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stem cells in a mouse nail by Krzysztof Kobielak lab

Fingernails for Stem Cells

26/11/2014

Nails: the right signals or environmental cues could induce nail stem cells to generate additional types of tissue. Report...

Is Screenburn Hereditary?

22/11/2014

Screen time of children is significantly associated with parental screen time...

brain by freedigitalphotos.net and ddpavumba

Teach Yourself to Hear Purple

20/11/2014

A nine-week training programme sees if adults without synaesthesia can develop the key hallmarks of the condition. Report...

Drumsticks by freedigitalphotos.net and hinnamsaisuy

Are You ‘Beat Deaf’?

13/11/2014

Beat-deafness, though very rare, is a problem not simply of how people feel a pulse or move their bodies, but instead, how people synchronize with sounds they hear....

http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00792/abstract

Leaders Need to Look Healthy, Not Intelligent

07/11/2014

It it always pays for aspiring leaders to look healthy...

vetulicolian fossil by University of AdelaideSouth Australian Museum

Weirdo Fossils are Our Cousins

19/10/2014

Some of the world's most bizarre fossils have been identified as distant relatives of humans...

Non-Hopping Giant Kangaroos

18/10/2014

Now extinct giant kangaroos most likely could not hop and used a more rigid body posture to move their hindlimbs...

High Risks and Have a Go Heroes

17/10/2014

People who risk their lives to save strangers may do so without deliberation...

The Yucky Secrets of the Housefly

15/10/2014

Scientists have sequenced the house fly genome for the first time, revealing robust immune genes...

A picture of tanks by freedigitalphotos.net/tongdang

Tweaking the Invisibility Cloak

14/10/2014

In this way, antennae and sensors could be made invisible or deceptive to remote inspection....

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....

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....

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...

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....

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....

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...