

For more than a century, scientists have been trying to figure out exactly what consciousness really is, how it works and where it comes from. And while many questions remain to be answered, it appears some researchers have now discovered what they call an “on/off switch” for human consciousness. A group of researchers at George Washington University say they were ... Read More »

More than seven thousand fatal car crashes might involve drowsy driving each year, according to a new report for the Centers for Disease Control and prevention. Scientists looked at survey data filled out by more than ninety thousand Americans in particular questions about sleep patterns and driving habits. Read More »

Whales have an influential and positive impact on the capacity of oceans, worldwide carbon stockpiling, and the strength of business fisheries, another study proposes. Roman and a team of researcher, who tallied a few many years of examination on whales from as far as possible, have discovered that whales have an enormous effect. Whale’s population in the past were devastated, ... Read More »

In most cases, people in Florida will put chicken, steak or pork on the grill during the holiday weekend. One Florida family decided to put a python under the grill. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue says a family in Florida City used their grill to trap a 12-foot-long Burmese python that was found slithering near their home. Read More »

A long-distance swimmer was attacked by a great white shark today just south of the Manhattan Beach Pier, where the beach was jammed with crowds enjoying the warm holiday weekend, authorities said. The victim, identified only as a male 35 to 40 years old, was bit once on the torso and was conscious when he was transported to a local ... Read More »

People, especially men, hate being alone with their thoughts so much that they’d rather be in pain. In a study published Thursday in Science on the ability of people to let their minds “wander” – that is, for them to sit and do nothing but think – scientists found that about a quarter of women and two-thirds of men chose ... Read More »

Astronomers have found a new Earth-like ‘frozen’ planet in a binary star system located 3,000 light-years away, a discovery that expands the potential locations where habitable planets can be detected. Read More »

A high-definition camera is allowing bird watchers and scientists an unfettered online view into the nesting den of an Arctic Snowy Owl. As many as six chicks are beginning to emerge from the burrow near Barrow, Ala. Read More »

A new specimen of the ancient dinosaur bird Archaeopteryx, whose hind limbs were covered in trousers of feathers, has been discovered in Germany. The researchers, who report their findings in the journal Nature, say the specimen will add to our knowledge of how birds evolved feathers. Read More »

A blue whale caused quite a scare yesterday capsizing a boat and knocking the two people on board into the water. Read More »

A new wasp species uses the bodies of dead ants to protect its nest, researchers have found. The so-called Bone-house wasp, Deuteragenia ossarium, employs the chemical signals of the insect corpses to ward off predators by stuffing them into crevices on the outside of the nest. The new species of wasp, which preys on spiders, was discovered in Jiangxi Province ... Read More »

A new study recently discovered an interesting fact about kangaroos. The Australian marsupial uses sometimes a fifth leg. Previously, scientist thought the kangaroo’s tail worked as a way to counterbalance and act like a springboard when it hops. “We found that when a kangaroo is walking, it uses its tail just like a leg,” said Associate Professor Maxwell Donelan of ... Read More »