The Daily Journalist.   Scientists behind a theory that the speed of light i,e – and not constant as Einstein suggested – have made a prediction that could be tested. Einstein observed that the speed of light remains the [...]

How scientists are using big data analysis to deconstruct the art of storytelling Our most beloved works of fiction hide well-trodden narratives. And most fictions is based on far fewer storylines than you might have imagined. To come to [...]

The Daily Journalist. It has been known for some time that the extracts of the Cannabis plant, just like synthetic cannabinoids and those produced by the brain itself, join up with type 1 (CB1) cannabinoid receptors located in the nerve [...]

Men who have worked night shifts for more than 20 years, or who work night shifts without daytime napping, or sleep for more than ten hours per night on average may have an increased risk of cancer, according to a study published in Annals [...]

The Daily Journalist.   A new study shows why pollution results in larger, deeper and longer lasting storm clouds, leading to colder days and warmer nights A new study reveals how pollution causes thunderstorms to leave behind larger, [...]

The Daily Journalist. Scientists from McGill University and INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier in Canada recently released a novel investigation showing that cranberry extract successfully interrupted the communication between bacteria associated [...]

  By Chad Pillai.   In 1962, a young ambitious President inspired our Nation to do the impossible: “Put a man on the moon and return him safely to earth.” Our Nation accepted the challenge and achieved the impossible.  Along [...]

The Daily Journalist. Stress isn’t good for your waist line. For older married couples, the added pounds may be caused by a spouse’s long-term stress levels. A new University of Michigan study looked at how the negative quality [...]

Will astronauts traveling to Mars remember much of it? That’s the question concerning University of California, Irvine scientists probing a phenomenon called “space brain.” UCI’s Charles Limoli and colleagues found that exposure to [...]

The Daily Journalist. The Sun’s activity is determined by the Sun’s magnetic field. Two combined effects are responsible for the latter: The omega and the alpha effect. Exactly where and how the alpha effect originates is currently [...]

The Daily Journalist. ‘We are measuring things that were not measured before,’ says geophysicist Prof. James Badro of the Paris Institute of Earth Physics, France. Prof. Badro has been working with colleagues on the DECORE project, [...]

The Daily Journalist.   Your eyes begin to open after a good night of sleep, but something feels weird. You try to rub the tiredness out of your face but can’t lift your arms. In a panic you try to take a deep breath but can’t draw [...]

Alton Parrish. A study led by researchers at the Global Change Unit at the Universitat de València (UV) shows the impact the current 2015/2016 El Niño is having in Amazonia. Areas of extreme drought and changes to their typical distribution [...]

  The Daily Journalist.   The majestic auroras have captivated humans for thousands of years, but their nature – the fact that the lights are electromagnetic and respond to solar activity – was only realized in the last 150 years. [...]

Alton Parrish.   American alligators and South African crocodiles populate waterways a third of the globe apart, and yet both have detectable levels of long-lived industrial and household compounds for nonstick coatings in their blood, [...]

The Daily Journalist.   A large international study of more than 200,000 people in nearly 50 countries has revealed that people with psychosis engage in low levels of physical activity, and men with psychosis are over two times more likely [...]

  The Daily Journalist.   Scientists have found that fish oil supplements can reverse the effects of a high fat diet according to a study published in the Journal of Physiology. The research from the University of São Paulo shows [...]

  By Alton Parrish.   Astronomers have used data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory to make a discovery that may have profound implications for understanding how the magnetic field in the Sun and stars like it are generated. Researchers [...]

By Alton Parrish.   A new look at the debris from an exploded star in our galaxy has astronomers re-examining when the supernova actually happened. Recent observations of the supernova remnant called G11.2-0.3 with NASA’s Chandra [...]

  By Alton Parrish.   In less than a week, the spacecraft Juno will arrive at Jupiter, the culmination of a five-year, billion-dollar journey. It’s mission: to peer deep inside the gas giant and unravel its origin and evolution. [...]