Coins Don't Smell, You Do By Ker Than published 24 October 06 Scientists have sniffed out the reason for the musty, "metallic" odor you smell after handling money.
Erotic Images Entice Even When Invisible By Ker Than published 23 October 06 A surprising new study finds that our actions can be swayed by erotic images even when we don't consciously see them.
The 100-Year Forecast: More Extreme Weather By Ker Than published 19 October 06 Droughts and storms will become more intense in the coming century if levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere keep rising, new computer models suggest.
Scientists Create Cloak of Partial Invisibility By Ker Than published 19 October 06 A new invisibility cloak can hide objects in the microwave range of light.
Fins of Ancient Marine Reptile Like Fiberglass By Ker Than published 17 October 06 Like modern great whites, a fiberglass-like mesh kept the fins of ancient Ichthyosaurs rigid.
Stirrings of Sea Creatures Affect Global Climate By Ker Than published 16 October 06 Lowly ocean phytoplanktons generate five times more power annually than is used by all the humans in the world.
Surprising Twists Found in Triceratops Horns By Ker Than published 10 October 06 The big, curved horns grew from tiny stubs that curved this way and that as the dinosaur aged.
African Dust Storms Stifle Hurricanes, Study Suggests By Ker Than published 10 October 06 Saharan dust storms might be putting a damper on Atlantic Ocean hurricanes.
Researchers Find Protein Behind Lou Gehrig's Disease and Dementia By Ker Than published 8 October 06 Two neurological diseases are caused by the unhealthy buildup of the same protein inside cells, scientists say.
New Device Reveals Hidden Blood Vessels By Ker Than published 3 October 06 Doctors sometimes have to guess where to stick a needle. But new technology projects the position of veins directly onto a patient's skin to offer easy-to-find targets.
Migrating Birds Take Hundreds of Daily Powernaps By Ker Than published 3 October 06 Between all-night flights and the constant threat of being eaten, thrushes can barely find time for shut-eye.
Fish Farms Behind Springtime Salmon Slaughter By Ker Than published 2 October 06 Wild salmon migrating downstream toward the sea are being killed en route by sea lice from salmon fish farms, a new study finds.
Tiny Fish Learn to Sniff Out Predators By Ker Than published 29 September 06 Minnows can sniff their surroundings for the smell of pike that might eat them.
Lazarus Microbe's Immortality Secret Revealed By Ker Than published 28 September 06 Scientists have discovered a novel genetic repair mechanism that allows a hardy desert microbe to die and resurrect over and over again.
Shark Slaughter: 73 Million Killed Each Year By Ker Than published 26 September 06 The booming shark fin trade is killing about three times as many sharks as the official catch numbers indicate, according to a new study.
Myth Busted: Dinosaur Not a Cannibal By Ker Than published 25 September 06 A dinosaur species long accused of cannibalism and infanticide is finally having the charges against it lifted and its reputation restored.
Early Bird Used Four Wings to Fly By Ker Than published 22 September 06 The earliest known bird had flight feathers on its legs that allowed it to use its hindlimbs as an extra pair of wings.
Tuberculosis Helped Bring Down Mastodons By Ker Than published 22 September 06 A pandemic among an ancient mammoth-like creature probably contributed to the great beasts' demise, a new study suggests.
Floating Ocean Windmills Designed to Generate More Power By Ker Than published 18 September 06 Swaying windmills floating hundreds of miles out at sea could one day help satisfy our energy needs without being eyesores.
Life is a Devil's Bargain: Cancer or Aging By Ker Than published 18 September 06 Deterioration of body and mind are the prices our bodies pay for protection against cancer as we grow older, new studies suggest.
Study: Earth and Space Weather Connected By Ker Than published 12 September 06 Space weather in the upper reaches of the atmosphere is affected by weather conditions down here on Earth, a new study suggests.
Brain and Body Shrink Before Alzheimer's Sets In By Ker Than published 11 September 06 The body, and not the mind, might be the first thing to go in people with Alzheimer's and related dementias.
Methane Bubbles Make Global Warming Worse By Ker Than published 6 September 06 Bubbling lakes in Siberia are releasing up to six times more methane into the atmosphere than previously thought.
Unknown Dinosaurs: Golden Age of Discovery Ahead By Ker Than published 4 September 06 More than 1,300 unique dinosaur genera await discovery by paleontologists. Most of them will be found in the next few decades.
Mother Deer Can't Recognize Fawn's Cry By Ker Than published 1 September 06 Fallow deer have developed an interesting strategy for surviving the first few weeks of life. They just hide and stay quiet.
