New Discoveries: Reports on the Latest Scientific Discoveries - Page 154

Maybe You Don't Need 8 Hours of Sleep After All

New research sheds light on sleeping patterns of our ancient ancestors

(Newser) - You've heard of the Paleo diet, but the next big thing in health may well be the Paleo sleep schedule. A UCLA researcher studied three hunter-gatherer and hunter-farmer groups—the Hadza in Tanzania, San in Namibia, and Tsimane in Bolivia, "who live roughly the same lifestyle humans did...

Thomas Jefferson's Lost Chemistry Lab Found

Oct 17, 2015 5:05 PM CDT

Thomas Jefferson's Lost Chemistry Lab Found

The 200-year-old chemical hearth was preserved by accident

(Newser) - A worker renovating the Rotunda at the University of Virginia made an unexpected discovery when he crawled through a hole in the wall: part of a chemistry lab partly designed by Thomas Jefferson nearly 200 years ago, the Charlottesville Newsplex reports. The brick chemical hearth—one of the only remaining...

It's Not the Sitting
That's Killing You

It's Not the Sitting That's Killing You

It's the lack of movement, so physical activity can help: study

(Newser) - The UK's National Health Service says desk jockeys should get up and move every 30 minutes to avoid an increased risk of diabetes, cardiovascular problems, and premature death attributed to too much sitting. A new study , however, suggests that may not be necessary. Why? The risk of early death...

Iceberg Evidence in Titanic Sinking Is Up for Auction

Photo, Note About Titanic
Iceberg Emerge

Oct 17, 2015 9:24 AM CDT

Photo, Note About Titanic Iceberg Emerge

They're both going up for auction

(Newser) - A photo of what could be history's deadliest iceberg is up for auction after spending nearly a century on a wall in the offices of the law firm that represented the Titanic's owners. There are other photos in existence of the iceberg believed to have sunk the huge...

Skull of Man
Who Vanished
'Into the Wild'
Is Found

Oct 17, 2015 8:45 AM CDT

Skull of Man Who Vanished 'Into the Wild' Is Found

Jack McAtee was reportedly last seen in September 2014 in Frisco

(Newser) - Jack McAtee crashed his car into a reservoir in the mountains of Colorado on Sept. 18, 2014. He survived with only a scratch and told a police officer he'd fallen asleep at the wheel. The officer suspected the crash might've been intentional and the 27-year-old spent a night...

'Eyewitness Painting' of Lincoln's Death Gets a New Life

New Faces Revealed
in Lincoln Death
Painting

New Faces Revealed in Lincoln Death Painting

One-of-a-kind work by Carl Bersch is being restored

(Newser) - The sole "eyewitness painting" of Abraham Lincoln's murder is finally being restored—a process that's revealing haunted faces and the figure of a dying president, the Smithsonian reports. Painted by German immigrant Carl Bersch, who happened to be sketching a Union victory parade that night, "Lincoln...

It's Scientifically Better
to Be Born in Summer

Oct 17, 2015 7:31 AM CDT

It's Scientifically Better to Be Born in Summer

Summer babies grow taller, are generally healthier: study

(Newser) - There's more reason to be jealous of summer babies than all those birthday parties by the pool: They may be healthier adults, according to a new study. University of Cambridge scientists surveyed roughly 500,000 Britons aged 40 to 69 for their birth dates, height, weight, and the age...

5 Most Incredible
Discoveries of the Week

Oct 17, 2015 5:37 AM CDT

5 Most Incredible Discoveries of the Week

Including one about how much our ancestors slept

(Newser) - A biblical find and our ancient ancestors' snoozing habits make the list:

Old Question About the Brain Answered : Scientists have combed through 88 studies with more than 8,000 participants to conclude that when it comes to intelligence, brain size simply doesn't matter. Some other characteristics of the brain,

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150-Year-Old Question
About the Brain Is Answered

Oct 16, 2015 7:52 AM CDT

150-Year-Old Question About the Brain Is Answered

A bigger brain doesn't equal a bigger IQ, meta-analysis finds

(Newser) - If brain size relative to body size determines IQ, the venerable shrew would be the smartest creature on the planet. But it doesn't, and it's not, and scientists from Austria, the Netherlands, and Germany have combed through 88 studies with more than 8,000 participants to confirm in...

Leaked Documents
Reveal 'Insane' US
Drone Program

Oct 15, 2015 4:27 PM CDT

Leaked Documents Reveal 'Insane' US Drone Program

The anonymous source is being called a second Snowden

(Newser) - A number of damaging secret government documents about the United States' drone program were published online Thursday after being leaked by an anonymous source "within the intelligence community," CNN reports. The new whistleblower is being called a second Edward Snowden. According to Politico , the anonymous source calls the...

Rockhound Finds
WWII Bomb in
Utah Desert

Oct 15, 2015 4:02 PM CDT

Rockhound Finds WWII Bomb in Utah Desert

He was disappointed when the Air Force blew it up

(Newser) - Ex-Marine Craig Alvord calls it a "once-in-a-lifetime" find after more than 50 years of rockhounding: a 500-pound unexploded WWII-era bomb. According to the Desert News , Alvord found the 6-foot-long bomb while hunting rocks in Utah's West Desert Monday. He tells KSL he was nervous finding the bomb, so...

Study on Women in Marines 'Flawed': Military Researchers

Oct 15, 2015 1:58 PM CDT

Study on Women in Marines 'Flawed': Military Researchers

Weaknesses in design, overgeneralizations show 'clear intent to keep women out'

(Newser) - Some of the results from a Marine Corps study of an experimental gender-integrated unit were released last month, and they were less than flattering in many cases: Women service members were found to be injured more than men, all-male units were found to have more accurate shooting scores, and all-male...

Unusual Star Raises Talk
of Alien 'Megastructures'

Oct 15, 2015 9:36 AM CDT

Unusual Star Raises Talk of Alien 'Megastructures'

SETI may take a closer look

(Newser) - Something very weird has been spotted in space, and a quote from an astronomer at Penn State gets to the heart of why it's so intriguing: "Aliens should always be the very last hypothesis you consider, but this looked like something you would expect an alien civilization to...

Mom's Stress While Pregnant
May Explain Why You're a Klutz

Oct 15, 2015 7:55 AM CDT

Mom's Stress While Pregnant May Explain Why You're a Klutz

New research links maternal stress to later childhood coordination

(Newser) - Are you a klutz? A new study out of Australia suggests an unexpected reason why. It found that stressful events in the latter stage of a woman's pregnancy may increase the risk of movement and coordination deficits later in the child's life. Reporting this week in the journal...

American Finds
Oldest Draft of
King James Bible

Oct 15, 2015 6:44 AM CDT

American Finds Oldest Draft of King James Bible

The find may be one of only 4 manuscripts ever found

(Newser) - An American professor was searching last year for a letter relating to Samuel Ward, one of the translators of the King James Bible, in the archives of Sidney Sussex College in Cambridge. "I thought that would be my great discovery," Jeffrey Alan Miller of Montclair State University tells...

Iraq Vet's Son Creates App
to Stop Night Terrors

Oct 14, 2015 12:54 PM CDT

Iraq Vet's Son Creates App to Stop Night Terrors

'My team and I won't sleep until the veterans can'

(Newser) - Tyler Skluzacek was in sixth grade when his father, Sgt. 1st Class Patrick Skluzacek, was deployed to Iraq for a year. When he came back, he struggled with night terrors—and now Tyler, a senior at Minnesota's Macalester College, is helping in a big way, KARE 11 reports. As...

88-Cent Photo
Found in Junk
Shop Shows
Billy the Kid

Oct 14, 2015 11:18 AM CDT

88-Cent Photo Found in Junk Shop Shows Billy the Kid

2nd known photo of him could sell for $5M

(Newser) - In 2010, Randy Guijarro bought three old photographs he liked at a junk store in Fresno, Calif., for $2, including a 4-by-5-inch "tintype" showing a bunch of men playing croquet near a cabin in 1878. But not just any men—nearly a year of authentication proved that the photo...

More Proof That Glass of
Red Wine Is Good for You

NEW STUDY

Oct 14, 2015 10:09 AM CDT

More Proof That Glass of Red Wine Is Good for You

Study finds real benefits among Type 2 diabetes patients

(Newser) - A glass of red wine a day might indeed keep the doctor away—at least that could be the case for those suffering from Type 2 diabetes, according to a new study . It suggests red wine in moderation helps patients manage cholesterol and improves cardiac health. Researchers set out to...

Secret to Longevity?
Deleting Certain Genes

NEW STUDY

Oct 14, 2015 7:49 AM CDT

Secret to Longevity? Deleting Certain Genes

Scientists discover 238 genes linked to aging

(Newser) - Ten years into research they call "exhaustive," scientists at the University of Washington and the Buck Institute for Research on Aging are reporting in the journal Cell Metabolism that they've isolated 238 genes linked to aging in yeast cells. After working with undergrads to painstakingly delete a...

Lost Henry V Ship May Be Buried Beneath English Mud

Oct 13, 2015 6:33 PM CDT