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Novel Unified Theory of Depression Points to Potential New Treatments
Progress in research on depression has been hampered by disarray among theories about the nature of the condition. In a recently published article, two...
San Diego Vaults into Solar Energy and Green Jobs Future
Two of the world’s solar energy leaders have just announced major plans to bring new solar energy technology and green jobs to San Diego....
Breakthrough Method Predicts Risk of Invasive Breast Cancer
For the first time, scientists have discovered a way to predict whether women with the most common form of non-invasive breast cancer are at...
Don’t Knock Naps, They Make You Smarter
Naps make you smarter and boost your ability to learn, say researchers at the University of California, Berkeley. In fact, they're the brain's...
14-Year-Old Discovers Rare Supernova in Nearby Galaxy
"Coincidentally, the youngest person to ever discover a supernova found one of the most peculiar and interesting supernovae ever," said Alex Filippenko, leader of...
When Hope Heals: A Positive Sense of Calm and Control Helps Fight Disease
Cancer and AIDS seem to develop faster and more aggressively in patients who have less control over their stress, which is one reason...
New ‘Smart’ Lighting Makes Parking Greener and Safer
Even after daytime users drive home, parking lots and garages light up the night. Evening users are few, but for safety reasons, the lights...
Plant Tweak Could Let Toxic Soil Feed Millions with New Crops
Thanks to a genetic breakthrough, a large portion of Earth's now-inhospitable soil could be used to grow crops -- potentially alleviating one of the...
Toyota Brings Fuel Cell Dream Closer to Reality
Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday it had developed a new zero-emission fuel-cell vehicle that has a longer cruising distance than previous models and can...
Legendary California University Puts Courses on YouTube
The University of California, Berkeley is embracing the Internet revolution by putting more than 300 hours of free videos of courses on YouTube. ...
City Parking Spaces Transformed into Mini-Parks
One day last year some folks in San Francisco decided there was not enough green space downtown so they "leased" the area provided by...
Free Online University Lectures Offer Eclectic Mix
As we alerted you last year, major Ivy league universities have begun offering lectures — and whole courses — on the Internet for free....
Safety for Seagulls: Detangling California Fishing Piers
Thanks to a new university project, the sight of gulls or pelicans with fishing hooks in their mouths or fishing line wrapped around their...
A Daily Dose of Awe and Gratitude
Most of us wake up thinking about how we are going to meet obligations or fulfill our promises to other people. We begin our...
10 Tons of Fishing Gear Cleaned From Channel Islands Waters
Lost and abandoned underwater fishing gear can be dangerous to wildlife as well as people. Derelict nets in particular can entrap fish, sharks...
Idle Computers Get To Work on Cancer Cure
More than 60,000 people are donating idle computer power to a project that is ultimately trying to find cures for diseases like cancer and...
Paul Allen, Billionaire Philanthropist Delivers A Better Future Today
Do you think humans should strive to send airplanes into space? Listen for ET? Develop a real understanding of the human mind? Such ambitious...
Head Off Allergies: Expose Kids to Pets and Dirt Early
If you are a mom or dad, and feel guilty about not cleaning your house often enough, relax. You've been doing the best thing...
First International Positive Psychology Summit: Psychologists Herald ways to Live Happily Ever After
A group of upstart scientists, scholars and researchers in the field of psychology have decided that it is more important to focus on what...