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Now Computers Can Detect Your Pain

22/03/2014

A computer system spots real or faked expressions of pain more accurately than people can...

Avoiding Cold War with Texan Vodka

21/03/2014

Distillers are producing at least 17 Texas vodkas....

Football is ‘Subject to laws of Physics’ Shocker!

20/03/2014

A simple rule governs the complex dynamics of the ball and the team's front-line...

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The Twelve Keys to a Hit Song

19/03/2014

The researchers identified 12 key themes, and related terms, that came up most often in the hit songs. ...

Fuel Your Truck With Alligator Fat

18/03/2014

Animal fats, including those from alligators, could give an economical, ecofriendly boost to the biofuel industry...

Bring the Gnar – Extreme Sports and Injury

17/03/2014

The thrill of extreme sports comes at a price: a higher risk for severe neck and head injuries...

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The Debilitating Effects of Shame

16/03/2014

Shame on you. These three simple words can temporarily — or, when used too often, permanently — destroy an individual's sense of value and self-worth....

Play it Sam. You Played it Before….

15/03/2014

The brain's motor network helps people remember and recognize music that they have performed in the past better than music they have only heard...

Gran’s Meds are Making Her Sick

14/03/2014

More than 9 million older adults in the U.S. are being prescribed medications that may be causing them more harm than benefit...

The Genetics of Music Aptitude

13/03/2014

Multiple regions in the human genome are reported to be linked to musical aptitude...

Biological Tests for Happy Worker-bots

12/03/2014

Combining information obtained from questionnaires along with biological measures - to make you a sleeker, more efficient profit-unit....

Alan Turing’s (Only) Biology Theory Proven

11/03/2014

The first experimental evidence that validates Turing's theory in cell-like structures...

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Male Culture Makes Mothers Leave Jobs

10/03/2014

Many women leave high-powered jobs because they are relegated to lesser roles and feel the need to suppress their identities as mothers...

Maybe You Just Don’t Like Music

09/03/2014

Some otherwise healthy and happy people do not enjoy music and show no autonomic responses to its sound, despite normal musical perception capacities...

Stiff Little Fingers : Album/Tour

08/03/2014

Punk rock legends Stiff Little Fingers are set to tour the UK and Ireland in March 2014. Details...

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Armchair Activism (Apathy in the UK)

07/03/2014

Social media can activate interpersonal ties but won't necessarily turn ordinary citizens into hyper-activists...

A picture of a panda by Sue Nichols, Michigan State University Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability

Panda Versus Horse Deathmatch

04/03/2014

Livestock, particularly horses, have been identified as a significant threat to panda survival. ...

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E. Coli – A Simple Solution

01/03/2014

A small piece of freshly cut sapwood can filter out more than 99 percent of the bacteria E. coli from water...

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Cancer-Killing Coffee?

28/02/2014

Recent research has shown that caffeine also has a good side. It can kill cancer cells. ...

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Water Everywhere. Even on Other Planets

27/02/2014

Water has been detected in the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system with a new technique that could help researchers to learn how many planets with water, like Earth, exist ...

Euromaidan : What’s Happening in Ukraine?

25/02/2014

February 20 took the most lives of the whole three months of revolution. The whole square where the confrontation was held was set on fire...

Plug Car In – Black City Out. Oops.

24/02/2014

The growing fleet of electric cars will put a lot of new strain on the United States' aging electrical distribution systems. News item...

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Your Best Memories, All Before 25?

23/02/2014

By the time most people are 25, they have made the most important memories of their lives, according to new research from the University of New Hampshire....