Science news Posted September 4, 2013: West

Posted September 4, 2013:

• West Antarctica Ice Sheet Existed 20 Million Years Earlier Than Previously Thought


• Experimental Compound Reverses Down Syndrome-Like Learning Deficits in Mice


• New Laser-Based Tool Could Dramatically Improve the Accuracy of Brain Tumor Surgery


• Genetic Similarities Between Bats and Dolphins Discovered


• Training the Older Brain in 3-D: Video Game Enhances Cognitive Control


• New Low-Temperature Chemical Reaction Explained


• Alzheimer's 'Missing Link' Found: Promising Target for New Drugs


• Childhood Adversity Linked to Higher Risk of Early Death


• 'Seeing' Faces Through Touch: Brain May Code Facial Information in Shared Representation Between Vision and Haptics


• Better Hygiene in Wealthy Nations May Increase Alzheimer's Risk, Study Suggests


• Using Harsh Verbal Discipline With Teens Found to Be Harmful


• Blue Light Observations Indicate Water-Rich Atmosphere of Super-Earth


• Bizarre Alignment of Planetary Nebulae

Posted September 3, 2013:

• Breakthrough Could Make Electronics Smaller and Better: Surprising Low-Tech Tool -- Scotch Tape -- Was Key


• Why Parenting Can Never Have a Rule Book: Children's Genetics Significantly Affect How They Are Parented


• Brain Wiring Quiets the Voice Inside Your Head


• Massive Storm Pulls Water and Ammonia Ices from Saturn's Depths


• Aging Really Is 'in Your Head:' Scientists Answer Hotly Debated Questions About How Calorie Restriction Delays Aging Process


• New Effective Treatment for High Blood Pressure? Removing Tiny Organ


• New Therapeutic Approach to Fight Cancer: Inhibiting Cancer Cells' Energy Metabolism


• Bringing Coral Reefs Back from the Brink


• Oldest Land-Living Animal from Gondwana Found


• Language and Tool-Making Skills Evolved at the Same Time


• Canine Remote Control, Using Your Smart Phone? Hands-Free Dog Walking for the Digital Age


• Death by Asexuality: Biologists Uncover New Path for Mutations to Arise


• Deep-Sea Squid With Tentacle Tips That 'Swim' on Their Own


• Scientists Discover New Bat Species in West Africa


• Common Phobia You Have Never Heard Of: Fear of Holes May Stem from Evolutionary Survival Response