From: redOrbit on Tue, Oct 12 2010 9:04 PM

This animated graph tracks the retreat of sea ice, measured in millions of square kilometers, averaged from the start of the satellite record in 1979 through 2000 (white). credit: NASA

From: redOrbit on Tue, Oct 12 2010 9:04 PM

Here is an example of SeaFlow data showing the distribution of Synechococcus populations in the North Pacific Ocean (blue = low, red = high cell concentrations) using Google Earth (video courtesy of Francois Ribalet). credit: University of Washington

From: redOrbit on Tue, Oct 12 2010 9:04 PM

This holiday season, stores are doing everything they can to lure you in. The science behind why you buy and don’t buy. credit: Ivanhoe

From: redOrbit on Tue, Oct 12 2010 9:03 PM

Most mothers share a special bond with their daughters; but is it special enough to replace the bond a woman has with her husband?

From: redOrbit on Tue, Oct 12 2010 9:03 PM

A mother’s education has a huge impact on a child's health.

From: redOrbit on Thu, Oct 07 2010 8:22 PM

Theoretical physicist John Ellis talks about searching for the elusive Higgs boson. credit: NSF

From: redOrbit on Thu, Oct 07 2010 8:21 PM

Seventy thousand people suffer from sickle cell disease. Now, a new type of blood breakthrough may relieve patients of their pain and give them new hope for their future. credit: Ivanhoe

From: redOrbit on Thu, Oct 07 2010 8:14 PM

New discoveries in the Greater Mekong highlight the need for urgent action. credit: WWF

From: redOrbit on Fri, Oct 01 2010 8:54 PM

The latest research finds no proof a preservative used in some vaccines increases the risk of autism.

From: redOrbit on Fri, Oct 01 2010 8:53 PM

A placebo was able to improve sexual arousal in some women.

From: redOrbit on Fri, Oct 01 2010 8:50 PM

A Swiss medical center is researching why some dogs can predict when their owners have epileptic seizures.

From: redOrbit on Fri, Oct 01 2010 8:50 PM

Researchers announce a new vaccine for the flu.

From: redOrbit on Fri, Oct 01 2010 8:50 PM

Three cases of a new drug-resistant superbug have popped up in California, Illinois and Massachusetts.

From: redOrbit on Fri, Oct 01 2010 8:50 PM

New trial attempts to repair heart muscle after a heart attack, by using a patients own stem cells.

From: redOrbit on Fri, Oct 01 2010 8:50 PM

Scientists have decoded the entire genome of the cacao tree, which could someday lead to a more robust and disease resistant tree.

From: redOrbit on Fri, Oct 01 2010 8:49 PM

The same brain lesions that are linked to dementia and Alzheimer’s may also contribute to mild memory loss in old age.

From: redOrbit on Fri, Oct 01 2010 8:49 PM

A research and development effort has succeeded in producing transgenic silkworms capable of spinning artificial spider silks. credit: the University of Notre Dame, the University of Wyoming, and Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc

From: redOrbit on Fri, Oct 01 2010 8:49 PM

Using smokeless tobacco products is not a good alternative to smoking, according to a new statement from the American Heart Association.

From: redOrbit on Fri, Oct 01 2010 8:47 PM

A new study finds autistic children have varying cognitive abilities.

From: redOrbit on Wed, Sep 29 2010 2:18 AM

In a few tenths of a second, Sclerotinia expels hundreds of thousands of spores in a plume that can rise 20 cm, much higher than any single spore by itself. credit: Mahesh Bandi, Agnese Seminara/Harvard University and Marcus Roper/UC Berkeley