Achievement gaps within racial groups identified for first time March 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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A University of Michigan study finds that when it comes to achievement gaps within racial groups, catching up over time is common. | |
Resolving international copyright April 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Publishers commonly profit from the creative works of their freelance contributors not only in the traditional print format, but increasingly digitally through websites, databases, and multimedia output and through syndication ... | |
 US Patent Office rejects company's claim for bean commonly grown by Latin American farmers April 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today rejected all of the patent claims for a common yellow bean that has been a familiar staple in Latin American diets for more than a century. | |
Rewriting Greenland's immigration history May 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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The first immigrants in Greenland were not Indians from the North American continent or Canadian Inuit as previously suggested. And it is not just a question of revising the Greenlandic immigration history. The discovery ... | |
Low-cost airlines are now the new major players June 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Leading low-cost airlines with a preference for small, inexpensive airports are now the largest airlines in the United States and Europe, according to an MIT expert on airport design and operations, who said that airport ... | |
 Even toddlers get it: Data 'chunks' are easier to remember July 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Which is easier to remember: 4432879960 or 443-297-9960? The latter, of course. Adults seem to know automatically, in fact, that long strings of numbers are more easily recalled when divided into smaller "bite-sized ... | |
 Backs to the Future June 12, 2006 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 255 vote(s)
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New analysis of the language and gesture of South America's indigenous Aymara people indicates they have a concept of time opposite to all the world's studied cultures -- so that the past is ahead of them and ... | |
Early academic skills, not behavior, best predict school success November 13, 2007 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 46 vote(s)
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An educational study unprecedented in scope finds that children who enter kindergarten with elementary mathematics and reading skills are the most likely to experience later academic success -- whether or not they have social ... | |
Rising prison population an undeclared national crisis April 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 28 vote(s)
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Nearly a month after a published study on increasing U.S. prison population revealed more than 1 in 100 American adults are behind bars, two University of Michigan professors are aiming to elevate the public debate on prison ... | |
Manual Dishwashing Study Digs Up Dirt On Dish Cleanliness February 26, 2007 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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New research at Ohio State University answers an infectious question about eating at restaurants: How clean are manually washed dishes? | |
Creationists object to evolution exhibit November 09, 2007 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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An unprecedented exhibit of early human fossils at a Kenyan museum has pitted religious creationists against scientists. | |
Boys need regular doses of action to focus on study March 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Short, regular doses of exercise between lessons helps boys concentrate and learn more in class, says a specialist in educating boys, Dr Michael Irwin. | |
Copyrights (and wrongs) March 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Some of the most important copyright documents ever written are being made available online for the first time, reflecting growing public interest in authorial rights in the wake of the internet revolution. | |
Boosting self-esteem can backfire in decision-making March 31, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Smart business leaders understand that confidence affects decision-making and ultimately a company’s earnings. But giving employees positive feedback in the hopes of promoting better decisions sometimes can backfire, suggests ... | |
Scholar explores mystery of the 'music-evoked frisson' May 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Why are opera singers' voices so distinctive and powerful? Why can we pick them out, without the help of amplification, against the sound of more than 100 accompanying instruments? | |
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