Today's Science NewsTuesday, January 13, 2015Featured Researchfrom universities, journals, and other organizationsRise in Mass Die-Offs Seen Among Birds, Fish and Marine InvertebratesJan. 12, 2015 — An analysis of 727 studies reveals that there have been more instances of rapid, catastrophic animal die-offs over the past 75 years. These mass kills appear to have hit birds, fish and marine ...  full storyExtinction; Global Warming; Nature; El Nino and La Nina; Geomagnetic Storms; FishThey See Flow Signals: Researchers Identify Nature of 'Sixth Sense' in FishJan. 12, 2015 — A team of scientists has identified how a "sixth sense" in fish allows them to detect flows of water, which helps resolve a long-standing mystery about how these aquatic creatures respond ...  full storyFish; Nature of Water; Fisheries; Water; Marine Biology; Wild AnimalsDo Viruses Make Us Smarter?Jan. 12, 2015 — Inherited viruses that are millions of years old play an important role in building up the complex networks that characterize the human brain, researchers say. They have found that retroviruses seem ...  full storyBrain Tumor; Biology; Nervous System; Brain-Computer Interfaces; Brain Injury; Evolutionary BiologySmall Volcanic Eruptions Partly Explain 'Warming Hiatus'Jan. 9, 2015 — The "warming hiatus" that has occurred over the last 15 years has been caused in part by small volcanic eruptions. Scientists have long known that volcanoes cool the atmosphere because of ...  full storyVolcanoes; Natural Disasters; Climate; Global Warming; Environmental Issues; AtmosphereMonkeys Can Learn to See Themselves in the MirrorJan. 8, 2015 — Unlike humans and great apes, rhesus monkeys don't realize when they look in a mirror that it is their own face looking back at them. But, according to a new report, that doesn't mean they ...  full storyMonkeys; Animal Learning and Intelligence; Autism; Behavioral Science; Intelligence; PerceptionBPA and BPS (Substitute for BPA) Affect Embryonic Brain Development in Zebrafish: Low Levels of Chemicals Linked to HyperactivityJan. 12, 2015 — Bisphenol A, known as BPA, is produced in massive quantities around the world for use in consumer products, including household plastics. In response to public concerns, many manufacturers have ...  full storyNervous System; Pregnancy and Childbirth; Neuroscience; Learning Disorders; Brain Injury; IntelligenceComputers Using Digital Footprints Are Better Judges of Personality Than Friends and FamilyJan. 12, 2015 — Researchers have found that, based on enough Facebook Likes, computers can judge your personality traits better than your friends, family and even your partner. Using a new algorithm, researchers ...  full storyBorderline Personality Disorder; Computers and Internet; Information Technology; Computer Modeling; Neural Interfaces; HackingNew Research on What the Nose 'Knows' Reveals an Unexpected SimplicityJan. 12, 2015 — Two types of neuronal processors found in the rat olfactory bulb solve the difficul