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polluted planet by Christine Pulliam (CfA)

Searching for Dirty Aliens

31/07/2014

Advanced civilizations. Would they leave any detectable signs?...

Brainscans showing anterior and posterior insula

Ketamine : A Wonderdrug for ER patients

30/07/2014

Many surgeons believe Ketamine is safe and incredibly useful in critically ill patients who require rapid intubation...

A picture of surfers walking on a beach in the sunset. By Sean Keenan

The Sky’s X-ray Glow Explained

29/07/2014

The soft X-ray glow blanketing the sky comes from both inside and outside the solar system...

A picture of a hostel interior with Mugabe poster, Mbare, ZImbabwe

A Commonwealth Of Homophobia

28/07/2014

42 of the 53 countries that make up the Commonwealth continue to criminalise homosexuality...

Background TV Bad for Kids

26/07/2014

Background television—when the TV is on in a room where a child is doing something other than watching—can divert a child's attention from play and learning. ...

Asthma : Not Just What You Breathe

25/07/2014

Subjects' beliefs about the odor, specifically whether it was potentially harmful (asthma-triggering) or therapeutic, influenced both their psychological and physiological responses to odor exposure....

A picture of documents by Nuttakit/Freedigitalphotos.net

Teaching Computers Bad Grammar

24/07/2014

Developing grammar-correcting software that could be tailored to a user's specific linguistic background....

Being Danish Makes You Happy

22/07/2014

Genetics could be the key to explaining Denmark's levels of happiness, according to research from the University of Warwick...

Educated and Elitist : Tea Party Thinking

21/07/2014

The political polarization that we witness today is linked to the way in which Americans live in segregated worlds...

A picture of World of Sex by Carl Byron Batson

Eye Movements Reveal Love or Lust

20/07/2014

Where your date looks at you could indicate whether love or lust is in the cards....

Chill Your Way to Social Success

19/07/2014

Why exercising and relaxation techniques have been successful in treating and mood and anxiety disorders...

meteor by freedigital and Victor Habbick

New Light on Dinosaur Extinction

18/07/2014

A long-standing debate about the source of the asteroid that impacted the Earth and caused the extinction of the dinosaurs has been put to rest...

Send Scriptonite to Palestine!

17/07/2014

This is not a conflict, it is a slowly unfolding genocide....

Interruptions and Workflow

16/07/2014

Interruption can cause a noticeable decrement in the quality of work...

Boronospherene by Wang lab / Brown University

Boron Buckyballs Born!

15/07/2014

The first time that a boron cage has been observed experimentally. ...

tofu by freedigital and rakratchada torsap

The Millenial Tofu Surprise

13/07/2014

Tofu's new champion recruits are 20-something women who want dishes that are quick, easy to cook and that can help keep them trim...

Bigger Health Warnings Bring Better Results

12/07/2014

Cigarette warning labels can influence a smoker to try to quit even when the smoker is trying to avoid seeing the labels...

Pain Eraser : I’ll Take Two!

11/07/2014

Canadian scientists make a breakthrough in pain relief treatments. Using chili and mice....

China’s Hidden Water Footprint

10/07/2014

China's richest provinces have an outsized environmental impact on the country's water-scarce regions...

Googling Pregnancy Advice

09/07/2014

Following the women's first visit to the obstetrician, many of them still turned to the Internet -- in the form of both search engines and social media -- to find answers to their questions...

corkscrew by freedigital and Carlos Porto

Left-Handers Mostly Born in Winter

08/07/2014

On a monthly average, 8.2 percent of left-handed men were born during the period February to October. During November to January, this number rose to 10.5 percent...

Ecstasy Implicated in Spinal Aneurism

07/07/2014

Ecstasy could make any pre-existing aneurysms or other arterial abnormalities prone to rupture. Report...

kangaroo by freedigital and Michelle Meiklejohn

Kangaroos and their Fifth Leg

06/07/2014

Unusual gaits by unusual animals, such as pentapedal walking by kangaroos, provide insight into the breadth of solutions available to the same biomechanical problem...

Congratulations! (If you made it to 30)

04/07/2014

More Americans between the ages of one and 30 die from injury than from any other cause...

Do Your Own Damned Marketing!

03/07/2014

Users of social media websites are less likely to use them to say positive things about their favourite products and services...

Practise (Not Parentage) Makes Musicians

30/06/2014

Genetics and environment work together to help people become accomplished musicians...

Watching TV Shortens Lifespan

29/06/2014

As the population ages, sedentary behaviors will become more prevalent, especially watching television, causing additional health problems related to aging....

Where are all the Penguins?

28/06/2014

Satellite imaging is being increasingly recognized as a valuable method for remote animal population monitoring...

A Baldness Cure that Works!

27/06/2014

"By eight months there was full regrowth of hair," said co-author Brittany G. Craiglow, M.D....

Cheer Up, or Just Shut Up?

26/06/2014

People with low self-esteem want their loved ones to see them as they see themselves. As such, they are often resistant to their friends' reminders of how positively they see them....

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