http://www.ccnmag.com Sat, 25 May 2013 16:39:03 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.ccnmag.com/article/top_10_new_species_of_2012 An amazing glow-in-the-dark cockroach, a harp-shaped carnivorous sponge and the smallest vertebrate on Earth are just three of the newly discovered top 10 species selected by the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University CalTechNews Sat, 25 May 2013 14:29:45 +0100 http://www.ccnmag.com/article/_11 A Florida man who went hunting for pythons in Florida’s Everglades returned instead with a mysterious treasure: an antique, diamond-studded gold medallion that could date back to the 17th century. CalTechNews Fri, 24 May 2013 19:49:00 +0100 http://www.ccnmag.com/article/x-47b_stealth_drone_targets_new_frontiers As a fighter plane prepares to take off from a naval carrier at sea, the pilot and deck crew go through a tightly choreographed series of hand signals to tell each other they are ready to launch. It ends with a final “salute” from the pilot to indicate th CalTechNews Fri, 24 May 2013 09:37:02 +0100 http://www.ccnmag.com/article/wireless_bio-absorbable_circuits_could_kill_bacteria The spread of bacteria resistant to antibiotics – popularly called superbugs – is threatening to put the clock back 100 years to the time when routine, minor surgery was life-threatening. CalTechNews Fri, 24 May 2013 09:32:35 +0100 http://www.ccnmag.com/article/earth_s_mantle_affects_long-term_sea-level_rise From Virginia to Florida, there is a prehistoric shoreline that, in some parts, rests more than 280 feet above modern sea level. The shoreline was carved by waves more than 3 million years ago -- possible evidence of a once higher sea level, triggered by CalTechNews Thu, 23 May 2013 18:37:01 +0100 http://www.ccnmag.com/article/molecule_that_triggers_sensation_of_itch_found Scientists at the National Institutes of Health report they have discovered in mouse studies that a small molecule released in the spinal cord triggers a process that is later experienced in the brain as the sensation of itch CalTechNews Thu, 23 May 2013 18:08:12 +0100 http://www.ccnmag.com/article/flat_spray-on_optical_lens_created A University of British Columbia engineer and a team of U.S. researchers have made a breakthrough utilizing spray-on technology that could revolutionize the way optical lenses are made and used CalTechNews Thu, 23 May 2013 10:08:51 +0100 http://www.ccnmag.com/article/fragile_mega-galaxy_is_missing_link_in_cosmos Two hungry young galaxies that collided 11 billion years ago are rapidly forming a massive galaxy about 10 times the size of the Milky Way, according to UC Irvine-led research published Wednesday in the journal Nature CalTechNews Wed, 22 May 2013 21:59:47 +0100 http://www.ccnmag.com/article/small,_speedy_plant-eating_dinosaurs Dinosaurs are often thought of as large, fierce animals, but new research highlights a previously overlooked diversity of small dinosaurs CalTechNews Wed, 22 May 2013 21:53:15 +0100 http://www.ccnmag.com/article/baby_s_life_saved_with_3-d_printed_device Every day, their baby stopped breathing, his collapsed bronchus blocking the crucial flow of air to his lungs. April and Bryan Gionfriddo watched helplessly, just praying that somehow the dire predictions weren't true CalTechNews Wed, 22 May 2013 21:48:19 +0100