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Recreational use of the club drug Ecstasy could cause memory problems, new research finds. More »Club Drug Ecstasy Harms Memory, Study Reveals
Recreational use of the club drug Ecstasy could cause memory problems, new research finds.
- Newly Discovered 'Methane Seep' Hosts Strange Creatures LiveScience.com - 5 hrs ago
While mapping the seafloor off San Diego, researchers found something odd: a seafloor mound about the height of a two-story building and the size of a city block. More »Newly Discovered 'Methane Seep' Hosts Strange Creatures
- 20 Years After Hurricane Andrew: How Storm Forecasts Have Improved LiveScience.com - 5 hrs ago
Two days before Hurricane Andrew made landfall in south Florida on Aug. 24, 1992, hurricane forecaster Frank Marks piloted an airplane around and above the hurricane, … More »20 Years After Hurricane Andrew: How Storm Forecasts Have Improved
- 'Maiden' Inca Mummy Suffered Lung Infection Before Sacrifice LiveScience.com - 6 hrs ago
The so-called Maiden mummy of a 15-year-old Incan girl who was sacrificed 500 years ago is giving up some secrets, revealing the teenager suffered from a bacterial lung … More »'Maiden' Inca Mummy Suffered Lung Infection Before Sacrifice
- How 'Mantabot' Robot Fish Could Help Navy Missions LiveScience.com - 7 hrs ago
Holy robot fish, Batman! A swimming "Mantabot" drone funded by the U.S. Navy could give even the Dark Knight his first experience of gadget envy. More »How 'Mantabot' Robot Fish Could Help Navy Missions
- Having Kids After Age 30 May Lower Cancer Risk LiveScience.com - 7 hrs ago
Women who have children in their 30s and 40s may have a decreased risk of endometrial cancer, which develops in the lining of the uterus, according to a new study. More »Having Kids After Age 30 May Lower Cancer Risk
Women who have children in their 30s and 40s may have a decreased risk of endometrial cancer, which develops in the lining of the uterus, according to a new study.
- Sexy Movies Sway Teens to Have Earlier and Riskier Sex LiveScience.com - 7 hrs ago
The amount of sex kids see in movies could influence their sexual behavior later in life, a new study says. More »Sexy Movies Sway Teens to Have Earlier and Riskier Sex
The amount of sex kids see in movies could influence their sexual behavior later in life, a new study says.
- Ongoing Drought Hits Crops Hard LiveScience.com - 7 hrs ago
The drought affecting much of the continental United States — not to mention the heat and dryness around the globe — has sent corn and wheat prices skyrocketing, scientists … More »Ongoing Drought Hits Crops Hard
- Ancient Life-Size Lion Statues Baffle Scientists LiveScience.com - 9 hrs ago
Two sculptures of life-size lions, each weighing about 5 tons in antiquity, have been discovered in what is now Turkey, with archaeologists perplexed over what the granite … More »Ancient Life-Size Lion Statues Baffle Scientists
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You already know social media can help get you a job, but new research suggests that's much more likely to be the case for higher-level managerial jobs than it is for … More »Is Social Media Elitist?
You already know social media can help get you a job, but new research suggests that's much more likely to be the case for higher-level managerial jobs than it is for low-paying jobs.
- Sweeping 'Grand Canyon' Discovered Beneath Antarctic Ice LiveScience.com - 10 hrs ago
A dramatic gash in the surface of the Earth that could rival the majesty of the Grand Canyon has been discovered secreted beneath Antarctica's vast, featureless ice … More »Sweeping 'Grand Canyon' Discovered Beneath Antarctic Ice
- Bath Salts May Be as Addictive as Cocaine, Study Suggests LiveScience.com - 10 hrs ago
Recreational drugs called bath salts, which have gained popularity recently and have been in the news for their bizarre effects on users, have the potential for abuse … More »Bath Salts May Be as Addictive as Cocaine, Study Suggests
Recreational drugs called bath salts, which have gained popularity recently and have been in the news for their bizarre effects on users, have the potential for abuse and addiction, similar to that of cocaine.
- NFL Tackles Brain Trauma with Army Helmet Sensors LiveScience.com - 10 hrs ago
Battlefield brain trauma may hold hard-won lessons for American football as well as the U.S. Army. That realization has compelled the National Football League to order … More »NFL Tackles Brain Trauma with Army Helmet Sensors
- Why Is Everyone on the Internet So Angry? LiveScience.com - 11 hrs ago
With a presidential campaign, health care and the gun control debate in the news these days, one can't help getting sucked into the flame wars that are Internet comment … More »Why Is Everyone on the Internet So Angry?
With a presidential campaign, health care and the gun control debate in the news these days, one can't help getting sucked into the flame wars that are Internet comment threads. But psychologists say this addictive form of vitriolic back and forth should be avoided — or simply censored by online media outlets — because …
- Beware, Arachnophobes: Half of Spiders Are Undiscovered LiveScience.com - 11 hrs ago
Spiders live on every continent, except Antarctica, and in many environments, from rain forests and deserts to studio apartments. More »Beware, Arachnophobes: Half of Spiders Are Undiscovered
- Antioxidants Linked with Lower Risk of Pancreatic Cancer LiveScience.com - 11 hrs ago
People whose diets include high amounts of vitamins C and E and the mineral selenium may have a lower risk of pancreatic cancer, according to a new study from Englan … More »Antioxidants Linked with Lower Risk of Pancreatic Cancer
People whose diets include high amounts of vitamins C and E and the mineral selenium may have a lower risk of pancreatic cancer, according to a new study from England.
- Tiny Sea Creatures Ride Rogue Current to Arctic Waters LiveScience.com - 12 hrs ago
Samples of plankton collected in the Arctic Ocean near Norway revealed something surprising: single-celled creatures that belonged thousands of miles to the south where … More »Tiny Sea Creatures Ride Rogue Current to Arctic Waters
- Girl Programs Artificial 'Brain' to Diagnose Breast Cancer LiveScience.com - 13 hrs ago
A high school junior has created a computer brain that can diagnose breast cancer with 99 percent sensitivity. Seventeen-year-old Brittany Wenger of Sarasota, Fla., wrote … More »Girl Programs Artificial 'Brain' to Diagnose Breast Cancer
A high school junior has created a computer brain that can diagnose breast cancer with 99 percent sensitivity. Seventeen-year-old Brittany Wenger of Sarasota, Fla., wrote a breast cancer-diagnosing app based on an artificial neural network, basically a computer program whose structure is inspired by the way brain cells …
- How Swearing at Work Could Ruin Your @#*! Career LiveScience.com - 13 hrs ago
Employees may want to invest in a bar of soap. New research has found that 64 percent of employers think less of employees who swear at work and 57 percent said they … More »How Swearing at Work Could Ruin Your @#*! Career
Employees may want to invest in a bar of soap. New research has found that 64 percent of employers think less of employees who swear at work and 57 percent said they would be less likely to promote a worker who swears in the office.
- The Science Behind the Dangers of Driving and Texting LiveScience.com - 13 hrs ago
You know driving and texting is a bad idea, but new research explains why. More »The Science Behind the Dangers of Driving and Texting
You know driving and texting is a bad idea, but new research explains why.
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