Science

Babies Experience the Same Amount of Pain as do Adults

Ana Verayo   | Apr 21, 2015 02:50 PM EDT

Up until the 1980s, it was common medical practice for babies undergoing surgery to receive just neuromuscular blocks and no pain relief medication whatsoever. read more

170 Year-Old Champagne from Shipwreck Tastes Super Sweet

Ana Verayo   | Apr 21, 2015 09:13 AM EDT

The French bubbly is presumed to be the oldest wine ever tasted. read more

NASA Reveals New Video of Mysterious Bright Spots on Ceres

Ana Verayo   | Apr 21, 2015 09:03 AM EDT

NASA officials combined the photos and released a short video that presents Ceres' bright spots moving as the tiny world rotates. read more

Astronomers Discover Galaxies Die From the Center when it Stops Creating Stars

Dino Lirios   | Apr 21, 2015 08:47 AM EDT

New research suggests when a galaxy stops forming stars at its heart, it begins its procession toward its death. read more

'Apex Microfossil' Controversy Put to Rest, Discovered to be Minerals

Dino Lirios   | Apr 21, 2015 05:00 AM EDT

Instead, they have the character of peculiarly shaped minerals. read more

Male Baboons Don't Care About Females with Big Butts

Marco Foronda   | Apr 21, 2015 04:43 AM EDT

They found that big-bottomed females were no more likely to attract mates than their smaller-bottomed counterparts. read more

Kermit the Frog Look-Alike Discovered in Costa Rica

Marco Foronda   | Apr 20, 2015 11:47 PM EDT

It looks uncannily like Kermit the Frog because of with its uniformly bright lime green skin and big white bug eyes with dark centers. read more

Vampire Squids May Be Immortal, Study Reveals

Marco Foronda   | Apr 20, 2015 11:44 PM EDT

Researchers report that the deep-sea squids have a reproductive strategy unlike any ever seen before in an octopus or squid. read more

Mysterious 'Cold Spot' May be the Biggest Structure in the Universe

Marco Foronda   | Apr 20, 2015 11:40 PM EDT

Researchers may have found “the largest individual structure ever identified by humanity” and this structure may be creating the anomalous Cold Spot. read more

Pulsing Flashes of Light Reveals Supermassive Black Hole Merger

Ana Verayo   | Apr 21, 2015 04:50 AM EDT

This black hole duo is so close together they're now producing emissions known as gravitational waves. read more

NASA, NOAA Investigating Methane Hot Spot at Four Corners

Arthur Dominic Villasanta   | Apr 20, 2015 12:38 PM EDT

The recently discovered methane hot spot is the largest recorded in the U.S. read more

Dozens of Dinosaur Egg Fossils Unearthed in China

Michael A. Katz   | Apr 20, 2015 01:21 PM EDT

Dozens of dinosaur egg fossils were found at a construction site on a street in Heyuan in south China's Guangdong Province. read more

Death Star? White Dwarf Destroys a Passing Planet

Ana Verayo   | Apr 20, 2015 09:02 AM EDT

Observations from the Chandra and Swift telescopes suggest a white dwarf could have obliterated a passing planet. read more

Crystal Clear Waters Reveal Amazing Shipwrecks in Lake Michigan

Ana Verayo   | Apr 20, 2015 08:21 AM EDT

The U.S. Coast Guard released stunning photos of historical shipwrecks from the 19th century and early 20th century found in post winter Lake Michigan. read more

3D CryoSat Data Reveals Arctic Sea Ice Thickness at Highest Level

Ana Verayo   | Apr 20, 2015 07:22 AM EDT

The CryoSat team says that even if this year's ice floe thickness seemed to increase, the long-term trend is still downwards. read more

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