Boys With Unpopular Names More Likely to Break Law

Boys in the United States with common names like Michael and David are less likely to commit crimes than those named Ernest or Ivan.

Lakes on Titan seen changing levels

Photos of the south pole of Saturn's moon Titan, made from images taken almost one year apart, show changes in dark areas that may be lakes filled by seasonal rains of liquid hydrocarbons.

Fingerprints Filter The Vibrations Fingers Feel

Ridges may help make touch sensation efficient

Serotonin Turns Shy Locusts Into Cereal Killers

Smells, sights and tickles as locusts gather lead to a surge in the neurotransmitter

Milky Way As Massive As 3 Trillion Suns

Heftier size puts our galaxy on par with neighboring Andromeda, implying a closer collision date. Findings also suggest Milky Way has four spiral arms.

Working Artificial Nerve Networks Under Development

Scientists hope to learn how to grow nerve networks that perform as logic circuits. They have already hooked brains directly to computers by means of metal electrodes...

Low–cost LEDs May Slash Household Electric Bills Within Five Years

A new way of making LEDs could see household lighting bills reduced by up to 75%