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Slacking off on shuteye could make it harder for you to resist high-calorie treats and fattening foods, new research found.
Read More »Self-esteeem, empathy make for better sex
People who can better communicate and understand another person's emotions are more likely to have a satisfying sex life, new research finds.
Read More »Supersolid helium unlikely
(PhysOrg.com) -- Does helium-4 become a "supersolid" near absolute zero? What previous researchers thought might be a supersolid transition is better explained by changes in the solid's resistance to shearing, according to new research by J.
Read More »Scientists looking to burst the superconductivity bubble
Bubbles are blocking the current path of one of the most promising high temperature superconducting materials, new research suggests.
Read More »Venom tears: Snake bites can turn out to be groovy
Many people worry about the manner of their death. Death by car accident, death by cancer and death by gunshot are some of the more dreaded ways to go. No less awful is the prospect of death by snakebite.
Read More »Climate Shift May Accelerate West Coast Sea Level Rise
Changing wind patterns could accelerate sea level rise along the West Coast, new research suggests. The cause is an apparent shift in a climate cycle called the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, or PDO, said researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Read More »Deep vein blood clots more common in tall, obese men
Tall, obese men are more than five times more likely to develop dangerous blood clots, new research shows
Read More »Fire ants assemble as a ‘super-organism’ (w/ video)
The ants may go marching one by one, but they end up forming a superstructure of thousands -- and together they can form a raft that stretches the boundaries of the laws of physics, according to new research released today.
Read More »Video: Break reported in autism treatment, detection
There's new research into how kids with autism learn, and as CBS 2's Lisa Siegell reports, hopes are it could lead to incredible breakthroughs.
Read More »Black women’s hair loss tied to braiding, weaving
Very tight braiding or weaving is linked to a permanent type of hair loss that affects many African American women, new research suggests.
Read More »Human virus linked to deaths of two endangered mountain gorillas
Human illnesses are being transmitted to critically endangered mountain gorillas, putting these rare animals further at risk, new research shows. Centuries ago, mountain gorillas ( Gorilla beringei beringei ) lived in relative isolation and were rarely seen by people
Read More »Shift in Northern Forests Could Increase Global Warming
Boreal forests across the Northern hemisphere are undergoing rapid, transformative shifts as a result of a warming climate that, in some cases, is triggering feedback loops producing even more regional warming, according to several new studies. Russia's boreal forest - the largest continuous expanse of forest in the world - has seen a transformation in recent years from larch to conifer trees, according to new research by University of Virginia researchers. [More]
Read More »Video: Study links household chemicals to early menopause
Jeff Glor reports on new research that shows some chemicals used in common household products may help cause early menopause.
Read More »Evidence: Europeans Controlled Fire Much Later Than Thought
Imagine life without fire. A lot of huddling for warmth
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