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Science Solves Mystery in Marie Antoinette Love Letter

“Not without you.” “My dear friend.” “You that I love." Marie Antoinette sent these expressions of affection—or more?—in letters to her close friend and rumored lover Axel von Fersen. Someone later...

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Cabbies' 'Remarkable Brains' Help Alzheimer's Research

The brains of London cabdrivers aren't like other people's. Before they're hired, prospective drivers study the city's streets for years and memorize thousands of routes, the Washington Post reports....

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Her Career Was Ending. What to Do With Her Worm Samples?

We're guessing you don't think about parasitic flatworms very often. Not the dazzling " Fuchsia Flatworm " or its cousin, the ruffly " Pleasing Flatworm ." Dr. Marian Litvaitis spent a career thinking...

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Climate Change Researchers Suggest a Middle Course

Researchers in Colorado don't dispute that climate change could have catastrophic effects before long. But concentrating on worst-case scenarios can be counterproductive, they said in urging colleagues...

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53 Species Aren't Mute After All

Turtles evolved millions of years ago and live in nearly every type of climate, according to Live Science , so it makes sense that they've have something to say. New research suggests they do,...

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Professor's Underwater Stay Sets Record

A university professor broke a record for the longest time living underwater without depressurization this weekend at a Florida Keys lodge for scuba divers. Joseph Dituri's 74th day residing in Jules'...

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'Dr. Deep Sea' Resurfaces After 'Extreme' Endeavor

A university professor who spent 100 days living underwater at a Florida Keys lodge for scuba divers resurfaced Friday and raised his face to the sun for the first time since March 1. Dr. Joseph Dituri...

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$1M in Research Lost After Custodian Flips Wrong Switch: Suit

More than two decades of "potentially groundbreaking" research was lost after one errant flip of a switch by a custodian, a private technological research university says in a lawsuit. Rensselaer...

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Stanford President Says He'll Quit, Retract Research

After a panel of scientists released their review of Marc Tessier-Lavigne's scientific research Wednesday, the neuroscientist agreed to retract three papers and said he would resign as president of...

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