The Wayback Machine - https://web.archive.org/web/20170829225737/https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/top/science/
advertisement
Top Science News
August 29, 2017
Latest Headlines
updated 6:40pm EDT
More Top Science News
August 29, 2017

Keeping Pandas Off Endangered List Ledge

Aug. 28, 2017 — Things aren't all black and white for giant pandas. The beloved Chinese icons have basked in good press lately -- their extinction risk status downgraded from 'endangered' to ... read more

Compounds in Cocoa May Help Delay Onset of Type 2 Diabetes

Aug. 28, 2017 — What if eating chocolate helped prevent and treat diabetes? It's crazy enough to laugh off. But here's the thing: Researchers have discovered certain compounds found in cocoa can actually ... read more

Eating Triggers Endorphin Release in the Brain

Aug. 28, 2017 — Researchers have revealed how eating stimulates brain's endogenous opioid system to signal pleasure and ... read more

Statins Linked to Lower Rates of Breast Cancer and Mortality

Aug. 28, 2017 — A 14 year study in more than one million people has found that women with high cholesterol have significantly lower rates of breast cancer and improved mortality. The research suggests that statins ... read more

Air Temperature Is External Trigger for Heart Attack

Aug. 28, 2017 — A 16-year study in more than 280,000 patients has suggested that air temperature is an external trigger for heart attack. The average number of heart attacks per day was significantly higher during ... read more

High Salt Intake Associated With Doubled Risk of Heart Failure

Aug. 27, 2017 — High salt intake is associated with a doubled risk of heart failure, according to a 12-year study in more than 4,000 ... read more

Higher Coffee Consumption Associated With Lower Risk of Early Death

Aug. 27, 2017 — Higher coffee consumption is associated with a lower risk of early death, according to new research. The observational study in nearly 20 000 participants suggests that coffee can be part of a ... read more

Microbes Compete for Nutrients, Affect Metabolism, Development in Mice

Aug. 25, 2017 — If our microbiome overindulges, we might not have access to the nutrients we need. That's the suggestion from new research that shows mice that harbor high levels of microbes that eat choline ... read more

Dancing Can Reverse the Signs of Aging in the Brain

Aug. 25, 2017 — Physical exercise has an anti-aging effect on the hippocampus region of the brain -- an area that controls memory, learning and balance. A new study, comparing different forms of exercise -- dancing ... read more

Drones Relay RFID Signals for Inventory Control

Aug. 25, 2017 — Researchers have developed a system that enables small, safe, aerial drones to read RFID tags from tens of meters away while identifying the tags' locations. The system could be used in large ... read more

Endangered Sharks, Rays Further Threatened by Global Food Markets

Aug. 25, 2017 — A majority of shark fins and manta ray gills sold around the globe for traditional medicines come from endangered species, a study has revealed. Using cutting-edge DNA barcoding technology, ... read more

Ringing in Ears Keeps Brain More at Attention, Less at Rest, Study Finds

Aug. 25, 2017 — Tinnitus, a chronic ringing or buzzing in the ears, has eluded medical treatment and scientific understanding. A new study found that chronic tinnitus is associated with changes in certain networks ... read more

Fossils Reveal How Bizarre Mammal Beat Extinction

Aug. 24, 2017 — Animals that live on islands are among the most at risk from extinction. A remarkable eighty percent of extinctions occurring since 1500AD have been on islands, with inhabitants facing dangers from ... read more

Carbon Nanotubes Worth Their Salt

Aug. 24, 2017 — Scientists have developed carbon nanotube pores that can exclude salt from seawater. The team also found that water permeability in carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with diameters smaller than a nanometer ... read more

Ice Age Era Bones Recovered from Underwater Caves in Mexico

Aug. 24, 2017 — When the Panamanian land bridge formed around 3 million years ago, Southern Mexico was in the middle of a great biotic interchange of large animals from North and South America that crossed the ... read more

No Batteries Required: Energy-Harvesting Yarns Generate Electricity

Aug. 24, 2017 — Scientists have developed high-tech yarns that generate electricity when they are stretched or twisted. 'Twistron' yarns have many possible applications, such as harvesting energy from the ... read more

Mathematical Mystery of Ancient Babylonian Clay Tablet Solved

Aug. 24, 2017 — Scientists have discovered the purpose of a famous 3,700-year old Babylonian clay tablet, revealing it is the world's oldest and most accurate trigonometric table, possibly used by ancient ... read more

Hunter-Gatherers' Seasonal Gut-Microbe Diversity Loss Echoes Our Permanent One

Aug. 24, 2017 — Scientists have examined the seasonal variations in the gut-microbial composition, or microbiota, of the Hadza, one of the world's few remaining traditional hunter-gatherer populations. The ... read more

World's Oldest Italian Wine Just Discovered

Aug. 24, 2017 — Italian wine residue has been found from the Copper Age, debunking current belief wine growing and wine production in Italy developed during the Middle Bronze ... read more

Farming, Cheese, Chewing Changed Human Skull Shape

Aug. 24, 2017 — The advent of farming, especially dairy products, had a small but significant effect on the shape of human skulls, according to a recently study from ... read more
Monday, August 28, 2017
Sunday, August 27, 2017
Friday, August 25, 2017
Thursday, August 24, 2017
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Tuesday, August 22, 2017
Monday, August 21, 2017
Sunday, August 20, 2017
Friday, August 18, 2017
Thursday, August 17, 2017
Wednesday, August 16, 2017