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All about that Vertebral Wedging

21/03/2015

Men prefer women who exhibit specific angles of spinal curvature over buttock mass...

At it like rabbits? Kids, Vids and Sex

20/03/2015

As the portrayal of women as objects of lust reflects patriarchal values, media images that support this type of male dominance may provoke resistance in female viewers....

Bicarbo-load for Better Vision

19/03/2015

By opposing the effect of light, bicarbonate limits the size of the photon response and quickens its recovery...

Schizophrenic? Check your fingers, chaps.

18/03/2015

Asymmetry has a potential utility as a diagnostic test in determining the presence of schizophrenia...

Shifty Eyes. Influencing Moral Decisions By Tracking the Gaze

17/03/2015

Moral decisions can be influenced by tracking moment to moment movements of the eyes during deliberation...

Tilting trees for better biofuel

15/03/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”Y/dropcapou’re gonna BURN, you beech! Take 2: You’re gonna Burn, you birch! Why the willow wept…. Imperial researchers...

clouds by MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC

Turbulent times : The Physics of Clouds

14/03/2015

Being based in London, Trebuchet gets quite a lot of practise with clouds. Next up: The physics of black nose-crust/Tube bogies? In 1941, Russian physicist Andrey Kolmogorov developed a theory of...

Live longer by spending less time alone.

13/03/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”U/dropcaprr hur hurr. That’s a scientific euphemism, that is. ‘Spend less time alone’. They mean ‘shagging’,...

Being laid off causes distrust for at least nine years

12/03/2015

Job losses of the recent recession could lead to a worrying level of long-term distrust...

Breaking the Galactic Speed Record

11/03/2015

The white dwarf is thought to have turned into a 'thermonuclear supernovae' and exploded...

A world of new beers! Raise a glass to the Finns

09/03/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”H/dropcapelsinki. Lakes. Rally drivers. Awkward silences. Prolonged awkward silences. That’s all we knew about Finland. But now...

Wipe Your Pants Down, this is gonna get sticky

08/03/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”T/dropcaphink of the applications! A paint that makes the coated object self-cleaning. Pure sci-fi. Wonder if you slopped it onto a vinyl if...

Yes dear, have another biscuit. Some of us have jogging to do..

07/03/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”T/dropcap he healthgiving power of sanctimonious smuggery – having a fit partner can make you fitter too. Although it’s probably...

Gimmie Some Space! Tracking Pedestrian Movement

06/03/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”D/dropcapid we need a research project measuring a general law of how pedestrians interact? Surely the simple law is : extremely slowly,...

Avoiding the Zombie Apocalypse : Where to Hold Out

05/03/2015

Zombie apocalypse. Yawn. Frankly, if the droning emo stumblemonkeys can detect brain activity on a turgid March Tuesday such as this one, they’ve earned it. Tuck in. A team of Cornell...

Quantifying how much urban travel is based on social activity

01/03/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”O/dropcaput. There. With the germs and the filth and the encrusted detritus of human interaction and People Who Hug. Massachusetts Institute...

Not Over Yet. Traditional media fights back

28/02/2015

Despite our new-media landscape, recent research suggests that a more traditional approach forms the basis of …. tl;dr In an age where digital media is constantly changing, public relations...

Fortune favours…. Why Thinking of God Increases Bravery

27/02/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”F/dropcap or England, Harry, and Saint George…. Oh, and God. Sorry. Forgot. Oops. Reminders of God can make people more likely to seek...

Coffee Physics: Why Lattes Spill More than Americanos

26/02/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”A/dropcap coating of froth dampens wave motion in liquids. Surfers knew that already – everyone wants a nice clean wave. However, more...

Mind-Controlled Bionic Austrians (No, really)

25/02/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”S/dropcapome news stories just seem destined to become retweets. Take the following breakthrough in surgical prostheses featuring...

Sweating it – Saunas Make Men Live Longer

24/02/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”M/dropcapale privilege. Sometimes it manifests in very obvious ways. Saunas for health and longevity. Next up, the medical research...

Three Squares a Day to Eat Yourelf Sane

23/02/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”E/dropcapvenly-spaced meals and plenty of sleep could be the way to better mental health. You might go insane trying to arrange the above,...