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  No Sons Linked to Lower Contraception Use in Nepal

  March 14, 2013 — While poverty and under-education continue to dampen contraception use in Nepal, exacerbating the country’s efforts to reduce maternal and child mortality rates, researchers say another, more ... > full story
• Mobile Computing
  Gender Difference
  Social Psychology
  Relationships
  Child Psychology
  Psychology
   

  Teen Sexting, the Gender Gap

  March 14, 2013 — A survey of US adolescents reveals a gender gap in attitudes towards sexting and perceived ... > full story
• Dolphins and Whales
  Sea Life
  Marine Biology
  Animals
  Evolutionary Biology
  Soil Types
   
  

  Mass Strandings of Pilot Whales May Not Be Driven by Kinship, DNA Profiles Show

  March 14, 2013 — Recent research has shed some light on whether family relationships play a role in beachings of otherwise healthy whales. Investigators used genetic data to describe the kinship of individual ... > full story

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  • Role of Kinship in Mass Strandings of Pilot Whales Questioned
• Bioethics
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  Is Technology Really Too Fast for Society?

  March 14, 2013 — We often hear that technology is advancing so fast that society cannot keep up. But in reality, social change is intimately linked to technology changes, and that expectations of what technology can ... > full story
• Gender Difference
  Mathematics
  Intelligence
  Mathematical Modeling
  Video Games
  Math Puzzles
   
  

  International Gender Difference in Math and Reading Scores Persists Regardless of Gender Equality

  March 14, 2013 — Even in countries with high gender equality, sex differences in math and reading scores persisted in the 75 nations examined by a new study. Girls consistently scored higher in reading, while boys ... > full story
• Smoking
  Staying Healthy
  Teen Health
  Public Health
  Children's Health
  Mental Health Research
   

  Children of Divorced Parents More Likely to Start Smoking, Study Finds

  March 14, 2013 — Both daughters and sons from divorced families are significantly more likely to initiate smoking in comparison to their peers from intact families, shows a new analysis of 19,000 Americans. The study ... > full story
• Behavioral Science
  Mating and Breeding
  Agriculture and Food
  Insects (including Butterflies)
  Botany
  Animals
   
  

  Social Bees Mark Dangerous Flowers With Chemical Signals

  March 14, 2013 — Scientists already knew that some social bee species warn their conspecifics when detecting the presence of a predator near their hive, which in turn causes an attack response to the possible ... > full story
• Religion
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  Racial Issues
  Psychology
  Racial Disparity
  Gender Difference
   
  

  Americans and Religion Increasingly Parting Ways

  March 13, 2013 — Religious affiliation in the United States is at its lowest point since it began to be tracked in the 1930s, according to analysis of newly released survey data. Last year, one in five Americans ... > full story
• Autism
  Child Psychology
  Children's Health
  Child Development
  Psychiatry
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   

  Autistic Children May Be at Greater Risk of Suicide Ideation and Attempts

  March 12, 2013 — Children with an autism spectrum disorder may be at greater risk for contemplating suicide or attempting suicide than children without autism, according to ... > full story
• Internet
  Anger Management
  Behavior
  Communications
  Consumer Behavior
  Social Psychology
   

  Does Expressing Anger on Online Rant-Sites Make You Feel Better or Worse?

  March 12, 2013 — Little is known about the value and emotional consequences of expressing anger on the Internet. Rant-sites provide an outlet for anonymous, angry outbursts. How people feel after reading and writing ... > full story

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