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Telescope Alert : Venus and Jupiter

17/08/2014

the closest planet pairing of 2014 -- and not just any planets, but the two brightest ones: Venus and Jupiter...

stardust by UC Berkeley and Andrew Westphal.

NASA Finds Interstellar Stardust

16/08/2014

If confirmed, these particles would be the first samples of contemporary interstellar dust....

Organised Penguins Find Food

15/08/2014

Penguins forage in groups, may synchronize their underwater movements, and potentially cooperate ...

Image by Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, Creative Commons License

How Geckos Stick

14/08/2014

Exploring the subtleties of geckos' adhesion system mechanism...

Red Fang Free London Show

13/08/2014

RED FANG have announced a free show in London to round off their summer European tour dates....

Aussies Develop Tractor Beam

12/08/2014

ANU team develops simple wave generators, enabling them to move floating objects at will...

Caffeine Reduces TInnitus

10/08/2014

Incidence of reported tinnitus was 15 percent lower among those women who consumed 450 to 599 mg/day of caffeine....

Shut Down Ivory Markets to Save Wildlife

09/08/2014

The message is simple: to save elephants, all ivory markets must close and all ivory stockpiles must be destroyed...

Aggression, not Depression, Fuels Drunken Yobbery

08/08/2014

Aggressive behavior increases adolescent drinking, depression doesn't...

job application by freedigital and phasinphoto

Dignity of Work Remains, Even When Unpaid

07/08/2014

Analysis shows that welfare-to-work schemes indeed increase the life satisfaction, happiness and feelings of life worth of the jobless....

A picture of a video game joypad by Freedigitalphotos/Arvind Balaraman

Video Games Make Kids Bad (Again)

06/08/2014

Possible effects of violent video games go well beyond violence to apply to substance use, risky driving and risk-taking sexual behavior...

Phone-a-Medic Scheme Fails

05/08/2014

Study shows that in telephone triage the workload is only redistributed, whilst the costs are the same....

Atlantic Warming Fuels Pacific Megawinds

04/08/2014

The main cause of the Pacific climate trends of the past 20 years had its origin in the Atlantic Ocean...

Timothy Yeo / CQT, National University of Singapore

Misinformation Diffusing Online

03/08/2014

We are increasingly reliant on information we obtain from online sources. However, our implicit faith in the validity of that information can be counterproductive...

A picture of tangled ropes, nets, beach debris. By Sean Keenan

Death of the Sea Hares

02/08/2014

Boat noise stops embryonic development and increases larval mortality in sea hares...

Let the Good News Wait

01/08/2014

It is much easier for a good mood to sour than it is to overcome a bad mood...

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....