When It Comes to Brains, Size Matters June 20, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 41 vote(s)
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Findings of a three-year study by researchers at the University of California, Riverside and the University of Florida, Gainesville run counter to the popular belief that women have better language skills than men.
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Limits on futures trading could boost gas prices, expert says July 25, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 7
Proposals to reign in wallet-draining gasoline prices by curbing speculation in oil markets would likely increase costs at the pump instead of trimming them, a University of Illinois economist says. | |
 Female migrants most likely to be illegally underpaid August 12, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study shows female migrant workers may be more likely than any other group to be paid less than the national minimum wage. | |
 Cow Backpacks Trap Methane Gas July 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 93 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In an attempt to understand the extent of cow flatulence on global warming, scientists in Argentina are strapping plastic bags to the backs of cows to capture their emissions. | |
Why New Political Parties Sizzle or Fizzle August 04, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- Across the globe, new political parties, from green parties to anti-immigration parties, are constantly emerging in democratic countries. But while some of these nascent single-issue groups fade away, others, ... | |
Japanese lucky charms turn out to be radioactive: police July 17, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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A Japanese duo who marketed charms said to glow for more than a decade ran out of luck themselves as it came to light that the products were radioactive, police said Thursday. | |
Students who use 'clickers' score better on physics tests July 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 29 vote(s)
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Hand-held electronic devices called clickers are helping college students learn physics, according to a series of research studies. | |
Study predicts crop-production costs will jump dramatically in 2009 July 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Soaring energy prices will yield sharp increases for corn and soybean production next year, cutting into farmers' profits and stretching already high food costs, according to a new University of Illinois study. | |
 First Ever World Map of Happiness Produced July 28, 2006 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 298 vote(s)
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A University of Leicester psychologist has produced the first ever 'world map of happiness.' | |
 Researchers stumped by drug addiction paradox April 16, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 107 vote(s)
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From chocolate and caffeine to nicotine and cocaine, many of our most addictive foods and drugs come from plant toxins. Considering that plants originally developed these toxins to deter herbivorous predators, ... | |
 Super multi-use minerals unveiled June 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 32 vote(s)
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This material forms around a third of the average packet of washing powder and helps refine 99 per cent of the world's petrol. It is also used to clean up nuclear waste. This extremely useful material is a ... | |
Family type has less-than-expected impact on parental involvement August 03, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Children in step-families and in other non-traditional families get just as much quality time with their parents as those in traditional families, with only a few exceptions, according to research to be presented at the annual ... | |
Study explodes myths of gang life July 15, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Two years of field work with members of six English gangs has produced one of the most revealing portraits of their lives, exploding distorted stereotypes of their culture. | |
Democracies with separation of powers less likely to stop using torture July 16, 2008 | User rating: 2.3 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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A system of checks and balances in government is usually regarded as a good thing, except when it comes to the probability that a nation will stop its use of government-sanctioned torture, according to a Florida State University ... | |
 'Misdirected and unreasonable' acts of kindness can have significant consequences January 31, 2007 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 86 vote(s)
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There is a story about a guy who makes a point to be kind to his taxi driver, giving him a sincere thanks and a generous tip. The guy reasons that, if the taxi driver is then inspired to be kind to each of ... | |
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