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2	Antibiotic Overuse May Increase Superbug Evolution Rate Multiple drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria seen under an electron microscope. Photo: CDC By flooding our environment with antibiotics, people may alter a little-appreciated but profound aspect of bacterial evolution: the very pace at which it ... 0 Published 1 day ago in Wired Science - News for Your Neurons: Profile, Details
4	Afterlife: Making Rotten Food Beautiful << Previous \| Next >> ... 0 Published 2 days ago in Wired Science - News for Your Neurons: Profile, Details
0	Scientists Turn DNA Into Rewritable Memory [Science] DNA, the strings of chemicals which define us, acts like a kind of read-only biological data storage device. Now, though, synthetic biologists have managed to turn DNA into a form or rewritable memory, jus... 0 Published 3 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Dwarf Mammoths Used to Inhabit the Island of Crete [Animals] The smallest mammoth ever known to have existed has been confirmed to have lived on the island of Crete—and scientists believe that it was an adult which had evolved into a dwarf species of the giant... 0 Published 16 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
2	The Great Outdoors Is Good for Allergies By Rachel Nuwer, ScienceNOW Now there’s another reason to get back to nature. A new study reveals that people who grow up in more rural environments are less likely to develop allergies. The reason may be that environments rich with species harbor ... 0 Published 16 days ago in Wired Science - News for Your Neurons: Profile, Details
0	Why You're Biologically Inclined to Spill Your Coffee [Science] Sometimes it feels like spilling coffee from your mug is inevitable. In fact, it turns out that hunch might be correct: scientists have shown that humans are biologically built to spill. More &raqu... 0 Published 17 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
4	STEM CELLS STEM CELLS being anything they wanted to since forever Submitted by: Unknown 0 Published 20 days ago in Very Demotivational - The Demotivational...: Profile, Details
0	Sweat-Eating Bees Are Invading Our Cities [Animals] While most bees get by just fine supping on nectar from flowers, there's a different kind of bee out in the wild that feeds on sweat—and now, they're moving into cities to make the most of all that h... 0 Published 22 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Watch a Great Blue Heron Chick Hatch on Live Webcam Get ready for more hatching action. The fifth and last of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology live webcam’s great blue heron chicks should hatch any minute now. Over the weekend, thousands of people tuned in to watch the fourth chick’s emergence, ... 0 Published 24 days ago in Wired Science - News for Your Neurons: Profile, Details
0	Why Everybody's Wrong About the G-Spot [Sex] The female G-spot is a much-discussed phenomenon. For every anecdotal report of its existence, there's a denier. Sadly, for once science doesn't really seem to help settle the matter either, with plenty of... 0 Published 29 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Using Leeches to Track the World's Rarest Animals [Science] The Grizzly Bear, the Snow Leopard, the Orangutan—these animals were once thought to be mere folklore before their existences were proven with hard, biological evidence. Now, one research team wants ... 0 Published 31 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	This Is the World's First Adult White Killer Whale [Animals] Say hello to Iceberg. Spotted off the coast of Kamchatka in eastern Russia, he is the first ever entirely white adult killer whale to be observed. More » 0 Published 31 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Polar Bears Aren't Descended From Brown Bears After All [Animals] For a long time, it's been thought that polar bears are recent descendants of brown bears and that their white coats and webbed feet evolved into being over the last 150,000 years. A new study proves that ... 0 Published 35 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Can Stem Cells Finally Provide a Baldness Cure That Works? [Science] There has been no shortage of baldness cures over the ages, but they all share one thing in common: none of them really work. Now, a team of scientists has used stem cell therapy to give a hairless mouse a... 0 Published 36 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Bucky Balls Could Double Your Lifespan [Science] Buckminster fullerene molecules, the naturally occurring spheres made up of 60 carbon atoms, have long been suspected to have biological benefits. Now, a study that set out to establish if they were toxic ... 0 Published 37 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Nano-Particles Could Manufacture Cancer-Killing Drugs Inside Your Body [Science] MIT researchers have built a nano-scale, drug-producing factory that could provide precision cancer tumor-killing inside your body. More » 0 Published 43 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
5	Paleobirding: What Birds Looked Like 125 Million Years Ago << Previous \| Next >> ... 0 Published 46 days ago in Wired Science - News for Your Neurons: Profile, Details
0	Scientists Find First Definitive Genetic Links to Autism [Science] Scientists have uncovered several gene mutations that sharply increase the chances of developing autism. It's the first time researchers have pinpointed a specific genetic component with the spectrum of di... 0 Published 49 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Live Webcam: Watch a Great Blue Heron Lay an Egg Today Watch live streaming video from cornellherons at livestream.com We brought you the California Condor Cam, the world-famous Decorah Eagle Cam, and now it’s time for the Great Blue Heron Cam. The heron in this nest has been laying her eggs almost like... 0 Published 51 days ago in Wired Science - News for Your Neurons: Profile, Details
0	Exercise and Caffeine Is a Cancer-Fighting One-Two Punch [Science] This is the study that many of us have been waiting for: exercise combined with caffeine will greatly reduce your risk of skin cancer caused by sun exposure. More » ... 0 Published 51 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Mammogram False Positives Lead to Needless Chemotherapy, Mastechtomies [Science] A new study shows that up to 25 percent of women who have harmless breast tumors undergo invasive cancer treatments anyway, because mammograms lead to a significant number of false positives. More ... 0 Published 52 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	How Eggs Fight Off Tardy Sperm Intruders [Science] During human (or any mammalian) fertilization, if more than one sperm manages to get inside an egg, there are typically no survivors. A violent competition between the two sperm brings the whole kit and ca... 0 Published 52 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Rare, Beautiful and Disturbing Objects From the National Library of Medicine << Previous \| Next >> ... 0 Published 53 days ago in Wired Science - News for Your Neurons: Profile, Details
2	Controversial Pesticide Linked to Bee Collapse A controversial type of pesticide linked to declining global bee populations appears to scramble bees’ sense of direction, making it hard for them to find home. Starved of foragers and the pollen they carry, colonies produce fewer queens, and event... 0 Published 56 days ago in Wired Science - News for Your Neurons: Profile, Details
0	Our Oceans' Coral Is Dying of... Herpes?? [Science] Coral around the world is in decline, destroying the natural habitat of thousands of different species. But scientists might have revealed a dirty truth behind the problem: coral could have a bad case of h... 0 Published 57 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Forget the Pharmacy: Thyme Might Be Your Best Pimple Cure [Health] Growing up, you always assume you'll reach an age where you're pimple-free. Never happens. Don't fret! New research suggests that you can hit up your herb garden instead of shelling out bucks at the pharma... 0 Published 57 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Why Making a Male Contraceptive Pill Is So Damn Difficult [Sex] John Amory, a doctor at the University of Washington, has been developing a male contraceptive for 15 years. Turns out, it's harder than it sounds. We spoke with him to find out why. More » ... 0 Published 57 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Condor Cam Update: Chick Is Cute For those of us who have never seen a baby condor, the obvious question is whether an inherently unattractive species would have adorable offspring like everyone else. Knowing how cute baby armadillos, echidnas and even water v... 0 Published 58 days ago in Wired Science - News for Your Neurons: Profile, Details
0	Glow-in-the-Dark Animals Star in Bioluminescence Show << Previous \| Next >> ... 0 Published 58 days ago in Wired Science - News for Your Neurons: Profile, Details
0	Origin of Modern Cows Traced to a Single Herd [Biology] A genetic study of cattle has claimed that all modern domesticated bovines are descended from a single herd of wild ox, which lived 10,500 years ago. More » 0 Published 58 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Runners' Highs Evolved to Make Us Better Hunter Gatherers [Exercise] You've all been there: tired and exhausted, you drag your ass out for a run, but a few miles in—BOOM—your pain fades and you're suddenly euphoric. You've got a runner's high—and new resea... 0 Published 58 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	The Miracle Drug That Kills All Cancers [Medicine] It sounds like science fiction, but researchers have discovered a single drug that they think can shrink, or even completely cure, all human tumors. But how does a drug like that work, and when will it be ... 0 Published 59 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	How Do Cats Survive Massive Falls? [Biology] Everyone knows that cats can somehow survive falling out of a tree, but last week a cat survived a 19-story fall in Boston. So just how the hell did it manage it? More » ... 0 Published 59 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Human Mutation Is What Makes the Flu Deadly [Medicine] If you've ever wondered why some people shrug off a flu while others die from the same virus, you're in good company—it's puzzled scientists for decades. But a new study suggests that a mutant protei... 0 Published 59 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
1	Eagle Cam Watch: First Egg Ready to Hatch Live video by Ustream Editor’s note: Readers are congregating on this year’s first eagle cam post for comments and discussion. Join them! We’re officially on Eagle Cam Hatch Watch. The first egg, laid on Feb. 17 in Decorah, Iowa should hatch on Marc... 0 Published 63 days ago in Wired Science - News for Your Neurons: Profile, Details
1	Spiderman May Not Be a Tarantula After All Do tarantulas owe their apparently gravity-defying climbing ability to silk shot from their feet? Some researchers say they do, but arachnid specialist Rainer Foelix doesn’t think so. Foelix and his team found no evidence of silk in tarantula footp... 0 Published 65 days ago in Wired Science - News for Your Neurons: Profile, Details
1	Should Science Pull the Trigger on Antiviral Drugs—That Can Blast the Common Cold? The models of influenza, Ebola, and HIV viruses in this article were printed in 3-D and then destroyed. Orthomyxoviridae (influenza)Photo: Stan Musilek There’s a moment in the history of medicine that’s so cinematic it’s a wonder no one ... 0 Published 65 days ago in Wired Science - News for Your Neurons: Profile, Details
3	A True Bionic Limb Remains Far Out of Reach Photo: Andres Serrano On the night of November 1, 2008, Iraqi insurgents lobbed two RKG-3 armor-piercing hand grenades at an up-armored Humvee in Baghdad. The first grenade, a dud, bounced off the passenger-side door. But the second one detonated, sending... 0 Published 66 days ago in Wired Science - News for Your Neurons: Profile, Details
0	Scientists Study Cells With A Hacked Deskjet Printer [Video] Scientists at Clemson University have rigged an HP Deskjet 500 printer to make microscope slides full of living cells. It spits out a a special cell-packed ink from the printer's standard cartridge. The pr... 0 Published 69 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
5	Supersized Squid Eyes Likely Evolved to See Whales A giant squid’s soccer ball-sized eyeballs are three times wider than any other animal’s, but explaining why has kept squid researchers busy. New dissections and computer models offer a lead in the mystery: The enormous peepers evolved to see... 0 Published 70 days ago in Wired Science - News for Your Neurons: Profile, Details
0	Scientific Proof That Women Hate Beards [Science] Every man grows a beard at some point in his life. But that's not to say that it's a good idea. In fact, science now confirms that while a beard makes you look older and of higher status, it makes you less... 0 Published 71 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
3	Candidates With Low Voices May Attract More Votes Hidden among the obvious reasons why people vote for a politician may be a curious biological knee-jerk: preference for the pitch of a candidate’s voice. Possessing a lower-pitched voice may give candidates a bump at the polls. “Our results s... 0 Published 71 days ago in Wired Science - News for Your Neurons: Profile, Details
2	Some Corals May Adapt to Warming Seas By Dennis Normile, ScienceNOW Pictures of ghostly white coral colonies bleached by elevated sea temperatures have become symbols of the effects of global warming. Now there is a glimmer of hope that at least some corals may be more resilient than previou... 0 Published 72 days ago in Wired Science - News for Your Neurons: Profile, Details
14	Mysterious Hog Farm Explosions Stump Scientists Foam climbs through the vent of a hog farm's manure pit. Photo: Charles Clanton A strange new growth has emerged from the manure pits of midwestern hog farms. The results are literally explosive. Since 2009, six farms have blown up after methane trapp... 0 Published 73 days ago in Wired Science - News for Your Neurons: Profile, Details
0	Condor Cam Update: Chick Has Hatched California condors Shatash and Sisquoq welcomed their chick on March 10 as fans from all over the world watched. Their 9-ounce baby is the 173rd condor to hatch at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park since the California Condor Reco... 0 Published 73 days ago in Wired Science - News for Your Neurons: Profile, Details
0	Eating Vegetables Makes Your Skin More Attractive [Health] If your mother always used to nag you to eat your greens, good on her! New research suggests that not only are vegetables good for you, they also make your skin more attractive to the opposite sex. More... 0 Published 73 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Condor Cam Update: Egg to Hatch This Weekend Ready, set, hatch! Shatash and Sisquoc’s baby began to pip, or poke through its shell, early Thursday morning. Pipping takes anywhere from 48 to 72 hours, so we can expect the chick – the first California condor to hatch on live webcam –... 0 Published 76 days ago in Wired Science - News for Your Neurons: Profile, Details
1	Birds, Poop and Roadkill: A Field Guide to Field Guides << Previous \| Next >> ... 0 Published 78 days ago in Wired Science - News for Your Neurons: Profile, Details
0	New Shark Species Discovered in Galapagos Image: California Academy of Sciences Scientists conducting deep-sea dives around the Galapagos Islands have identified a new species of shark. Part of a family known as a catsharks, the new species is about 1.3 feet long, roughly the same size as a typi... 0 Published 78 days ago in Wired Science - News for Your Neurons: Profile, Details
0	Antique Vineyards Host Treasure Troves of Wine Yeast By Daniel Strain, ScienceNOW Sicilian winemakers don’t stomp grapes with their feet anymore. But in the south of the Italian island, many vintners still follow many of the old ways, making wine by mixing mashed grapes in old stone and concrete trou... 0 Published 78 days ago in Wired Science - News for Your Neurons: Profile, Details

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