New Discoveries: Reports on the Latest Scientific Discoveries - Page 172

Scientists Determine How
You Should Pet Your Cat

Jul 1, 2015 7:50 AM CDT

Scientists Determine How You Should Pet Your Cat

Steer clear of the tail

(Newser) - If your cat doesn't seem to want to sit still while you pet it, you might be doing it wrong. Yes, it turns out there is a right and wrong way to pet a cat, per a study published in Applied Animal Behaviour Science in late 2014. As the...

Trillions of Glow-in-the-Dark
Fanged Fish Live in Ocean

Jun 30, 2015 4:13 PM CDT

Trillions of Glow-in-the-Dark Fanged Fish Live in Ocean

Bristlemouth is most numerous vertebrate on Earth, though it remains mysterious

(Newser) - What's believed to be the most numerous vertebrate on Earth is also one you've probably never heard of or seen—yet scientists say the bristlefish, a fanged creature that glows in the dark and lives deep down in the ocean, likely numbers in the thousands of trillions, reports...

Study Pinpoints
Sugary Drinks'
Death Toll

Jun 30, 2015 2:25 PM CDT

Study Pinpoints Sugary Drinks' Death Toll

Researchers say they kill 184K a year through diabetes, heart disease, cancer

(Newser) - Need that extra push to kick your soda habit? This might be it: Sugary beverages are responsible for more than 184,000 deaths per year around the world, say researchers at Tufts University. Those include soda, fruit drinks, sports and energy drinks, and iced teas, they write in a post...

The Parthenon's Attic
Once Held a Great Fortune

researchers say

Jun 30, 2015 10:32 AM CDT

The Parthenon's Attic Once Held a Great Fortune

Researchers believe millions of coins were once stashed there

(Newser) - The Parthenon once housed a massive statue of Athena made of ivory and gold; researchers now say it was far from the only thing of value kept in the ancient temple. Though the attic of the Parthenon has long been destroyed, researchers believe it once held millions of silver coins...

Great Wall of China
Is Disappearing

Jun 30, 2015 8:33 AM CDT

Great Wall of China Is Disappearing

A report out of the country puts a number on just how much no longer exists

(Newser) - In a 2008 article headlined "The Great Wall of China Is Under Siege," Smithsonian reported that "no one knows just how much of the wall has already been lost." A Sunday report in the Beijing Times changed that. It reported via the State Administration of Cultural...

Parents Favor Daughters
When Times Are Tough

NEW STUDY

Jun 30, 2015 8:15 AM CDT

Parents Favor Daughters When Times Are Tough

The bias is even stronger when kids approach reproductive age

(Newser) - "Almost all parents say that they don't favor one of their children over another," says the lead author of a new study that shows that sentiment flies out the window when times get tough, because "economic recessions subconsciously lead parents to prefer girls over boys."...

5-Foot-Long Hairball
Found Inside 15-Year-Old

Jun 29, 2015 11:14 AM CDT

5-Foot-Long Hairball Found Inside 15-Year-Old

She suffered from Rapunzel Syndrome

(Newser) - It's called the Rapunzel syndrome, but there's nothing fairytale-like about the condition. In layman's terms, it's a massive hairball that extends from one's stomach into the small intestine or beyond. As io9 explained in 2013, hair is made of keratin, a substance so steely that...

Man's 2-Year Quest
Leads Him to
Face in Cliffside

Man's 2-Year Quest Leads Him to Face in Cliffside

Tough environment makes inspecting the face difficult

(Newser) - Searching for a face in a crowd is hard enough. Searching for a face etched in a Canadian cliff is apparently a two-year endeavor. After a kayaker from Washington state reported seeing a face on a cliff while exploring the Broken Group Islands in British Columbia in 2008, Parks Canada...

Mummified
Remains
Found in
Indiana

Jun 28, 2015 4:20 PM CDT

Mummified Remains Found in Indiana

The head and torso could be 2K years old

(Newser) - Workers exploring the site of an intended quarry in rural Indiana stumbled upon a mummified body that experts say could be anywhere from 500 to 2,000 years old, the Times of Northwest Indiana reports. "They could distinguish a head and a torso," says a local sheriff. "...

Women With
No Sex Drive:
Check Your
Heart Rate

study says

Jun 28, 2015 2:15 PM CDT

Women With No Sex Drive: Check Your Heart Rate

Study links sexual readiness to heart rate variability

(Newser) - Women who experience sexual dysfunction or lack interest in sex altogether may want to check their heartbeat. A study of 72 women aged 18 to 39 linked their heart rate variability (HRV)—the variation in the time that lapses between one heartbeat and the next—to their overall sexual health,...

Crash Stats Suggest Safest Seat for Air Travelers

Jun 28, 2015 10:42 AM CDT

Crash Stats Suggest Safest Seat for Air Travelers

In the back, in a middle seat

(Newser) - We all have our favorite places to sit on the plane, but what's the safest? Time researchers crunched numbers on 17 accidents going back to 1980, analyzing the section and row position of the passengers. Their answer: The rear of the plane is the safest, and it’s best...

Vitamin
Supplement
May Cause Acne

study says

Jun 28, 2015 8:58 AM CDT

Vitamin Supplement May Cause Acne

Research suggests link between breakouts and B12

(Newser) - Nature giveth, and nature taketh away. The same vitamin credited with helping the brain and nervous system—B12—is now accused of contributing to acne, reports the Independent . A new UCLA study suggests a link, though researchers emphasized that more research needs to be done to confirm what's actually...

The 10 Happiest Countries

Jun 27, 2015 4:43 PM CDT

The 10 Happiest Countries

Once again, Panama leads the pack

(Newser) - US citizens who want a happier life may want to leave the country. The Gallup-Healthways Global Well-Being Index has issued its second annual list of country rankings, looking at 145 countries and how their residents fare in various "well-being elements." Those elements: a sense of purpose, social relationships,...

Woman Finds 'Esperanza' Diamond in Arkansas Park

Jun 27, 2015 8:53 AM CDT

Woman Finds 'Esperanza' Diamond in Arkansas Park

It's 8.52 carats

(Newser) - Crater of Diamonds State Park has lived up to its name once again, in a pretty big way. Park officials yesterday announced that the fifth largest diamond ever found by a visitor to the Murfreesboro, Arkansas, park was found on Wednesday. Bobbie Oskarson of Longmont, Colorado, uncovered an 8.52-carat...

A Secret Body: Week's 5
Most Incredible Discoveries

Jun 27, 2015 5:30 AM CDT

A Secret Body: Week's 5 Most Incredible Discoveries

From a face in a cliff to a secret body in a coffin

(Newser) - An extra body tucked into a centuries-old coffin and an overly well-endowed Greek god make the list of the week's most incredible discoveries:

Under Remarkable 17th-Century Corpse: a Secret Body : Peder Winstrup is remarkably well-preserved for a man who died in 1679, and while researchers expected the mummified corpse

...

To Treat OCD,
Surgeons Remove
Half-a-Teaspoon
of Brain

Jun 26, 2015 7:23 AM CDT

To Treat OCD, Surgeons Remove Half-a-Teaspoon of Brain

Psychosurgery can help when medication and therapy don't

(Newser) - Mental illness can be debilitating, leaving sufferers in desperate need of relief. Many don't get it: Medication and therapy have no effect on 30% to 60% of those with obsessive-compulsive disorder, Popular Science reports. "For these patients who are the sickest of the sick they should be allowed...

Half of Couples Don't Know This About Their Partners

Jun 26, 2015 7:08 AM CDT

Half of Couples Don't Know This About Their Partners

They say they communicate, but a new survey by Fidelity suggests otherwise

(Newser) - For richer, for poorer, for who knows? Nearly half (43%) of couples in serious relationships don't know what their partners earn. And of those, 10% are off by at least $25,000. So finds the latest biannual online survey by Fidelity , which polled 1,051 couples who are at...

Scientists Can Finally Tell Animal's Head From Its Butt

Jun 25, 2015 5:38 PM CDT

Scientists Can Finally Tell Animal's Head From Its Butt

What experts thought was Hallucigenia's head turned out to be fluid from its anus

(Newser) - A strange sea creature's embarrassment is over. More than a century after the now-extinct Hallucigenia was first found, scientists say they've discovered which end is its face and which is its butt. In Hallucigenia's defense, all fossils of the tiny creature—which was thinner than a hair...

27% of Adults
Lie About Flossing

Jun 25, 2015 3:47 PM CDT

27% of Adults Lie About Flossing

And your dentist knows

(Newser) - When dentists ask if we've been flossing our teeth, 27% of us lie, according to a new survey from the American Academy of Periodontology. But, as NPR notes, your dentist can tell whether you're telling the truth on this particular matter—and the two dental health professionals it...

Half of Doctors Constantly Play Mobile Games at Work

SURVEY SAYS

Jun 25, 2015 10:12 AM CDT