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People Are Overly Confident in Their Own Knowledge, Despite Errors
June 10, 2013 — Overprecision -- excessive confidence in the accuracy of our beliefs -- can have profound consequences, inflating investors' valuation of their investments, leading physicians to gravitate too ... > full story -
Mysterious Monument Found Beneath the Sea of Galilee
June 10, 2013 — Scientists have discovered a mysterious monument beneath the waves of the Sea of Galilee. The site resembles early burial sites in Europe and was likely built in the early Bronze ... > full story -
River Dredging Reduced Fish Numbers, Diversity
June 10, 2013 — Comparing dredged and undredged sections of the Allegheny River, reduced populations of fish and less variety of aquatic life occurred in areas where gravel extraction took place, according to ... > full story -
Pollinators Easily Enhanced by Flowering Agri-Environment Schemes
June 10, 2013 — European agri-environment schemes enhance wild pollinators on farmland, new research shows. The effects increased with the number of flowers brought back by the schemes. Recent studies have shown ... > full story -
How Cells Get a Skeleton
June 10, 2013 — Stress generated by nano-motors within animal cells can lead to the creation of a condensed layer of filaments beneath the outer cell membrane. The mechanism responsible for generating part of the ... > full story -
Treatment of Mental Illness Lowers Arrest Rates, Saves Money
June 10, 2013 — Research shows that outpatient treatment of mental illness significantly reduces arrest rates for people with mental health problems and saves taxpayers ... > full story -
Mice Give New Clues to Origins of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
June 10, 2013 — Researchers have identified what they think may be a mechanism underlying the development of compulsive behaviors. The finding suggests possible approaches to treating or preventing certain ... > full story -
Self-Fertilizing Plants Contribute to Their Own Demise
June 10, 2013 — Many plants are self-fertilizing, meaning they act as both mother and father to their own seeds. This strategy -- known as selfing -- guarantees reproduction but, over time, leads to reduced ... > full story -
Leakage of Carbon from Land to Rivers, Lakes, Estuaries and Coastal Regions Revealed
June 10, 2013 — When carbon is emitted by human activities into the atmosphere it is generally thought that about half remains in the atmosphere and the remainder is stored in the oceans and on land. New research ... > full story -
Catching Individual Molecules in a Million With Optical Antennas Inside Nano-Boxes
June 10, 2013 — Detecting one individual biomolecule amongst millions of other neighboring molecules has been technically impossible until now. Scientists have now devised the smallest optical device capable of ... > full story
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