Category: News

Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don’t know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is! – Anne Frank

Viking cod bones

In the Hands of Cod – How Fish Unified Europe Before Brussels

08/08/2017

DNA from Viking cod bones suggests 1,000-year history of European fish trade...

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The Biology of Colour (and Why There are No Purple Cows)

07/08/2017

Study explores advances and challenges in the field of animal coloration...

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What Kind of Sexist Are You? Effects of Pornography and Age

04/08/2017

Age of first exposure to pornography shapes men's attitudes toward women ...

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funniest words

Nitwit! Egghead! Twerp! Searching for the Funniest Words

03/08/2017

Booty, booby, nitwit and hooter among the words which make us laugh most ...

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Can You Really Use Insects to Tell if A Body’s Been Moved?

02/08/2017

Forensic entomology is more complicated than it looks on TV...

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decisions

How Intuitive Are You? (Whatever You Answered, You’re Probably Wrong)

01/08/2017

People find it difficult to judge how good their intuitions are ...

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crispy jellyfish

Crispy Jellyfish: Coming Soon to a Buddha Bowl Near You

31/07/2017

New methods of preparation mean jellyfish may soon be accepted as a healthy snack...

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studying, alcohol boosts recall

Alcohol Boosts Recall (and, Usually, Regret)

28/07/2017

Alcohol boosts recall of earlier learning ...

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dog, dog walking

Beats Botox! Dog Walking Keeps You Younger Longer

27/07/2017

Dog walking could be key to ensuring activity in later life ...

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lunar magma

Within a Watery Moon: New Analysis of Lunar Interior

26/07/2017

Scientists spy new evidence of water in the moon's interior ...

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in-car pollution in-car pollution

In-Car Pollution: Worse Than We Thought

25/07/2017

In-car air study of commuting cars finds dangers to human health...

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Individualism

It’s MINE!: The Inexorable Rise of Individualism

24/07/2017

Individualistic practices and values increasing around the world ...

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Spot the Fake! How Good Are You at Detecting Fake News?

21/07/2017

People can detect a fake image of a real-world scene only 60% of the time...

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red algae

Summer Superfood Alert: Red Algae

19/07/2017

What makes red algae so different and why should we care? ...

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Brexit and food

More Catastrophe! This time: Brexit and Food

18/07/2017

UK not ready for Brexit's impact on food, report warns ...

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Domestication of seed

Don’t Fear the Reaper: Domestication of Seeds was Earlier than We Thought

17/07/2017

Synchrotron light used to show human domestication of seeds from 2000 BC ...

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Saraswati

Bigger than Huge: Saraswati redefines ‘Massive’

14/07/2017

Indian astrophysicists identify megastructure of galaxies 4 billion light-years away...

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3D Movies at Home, Without Glasses!

13/07/2017

CSAIL system converts 3-D movies into a more TV-friendly format...

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Is Teacher Burnout Contagious?

12/07/2017

The organizational culture in schools can make a notable difference for early-career teachers' burnout levels...

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effects of money on thinking

How Does Money Affect Thought?

11/07/2017

Systematic research investigates effects of money on thinking, behavior ...

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Autonomous border-surveillance

Drones, or a Big Dumb Wall? Autonomous Border-Surveillance

07/07/2017

ngineers at the University of Arizona are designing an autonomous border-surveillance system that can collect, assess and act on data in real time...

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Would You Trust a Car to Make an Ethical Decision?

06/07/2017

Self-driving cars may soon be able to make moral and ethical decisions as humans do ...

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gabaergic neurons

Is Anxiety Stopping You Sleeping? Are You Sure? Really? Really?

05/07/2017

The secret connection between anxiety and sleep ...

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cave paintings

Booming Beats, Choice Visuals: Cave (Rave) Paintings

04/07/2017

Acoustic scientist sounds off about the location of cave paintings ...

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Lines and Boundaries: The Different Ways Artists, Architects See

29/06/2017

Artists and architects think differently compared to other people ...

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Notre Dame, spatial audio

Can We Really Do Spatial Audio? (Seeing With Your Ears)

28/06/2017

Novel acoustics project aims to improve virtual reality and explore ear shape effects on 3-D sound...

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Right Behind You…oops! More Crashes When Following Friends

27/06/2017

Following a friend leads to unsafe driving behavior ...

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multi-task

Can’t Multi-Task? Quit Boozing

26/06/2017

Cognitive impairments are an issue for many adult substance users...

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parenting, mum-shaming

Mum-Shaming: Who does it most (and does it have any effect)?

23/06/2017

Advice or abuse? Giving opinions on mothers' parenting skills can have unintended consequences...

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pray

Dear Lord, Please Fix the Property Prices: Praying More Makes Older People Happier

22/06/2017

Older people who feel close to God have well-being that grows with frequent prayer ...

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