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Long Menopause Allows Killer Whales to Care for Adult Sons
September 13, 2012 — Scientists have found the answer to why female killer whales have the longest menopause of any non-human species -- to care for their adult sons. The research shows that, for a male over 30, the ... > full story -
How Early Social Deprivation Impairs Long-Term Cognitive Function
September 13, 2012 — Children who suffer severe neglect have cognitive impairments as adults. A new study shows for the first time how functional impairments arise: Social isolation during early life prevents brain's ... > full story -
Facebook Profile Pictures Influence Perceived Attractiveness, Study Finds
September 12, 2012 — Researchers have found that comments left by users on Facebook profile pictures strongly affect the level of perceived attractiveness of the profile owner physically, socially, and ... > full story -
Facebook Boosts Voter Turnout: 61-Million-Person Experiment Demonstrates Voting Can Be Influenced by Social Networks
September 12, 2012 — A 61-million-person experiment conducted on Facebook during the U.S. elections in 2010 demonstrates (for the first time, the authors believe) that important real-world behaviors like voting can be ... > full story -
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Study Examines Thoughts and Feelings That Foster Collaboration Across Cultures
September 12, 2012 — The musician Paul Simon came to fame collaborating with his childhood friend Art Garfunkel, yet launched another chapter with his Graceland album, collaborating with musicians from Soweto. Ratan Tata ... > full story -
Scrub Jays React to Their Dead, Bird Study Shows: 'Funerals' Can Last for Up to Half an Hour
September 11, 2012 — Western scrub jays summon others to screech over the body of a dead jay, according to new research. The birds' cacophonous 'funerals' can last for up to half an ... > full story -
'Facebook Effect': Thousands Registered as Organ Donors Via Facebook, Dwarfing Other Donation Initiatives
September 11, 2012 — When Facebook introduced a feature that enables people to register to become organ and tissue donors, thousands did so, dwarfing any previous donation initiative according to ... > full story -
Who (and What) Can You Trust? How Non-Verbal Cues Can Predict a Person's (and a Robot's) Trustworthiness
September 11, 2012 — People face this predicament all the time -- can you determine a person's character in a single interaction? Can you judge whether someone you just met can be trusted when you have only a few minutes ... > full story -
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Comparison of Immigrant Children in Four Nations Shows Strengths, Lags
September 11, 2012 — Young children whose families immigrate to Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States are as prepared and capable of starting school as their native-born counterparts, with one ... > full story -
Parents' Education Before Migrating Tied to Children's Achievement
September 11, 2012 — Immigrant parents' education before migrating is more strongly tied to their children's achievement in the United States than any other parental attribute, either before or after migration. These are ... > full story
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