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Mangroves Save Coral

12/10/2014

Research on a newly discovered refuge for reef-building corals in mangrove habitats of the U.S. Virgin Islands....

Domestic Violins : Luthiers Kept Design in the Family

11/10/2014

Four families likely influenced violin shape over four centuries...

beaver by freedigitalphotos.net and puttsk

Beaver Dams Don’t Damage

10/10/2014

A study of the removal of two dams in Oregon suggests that rivers can return surprisingly fast to a condition close to their natural state...

A picture of coffee by freedigitalphotos.netadamr

The Genetics of a Coffee Buzz

09/10/2014

Our findings may allow us to identify subgroups of people most likely to benefit from increasing or decreasing coffee consumption for optimal health...

diver by freedigitalphotos.net and think4photop

Our Submerged Ancestors Revealed

08/10/2014

Our submerged cultural heritage is not a renewable resource; it is a unique irreplaceable cultural asset...

Hetero or Homo – Equal Break-up Rate

07/10/2014

Same-sex couples have a similar break-up rate as heterosexual couples....

Oxygen Before Life Existed. How?

06/10/2014

Oxygen can be formed in one step by using a high energy vacuum ultraviolet laser to excite carbon dioxide...

How the Internet Loves a Fat Joke

05/10/2014

One in every three of the top relevant retweets contains 'fat jokes' or music lyrics which especially stereotype women of certain physiques....

No Olympic Medals? Get Your Women Out of the Kitchen.

04/10/2014

Gender equality is the most significant and robust predictor of a country's Olympic success after gross domestic product...

That’s Handy. Perception and Hand Size

03/10/2014

Our bodies are used as perceptual metrics - we are more likely to attribute changes in the perceived size of the hand to changes in the world....

Choose Beats or Buzz? Sleepy Driving Strategies

02/10/2014

Both caffeine and music keep drivers feeling more awake, caffeine also helps them maintain good driving performance....

Tres jolie. Angelina Jolie and Halle Berry, morphed. University of Leicester

Celeb Images Display how Neurons Work

30/09/2014

Morphed images of Hollywood celebrities reveal how neurons make up your mind....

Left On the Shelf? Ideal Age by Gender

28/09/2014

Men and women have different preferences regarding the age of their sexual partners and women's preferences are better realized than are men's....

chessboard by freedigitalphotos.net and zole4

Quantum Spin Computing – Almost Here

27/09/2014

A new family of oxide-based materials can completely change its behavior based on electrical input...

hospital by koratmember and freedigitalphotos.net

More Pain Relief = Shorter Hospital Stays

26/09/2014

Better pain control could potentially improve sleep duration...

Female Domination is in the DNA

25/09/2014

Female populations have been larger than male populations throughout human history...

Stop Snakeoil Sports Sponsorship

24/09/2014

For sponsors, event endorsement conveys the message that their products are integral to sporting engagement and achievement. ...

Kids’ Play Needs No Goals

23/09/2014

Children's perspectives are rarely taken into account within public health, although they have social and scientific value....

Miranda by NASA-Jet Propulsion Laboratory-Ted Stryk.

Moony Miranda around Uranus

21/09/2014

Miranda appears to have experienced an episode of intense resurfacing that resulted in the formation of at least three remarkable and unique surface features...

Mushroom Roulette : Is Your Porcini Really Porcini?

18/09/2014

Mushrooms are one the most conspicuous and well known groups of Fungi and make up around 16,000 named species, but only a handful of these species are well documented....

Professor Alex Jensen with his two daughters. By Mark Philbrick/BYU

Favourite Children and Drug Abuse

17/09/2014

It's not just how you treat them differently, but how your kids perceive i...

Soft Robot Develops Independent Action

14/09/2014

Researchers tested the robot in snow, submerged it in water, walked it through flames, and even ran it over with a car, and after each experiment, it walked away unscathed....

How Germs Move and How to Stop ‘Em

12/09/2014

A simple intervention can greatly help to reduce exposure to viruses...

A picture of an inhaler, lungs, asthma, medicine

Baker’s Wheeze : Flour and Asthma

10/09/2014

Occupational Asthma: Where people are being exposed to harmful agents and who is most likely to be affected. Report...

Crowdsourcing and the Trolls

07/09/2014

Malicious behaviour is the norm in crowdsourcing competitions — even when it is in everyone's interest to cooperate...

Winning Is Boring

06/09/2014

Winning isn't everything, and in fact can even be a bit boring....

Cotton Beats Polyester in Stink Tests

05/09/2014

Polyester clothes smell worse than cotton, following intensive exercise by their wearers....

Do Stuff, Not Have Stuff = Happy

04/09/2014

People thinking about impending experiential purchases, such as ski passes, have higher levels of happiness than those anticipating spending money on things...