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Cats and Kids: the tale of Epilepsy

11/02/2013

Research shows cats and human have a similar form of epilepsy. ...

“Now for seconds”: Rewarding Substances

09/02/2013

A new study in Biological Psychiatry reports that Poor impulse control contributes to one's inability to control the consumption of rewarding substances, like food, alcohol, and other drugs....

Altruistic Plants

08/02/2013

Altruistic Plants : Study is the first to specifically test the idea of cooperation among siblings in plants. ...

Quantum communication

06/02/2013

Ultrafast, efficient, and reliable single-photon detectors are among the most sought-after components in photonics and quantum communication, which have not yet reached maturity for practical...

Global warming less extreme than feared?

05/02/2013

Global warming less extreme than feared? Internationally renowned climate researcher Caroline Leck of Stockholm University has evaluated the Norwegian project and is enthusiastic....

How to predict the future of technology?

04/02/2013

The paper offers a new model, Step and Wait (SAW), which more accurately tracks the path of technological evolution in six markets that the authors tested. ...

Cows fed flaxseed produce Omega-3 Milk

03/02/2013

Dairy cows that are fed flaxseed produce more nutritious milk, according to a new study by Oregon State University....

Evolution inspires more efficient solar cells

02/02/2013

Geometric pattern maximizes time light is trapped in solar cell. The sun's energy is virtually limitless, but harnessing its electricity with today's single-crystal silicon solar cells is extremely...

Lung death pictures for smokers

30/01/2013

Disadvantaged groups stand to benefit from hard-hitting tobacco warnings...

30% of teen girls report meeting online friends

29/01/2013

Study highlights special risk faced by abused and neglected online teen girls. ...

Cup colour influences the taste of hot chocolate

28/01/2013

Two researchers from the Polytechnic University of Valencia and the University of Oxford have proven that hot chocolate tastes better in an orange or cream coloured cup than in a white or red one....

Single Women, Sex and Colonial Religion

27/01/2013

Research reveals how single women shaped the religious culture of colonial Latin America...

The most surreal science article ever.

26/01/2013

transposable elements, or jumping genes, which are largely idle in mammals...

Big Bird and Your Brain

25/01/2013

Using brain scans of children and adults watching Big Bird on Sesame Street, cognitive scientists are learning how children's brains change as they develop intellectual abilities like reading and...

Computers push molecules

24/01/2013

Berkeley Lab bioscientists and their colleagues decipher a far-reaching problem in computer simulations....

Finding Chicago’s food gardens with Google Earth

23/01/2013

Urban agriculture is promoted as a strategy for dealing with food insecurity, stimulating economic development, and combating diet-related health problems in cities....

Babies learn In Utero

22/01/2013

Babies only hours old are able to differentiate between sounds from their native language and a foreign language....

How to treat heat like light

21/01/2013

New approach using nanoparticle alloys allows heat to be focused or reflected just like electromagnetic waves...

Galactic geysers fuelled by star stuff

20/01/2013

Seen from Earth, but invisible to the human eye, the outflows stretch about two-thirds across the sky from horizon to horizon....

Playing Sport for Fun

19/01/2013

To protect against injuries, young athletes may need to play more just for fun...

NASA satellites saw Cyclone Freda’s widening eye

18/01/2013

Tropical Cyclone Freda intensified over the last couple of days in the warm waters of the Southern Pacific Ocean, and NASA's TRMM and Aqua satellites measured the rainfall within the storm, and...

The short end of the stick

17/01/2013

Some men voice complaints of shortened penis following prostate cancer treatment. ...

Girls better at school, worse at tests

14/01/2013

Why do girls get better grades in elementary school than boys—even when they perform worse on standardized tests?...

Let crying babes lie

13/01/2013

Let crying babes lie: Study supports notion of leaving infants to cry themselves back to sleep...

Magnetic fields created before the first stars

12/01/2013

"No one knows how magnets work!" - Bochum physicist calculates field strengths in the early universe...

Get moving on those resolutions

11/01/2013

For those short on time, aerobic, not resistance, exercise is best bet for weight, fat loss...

Head kids, hurt bad

10/01/2013

Second impact syndrome: A devastating injury to the young brain. Science shows that it's more or less okay to band kids on the head once. ...

Avoid Fructose!

09/01/2013

Fructose Ingestion and Cerebral, Metabolic, and Satiety Responses. Associations between fructose consumption and weight gain. Booze and fried bananas also implicated. ...

Space travel is harmful to the brain

08/01/2013

As if space travel was not already filled with enough dangers, a new study out today in the journal PLOS ONE shows that cosmic radiation could accelerate the onset of Alzheimer's disease....