From: redOrbit on Thu, Feb 10 2011 12:08 AM

This movie from computer graphics images illustrates the fossil Eupodophis descouensi and the 3-D model of the snake leg reconstructed using synchrotron-radiation computed laminography. Credit: P. Tafforeau/ESRF

From: redOrbit on Wed, Feb 09 2011 12:02 AM

You know the saying "monkey see, monkey do?" How about "orangutan see, orangutan do?" If that holds true, the small orangutan peering over his mother’s shoulder in an enclosure at Zoo Atlanta should learn how to get a tasty treat just by watching how she gets one. Credit: Ann Kellan, Sc...

From: redOrbit on Wed, Feb 09 2011 12:02 AM

All about NASA’s Stardust NExT mission, its goals and the Feb. 14 flyby of comet Tempel 1. credit: JPL

From: redOrbit on Thu, Feb 03 2011 10:48 PM

Walking speed is linked with life expectancy in older adults.

From: redOrbit on Wed, Feb 02 2011 10:46 PM

A new study shows you’ll be better off if you skip the stretching next time you hit the links.

From: redOrbit on Wed, Feb 02 2011 10:46 PM

Gaining weight may actually change the brain’s response to food.

From: redOrbit on Wed, Feb 02 2011 10:46 PM

A new range of tools provides a chance for researchers anywhere in the world to see a one-of-a-kind specimen, with no fear of damaging it. credit: NSF

From: redOrbit on Sat, Jan 29 2011 9:48 AM

Lotte Thomsen, assistant professor at the University of Copenhagen’s Department of Psychology and research fellow in Harvard’s Department of Psychology, is the lead author of the article “Big and Mighty: Preverbal Infants Mentally Represent Social Dominance”, which is being published in the well...

From: redOrbit on Sat, Jan 29 2011 9:48 AM

Research from the University of Michigan and the University of California, Irvine reveals DNA’s alternate form. One percent of the time, DNA exists in a functional, alternate form. This suggests that there are multiple layers of information stored in the genetic code. credit: Universi...

From: redOrbit on Sat, Jan 29 2011 9:48 AM

Some people are flying to other countries to receive controversial stem cell treatments for their medical problems.

From: redOrbit on Sat, Jan 29 2011 9:48 AM

The DOE Joint Genome Institute is characterizing plants, microbes and communities of microbes to improve the production of next generation biofuels.

From: redOrbit on Fri, Jan 28 2011 9:32 AM

We’ve heard it before, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But did you know that eating breakfast before working out may cause you to gain more weight than skipping it?

From: redOrbit on Wed, Jan 26 2011 8:34 AM

A queen paper wasp (Polistes carnifex) engages in rhythmic antennal drumming while feeding developing larvae in a nest in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, in 2004. A microphone is visible in the upper left. In a study in the Feb. 8, 2011, issue of Current Biology, UW-Madison entomologists Robert Jeanne a...

From: redOrbit on Sun, Jan 23 2011 5:13 AM

Here’s a short movie of videos and stills from Greenland that researchers collected during our 2009 and 2010 expeditions. credit: Cryocity

From: redOrbit on Sat, Jan 22 2011 2:35 AM

Children with low IQ scores have an increased risk for dementia, according to a new study.

From: redOrbit on Sat, Jan 22 2011 2:33 AM

Johns Hopkins researchers conduct experiments with a laser and model windmills inside a campus wind tunnel. credit: John Hopkins University

From: redOrbit on Sat, Jan 22 2011 2:33 AM

Experts say fat from the lower abdomen and inner thigh is packed with adult stem cells, which may come in handy for future disease therapies.

From: redOrbit on Fri, Jan 21 2011 1:10 AM

Concussions are a huge concern in sports, particularly in football. A new device that can attach to a football helmet detects concussion level forces.

From: redOrbit on Wed, Jan 19 2011 9:27 PM

Jianguo "Jack" Liu, a sustainability scientist from Michigan State University discusses green behavior in China’s big cities.

From: redOrbit on Tue, Jan 18 2011 6:15 PM

Not all scientists are PhD’s, old and grey. Two young girls are showing us what they’re made of and they’re helping change science along the way. credit: Ivanhoe