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Preschoolers Can Outsmart College Students at Figuring out Gizmos
Mar. 6, 2014 — Preschoolers can be smarter than college students at figuring out how unusual toys and gadgets work because they're more flexible and less biased than adults in their ideas about cause and ... full story -
Birds Display Lateralization Bias When Selecting Flight Paths
Mar. 6, 2014 — Flocks of birds manage to navigate through difficult environments by individuals having predispositions to favor the left- or right-hand side. Researchers flew the budgerigars down a tunnel where ... full story -
Fighting for Survival in the Gut: Unravelling the Hidden Variation in Bacteria
Mar. 6, 2014 — Our intestines harbor an astronomical number of bacteria, around 100 times the number of cells in our body, known as the gut microbiota. These bacteria belong to thousands of species that co-exist, ... full story -
Icy Wreckage Discovered in Nearby Planetary System
Mar. 6, 2014 — Astronomers have discovered the splattered remains of comets colliding together around a nearby star. The researchers believe they are witnessing the total destruction of one of these icy bodies once ... full story -
'Seeing' Bodies With Sound (No Sight Required)
Mar. 6, 2014 — People born unable to see are readily capable of learning to perceive the shape of the human body through soundscapes that translate images into sound, according to researchers. With a little ... full story -
Some People Really Just Don't Like Music
Mar. 6, 2014 — It is often said that music is a universal language. However, a new report finds that music doesn't speak to everyone. There are people who are perfectly able to experience pleasure in other ... full story -
Are You Smarter Than a 5-Year-Old? Preschoolers Can Do Algebra
Mar. 6, 2014 — Millions of high school and college algebra students are united in a shared agony over solving for x and y, and for those to whom the answers don't come easily, it gets worse: Most preschoolers ... full story -
Storing Extra Rocket Fuel in Space for Future Missions?
Mar. 6, 2014 — Future lunar missions may be fueled by gas stations in space, according to engineers: A spacecraft might dock at a propellant depot, somewhere between the Earth and the moon, and pick up extra rocket ... full story -
IT Security for the Daily Life: Withdrawing Money at Cash Machines With 'Google Glass'
Mar. 6, 2014 — Mini-computers with head-mounted display like 'Google Glass' don't just alarm privacy activists. Rather, they also enable applications increasing data protection. Computer scientists ... full story -
Robotic Prosthesis Turns Drummer Into a Three-Armed Cyborg
Mar. 6, 2014 — Scientists have created a robotic drumming prosthesis with motors that power two drumsticks. The first stick is controlled both physically by the musicians’ arms and electronically using ... full story -
Testis Size Matters for Genome Evolution
Mar. 6, 2014 — Scientists used a sequence dataset from 55 species of primates to test for a correlation between molecular evolutionary rates across a genome (substitution rates) and testes weights, used in the ... full story -
New Research Could Help Make 'Roll-Up' Digital Screens a Reality for All
Mar. 6, 2014 — New technology could make flexible electronics such as roll-up tablet computers, widely available in the near future. So far, this area of electronic design has been hampered by unreliability and ... full story -
Elephant Age Estimated from Voice: A Powerful Conservation Tool?
Mar. 6, 2014 — Researchers have been able to estimate the age of an elephant based on its vocal sounds. Results showed that they could distinguish infants, calves, juveniles, and adults with 70 percent accuracy and ... full story -
Pumping Iron: A Hydrogel Actuator With Mussel Tone
Mar. 5, 2014 — Using iron ions and chemistry found in the adhesive proteins of a certain mollusk, scientists have developed a hydrogel actuator that moves when its pH is raised. Hydrogels are soft networks of ... full story -
New Dinosaur Found in Portugal, Largest Terrestrial Predator from Europe
Mar. 5, 2014 — A new dinosaur species found in Portugal may be the largest land predator discovered in Europe, as well as one of the largest carnivorous dinosaurs from the Jurassic. T. gurneyi had blade-shaped ... full story -
Save Money and the Planet: Turn Your Old Milk Jugs Into 3-D Printer Filament
Mar. 5, 2014 — Making your own stuff with a 3-D printer is vastly cheaper than what you'd pay for manufactured goods, even factoring in the cost of buying the plastic filament. Yet, you can drive the cost down ... full story -
Bioinspired, Sponge-Like Shrinking Gel Steers Tooth, Tissue Formation
Mar. 5, 2014 — A new bioinspired sponge-like gel shrinks single-handedly, squeezing unspecialized cells inside it and turning them into cells that begin to form teeth. The new material was inspired by the ... full story -
Key Enzyme Found in Disease-Causing Bacteria Responsible for Heart Valve Disease
Mar. 5, 2014 — A disease-causing bacterium found in the mouth needs manganese, a trace mineral, in order to cause a serious heart infection, according to a preclinical study. Researchers have been studying the ... full story -
Hop Leaves -- Discarded in Beer Brewing -- Have Substances That Could Fight Dental Diseases
Mar. 5, 2014 — Beer drinkers know that hops are what gives the drink its bitterness and aroma. Recently, scientists reported that the part of hops that isn't used for making beer contains healthful ... full story -
A Wristband for a Different Kind of Cause ... Environmental Health
Mar. 5, 2014 — From 'Livestrong' to 'Purple Paws,' trendy wristbands have come to represent causes from cancer to ending cruelty to animals. Add a new wristband of a different sort: one that ... full story -
Shadows of Petra Awaken Its Astronomical Orientation
Mar. 5, 2014 — During the winter solstice, the sun is filtered into the Monastery at Petra, Jordan, illuminating the podium of a deity. Just at this moment, the silhouette of the mountain opposite draws the head of ... full story
- Preschoolers can outsmart college students at figuring out gizmos
- Birds display lateralization bias when selecting flight paths
- Fighting for survival in the gut: Unravelling the hidden variation in bacteria
- Icy wreckage discovered in nearby planetary system
- 'Seeing' bodies with sound (no sight required)
- Some people really just don't like music
- Are you smarter than a 5-year-old? Preschoolers can do algebra
- Storing extra rocket fuel in space for future missions?
- IT security for the daily life: Withdrawing money at cash machines with 'Google Glass'
- Robotic prosthesis turns drummer into a three-armed cyborg
- Testis size matters for genome evolution
- New research could help make 'roll-up' digital screens a reality for all
- Elephant age estimated from voice: A powerful conservation tool?
- Pumping iron: A hydrogel actuator with mussel tone
- New dinosaur found in Portugal, largest terrestrial predator from Europe
- Save money and the planet: Turn your old milk jugs into 3-D printer filament
- Bioinspired, sponge-like shrinking gel steers tooth, tissue formation
- Key enzyme found in disease-causing bacteria responsible for heart valve disease
- Hop leaves -- discarded in beer brewing -- have substances that could fight dental diseases
- A wristband for a different kind of cause ... environmental health
- Shadows of Petra awaken its astronomical orientation
- Computer reads text written in the air and other innovations
- Opening a casino linked with lower rate of overweight children in that community
- What bat brains might tell us about human brains
- Young children form first impressions from faces
- 'Dimer molecules' aid study of exoplanet pressure, hunt for life
- Silk-based surgical implants could offer a better way to repair broken bones
- Drinking buddies deny copying alcoholic drink orders
- Bright pulses of light could make space veggies more nutritious
- Spiral galaxy spills blood and guts
- Muscle-controlling neurons know when they mess up, according to research
- Rats, frosting helping find genetic causes of binge-eating
- Transparent, color solar cells fuse energy, beauty
- Physics in 3-D? That's nothing: Try 0-D
- IVF the next step in live-donor uterus transplant project
- Boron, discovered in 1808, gets a nano refresh
- Solution to planet-clogging plastics? Fully compostable bioplastic made from shrimp shells used to make objects
- What makes flying snakes such gifted gliders?
- Elastic glass: 'Fore! ' heads up, wide use of more flexible metallic glass coming your way
- Fish bioluminescence: Distinctive flashing patterns might facilitate fish mating
- Native American city on the Mississippi was America's first 'melting pot'
- Virtual bees help to unravel complex causes of colony decline
- Aggression, rule-breaking common among Taiwanese teenagers who have early sex
- 30,000 year-old giant virus found in Siberia
- Not even freezing cold stops invasive species in high altitudes
- Complex plant behavior? In fight against parasites, Barberry sacrifices seeds depending on survival chance
- Do bedroom televisions contribute to youth obesity?
- Large mammals were the architects in prehistoric ecosystems
- Want to save water? Toilets have greatest impact
- A new renewable energy source? Device captures energy from Earth's infrared emissions to outer space
- Electronics based on a two dimensional electron gas
- Greater music dynamics in shoebox-shaped concert halls
- Think it’s safe to type a quick text while walking? Think again
- Yosemite bears and human food: Study reveals changing diets over past century
- Usain Bolt's superhuman speed would give him the power of flight on Saturn's moon Titan
- How ancient Greek plays allow us to reconstruct Europe's climate
- Black hawks downed: Bird threat to U.S. military helicopters revealed
- World-class orchestras judged by sight not sound
- Relativity shakes a magnet: New principle for magnetic recording
- It slices, it dices, and it protects the body from harm: 3-D structure of enzyme that helps defend against bacteria
- Frequent childhood nightmares may indicate an increased risk of psychotic traits
- Worm-like mite species discovered: A species from this 'extremophile' family hasn't been described for 40 years
- Peat soils as gigantic batteries
- Shaky hand, stable spoon: Device helps essential tremor patients
- New fast and furious black hole found
- Fossilized human feces from 14th century contain antibiotic resistance genes
- Color of passion: Orange underbellies of female lizards signal fertility
- Nasty parasitic worm, common in wildlife, now infecting U.S. cats
- 'Shark's eye' view: Witnessing the life of a top predator
- Livestock beating pandas to the bamboo buffet
- Study reveals how dogs detect explosives, offers new training recommendations
- Physicians' stethoscopes more contaminated than palms of their hands
- Famed Milwaukee County Zoo orangutan's death caused by strange infection
- Math anxiety factors into understanding genetically modified food messages
- 'Oddball science' has proven worth, biologists say
- Circadian clock in the ear: Time of day of hearing damage affects healing
- Male goat essence really turns the females on
- Battery-free technology brings gesture recognition to all devices
- Computer game characters become more human-like by gossiping and lying
- The pain of social exclusion: Physical pain brain circuits activated by 'social pain'
- Closest, brightest supernova in decades is also a little weird
- Altruistic suicide in organisms helps relatives by providing nutrients to kin
- Donor lungs from heavy smokers appear safe for transplantation
- Social-media messages grow terser during major events, study finds
- Water filter from the sapwood in pine tree branches
- Impact on mummy skull suggests murder
- Cows are smarter when raised in pairs: Evidence practice of housing calves alone linked to learning difficulties
- Can non-invasive electrical stimulation of brain help patients regain state of consciousness after coma?
- Still-fresh remnants of Exxon Valdez oil 25 years after oil spill, found protected by boulders
- Research maze puts images on floor, where rodents look
- Can a story help doctors curb the prescription opioid abuse epidemic?
- Characterization of stink bug saliva proteins opens door to controlling pests
- Photopharmacology: Optoswitches turn pain off and sight on
- Can a simple handshake predict cancer survival rates?
- Sterile flies save food crops, millions of dollars in eradication efforts
- Moths trapped with plant-produced sex pheromone
- Language of love: Matching conjunctions, pronouns could spell a match better than good looks and fast cars
- Caffeine-based gold compounds are potential tools in fight against cancer
- Don't throw out old, sprouting garlic -- it has heart-healthy antioxidants
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