Breast Implants Might Hide Early Stage Cancer From Mammogram, Affect Survival: Study
Breast implants may indirectly lower a woman's odds for surviving breast cancer by interfering with a doctor's ability to catch the disease in the early stages.
Researchers Map Genetic Mutations In Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Endometrial Cancer
Researchers have compiled genetic atlases of DNA mutations associated with acute myeloid leukemia and endometrial cancer.
Boy And His Atom: IBM Animates Molecules In Stop-Motion Story [VIDEOS]
By moving one carbon monoxide molecule at a time, researchers-turned-animators at IBM tell the story of a boy and his atomic pal.
What Color Were The Dinosaurs? Particle Accelerator Experiment Should Provide Clues
Shooting a beam of infrared light at a bit of preserved hadrosaur skin may reveal some details about its color.
Researchers May Soon Diagnose Schizophrenia Through The Nose
Usually the biological traces of schizophrenia can only be found in brain cells taken after death, but it may be possible to go through the nose instead.
Cicada To Awaken From 17-Year Slumber, 'Jumping' Dewdrops Will Keep Their Wings Clean
A cicada's legs are too short for it to scrub itself, but luckily, its wings are built to interact with dewdrops in a "self-cleaning" setup.
Bee Population Decline Prompts Likely Pesticide Ban In Europe
Neonicotinoids, a class of pesticides linked to colony collapse disorder, will likely be severely curtailed across Europe starting in December.
Saturn North Pole Plays Host To Massive Hurricane Surrounded By Hexagonal Jetstream [PHOTOS]
A NASA spacecraft has found an astonishing storm that lies anchored to the north pole of Saturn.
'Game Of Thrones' Recap, Season 3, Episode 5: 'Kissed By Fire'
The Hound faces trial by fire; Robb is betrayed; Jaime tells Brienne why he became a kingslayer; Jon Snow breaks a vow.
The Week In Science: Baby Turtle Robots, HIV Vaccine Trial Stopped, Gray Wolves Might Lose Protections
A roundup of all the scientific discoveries, inventions and stories that we didn't get to this week.
Whales And Monkeys Copy Their Friends: Is This An Example Of Animal Culture?
Scientists have found evidence of social learning among both humpback whales and vervet monkeys.
Beer Koozies Do Help Keep Your Drink Cold -- But Not The Way You Think They Do
That foam sheath isn't just insulating your beer can. Its true value is in keeping water droplets from condensing on the can.
Did Life Predate Earth? Extrapolating From Recent Evolution Presents Problems
Extrapolating backward from recent evolutionary rates suggests life originated nearly 10 billion years ago -- but don't get too excited just yet.
EU GMO Policy Paradox: Farmers Can't Plant GM Corn, But It Can Be Imported
Europe's current GMO regulations ban the growing of GE foods while allowing them to be imported from other countries, a group of researchers points out.
Diabetes Breakthrough: Newly Discovered Hormone Betatrophin Could Eliminate Insulin Injections
A newly discovered hormone could mean no more daily insulin injections for people with type 2 diabetes.
Holding Onto Memories Might Be Easier With A Clenched Fist: Study
Get a better grip on memories by clenching the right hand before memorizing something and making a fist with the left hand when recalling it.
Pet Emergency: Veterinary Organization Taps Animal Hospitals For Trauma Center Program
Nine veterinary emergency facilities are taking part in an ambitious animal trauma care program.
'Pink Moon' Might Show Up During Thursday's Partial Lunar Eclipse - But Don't Bet On It
Thursday's partial eclipse only involves a small sliver of the lunar disc, so there's probably not going to be a dramatic pink moon on display.
The Dinosaur Diet: How Creatures Like Microraptor, Tyrannosaurus, and Stegosaurus Chowed Down [PHOTOS]
Sometimes paleontologists get lucky and find a dinosaur's last meal in its fossil remains, but most of the time they look at the shape of its teeth.
Anti-Epilepsy Drug Use During Pregnancy Raises Risk For Autism: Study
Research suggests a connection between prenatal exposure to anti-epilepsy drug valproate and autism spectrum disorders.
Japanese Emperor Writes Chapter For Fish Encyclopedia
Emperor Akihito, who has sat on the Chrysanthemum Throne since 1989, happens to be an authority on goby fish.
Earth Day And The Environment: It's Pretty Hard To Find Good News
Environmental conservation in an age of climate change is tough -- the big solutions necessary to fix things have their own associated risks.
Mars One Opens Astronaut Application Program For Those Willing To Take One-Way Trip
If a whole lot of things go as planned, four colonists will set foot on Mars in 2023.
The Smell Of Napalm On 'Mad Men': AMC Drama Highlights Corporate America's Chemical Warfare
Napalm quickly became synonymous with Dow Chemical in the late 1960s, a fact alluded to -- albeit a bit innacurately -- on "Mad Men."
'Game of Thrones' Recap, Season 3, Episode 4: 'And Now His Watch Is Ended'
Everyone's interested in the fate of Sansa Stark; mutiny in the Night's Watch; Daenerys drives a hard bargain.
The Week In Science: Space Washcloth Troubles, Sea Lions In Peril, New Madagascar Dinosaur
We cover lots of science here at IBTimes, but we can't get to everything. Here's a roundup of news we missed.
Reddit's False Boston Bombing Suspect IDs Show Limits Of Crowdsourcing
Online sleuths jumped onto many possible Boston bombing suspects that turned out to be false.
Boston Bombing Suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev: 'Will Box For Passport'
Photographer Johannes Hirn took a number of shots of a Tamerlan Tsarnaev for a photo essay called “Will Box For Passport.”
1,200 Light-Years Away, Two Near-Earth-Sized Planets Might Be Hospitable To Life
Two planets not much bigger than Earth have been discovered orbiting in the habitable zone around the star Kepler-62.
Anhydrous Ammonia Fertilizer Isn't Normally Considered An Explosion Risk, So What Happened In West?
The Texas explosion is as surprising as it is tragic; the chemical stored was thought to be relatively safer than other nitrogen fertilizers.
