Latest from Science News: Newly identified brain circuit hints at how fear memories are made

Latest from Science News 01/20/2015 Become a Subscribing Member» NEWS Newly identified brain circuit hints at how fear memories are made BY ASHLEY YEAGER, JAN 19, 2015 04:17 PM A newfound set of brain connections appears to control fear memories, a finding that may lead to a better understanding of PTSD and other anxiety disorders. Read More Read More» NEWS IN BRIEF Cone snail deploys insulin to slow speedy prey BY SUSAN MILIUS, JAN 19, 2015 03:00 PM Fish-hunting cone snails turns insulin into a weapon that drops their prey’s blood sugar and eases capture. Read More Read More» NEWS Speed of light not so constant after all BY ANDREW GRANT, JAN 17, 2015 05:00 PM Even in vacuum conditions, light can move slower than its maximum speed depending on the structure of its pulses. Read More Read More» More Headlines from Science News SCIENCE TICKER Mars orbiter locates lost Beagle 2 lander The Beagle 2 lander, missing since 2003, has been found on the surface of the Red Planet in images from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Read More BY CHRISTOPHER CROCKETT, JAN 16, 2015 02:27 PM HOW BIZARRE Using Facebook ‘likes,’ computer pegs people’s personalities Using limited data from Facebook, computers can outdo humans in assessing a user’s openness, neuroticism and other personality traits. Read More BY RACHEL EHRENBERG, JAN 16, 2015 01:38 PM NEWS Faulty thermometers exaggerated western U.S. mountain warming Defective thermometers used in snowpack and ecology research overstated warming in western U.S. mountains. Read More BY THOMAS SUMNER, JAN 16, 2015 12:56 PM SCICURIOUS Attitude, not aptitude, may contribute to the gender gap Does talent or hard work matter most? A new survey suggests an emphasis on genius predicts how many women end up in a field of study. Read More BY BETHANY BROOKSHIRE, JAN 15, 2015 05:26 PM SCIENCE TICKER Fossilized fish skull shakes up the evolutionary history of jaws Analysis of a 415-million-year-old fossilized fish skull suggest that the earliest jawed vertebrates probably looked a lot like modern bony fish. Read More BY HELEN THOMPSON, JAN 15, 2015 03:50 PM NEWS Mountain migration is a roller coaster for bar-headed geese Bar-headed geese rise and fall to match terrain below them when migrating over the Himalayas. Read More BY KATE BAGGALEY, JAN 15, 2015 02:03 PM NEWS Rocky planets around cool stars may have Earthlike climates Small, rocky planets that sit close to cool stars might be able to keep spinning, creating conditions hospitable to life. Read More BY CHRISTOPHER CROCKETT, JAN 15, 2015 02:00 PM