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Picky Male Black Widow Spiders Prefer Well-Fed Virgins
Apr. 23, 2014 New research shows that male black widow spiders prefer their female mates to be well-fed virgins -- a rare example of mate preference by male spiders. The study found they can tell whether a ... full story -
Scientists Identify Source of Mysterious Sound in the Southern Ocean
Apr. 23, 2014 Scientists have conclusive evidence that the source of a unique rhythmic sound, recorded for decades in the Southern Ocean and called the 'bio-duck,' is the Antarctic minke whale ... full story -
Hundreds of Genetic Mutations Found in Healthy Blood of a Supercentenarian
Apr. 23, 2014 Genetic mutations are commonly studied because of links to diseases such as cancer; however, little is known about mutations occurring in healthy individuals. Researchers have now detected over 400 ... full story -
Predicting Drift of Floating Pumice 'Islands' Can Benefit Shipping
Apr. 23, 2014 A new technique will aid in predicting the dispersal and drift patterns of large floating ‘islands’ of pumice created by volcanic eruptions at sea. Known as pumice rafts, these large mobile ... full story -
Surface Area of the Digestive Tract Much Smaller Than Previously Thought
Apr. 23, 2014 The internal surface area of the gastro-intestinal tract has long been considered to be between 180 and 300 square meters. Scientists have used refined microscopic techniques that indicate a much ... full story -
Fiction Prepares Us for a World Changed by Global Warming
Apr. 23, 2014 Climate fiction, or simply cli-fi, is a newly coined term for novels and films which focus on the consequences of global warming. New research shows how these fictions serve as a mental laboratory ... full story -
Male-Biased Tweeting: Gender Differences in the Use of Twitter
Apr. 23, 2014 Today women take an active part in public life. Without a doubt, they also converse with other women. In fact, they even talk to each other about other things besides men. As banal as it sounds, this ... full story -
Political Ravens? Ravens Notice the Relationships Among Others, Study Shows
Apr. 23, 2014 Cognitive biologists have revealed that ravens do understand and keep track of the rank relations between other ravens. Such an ability has been known only from primates. Like many social mammals, ... full story -
Researchers Compare Hip Width and Sexual Behavior
Apr. 23, 2014 Hip width and risk of birth-related trauma may play a role in a woman's decision to have sex. Women who were more inclined to have one-night stands had wider hips, reveals a study into how a ... full story -
Liquid Spacetime: What If Spacetime Were a Kind of Fluid?
Apr. 23, 2014 What if spacetime were a kind of fluid? This is the question tackled by theoretical physicists working on quantum gravity by creating models attempting to reconcile gravity and quantum mechanics. ... full story -
Biting Vs. Chewing: Cutting Their Food Helps Kids Behave Better
Apr. 22, 2014 There's a new secret to get your child to behave at the dinner table -- cut up their food! This new study found that when 6- to 10-year-old children ate food that they had to bite with their ... full story -
Checking Up on Crude Oil in the Ground: Nanoreporters Tell 'Sour' Oil from 'Sweet'
Apr. 22, 2014 Scientists have created a nanoscale detector that checks for and reports on the presence and concentration of hydrogen sulfide in crude oil and natural gas while they're still in the ... full story -
Mantis Shrimp Stronger Than Airplanes: Composite Material Inspired by Shrimp Stronger Than Standard Used in Airplane Frames
Apr. 22, 2014 Inspired by the fist-like club of a mantis shrimp, researchers have developed a design structure for composite materials that is more impact resistant and tougher than the standard used in airplanes. ... full story -
Impact of Facebook Unfriending Analyzed by Researchers
Apr. 22, 2014 Two studies are shedding new light on the most common type of 'friend' to be unfriended on Facebook and their emotional responses to it. The studies show that the most likely person to be ... full story -
Neurotics Don't Just Avoid Action: They Dislike It, Study Finds
Apr. 22, 2014 Neurotics don't just avoid taking action. By their very nature they dislike it. A study of nearly 4,000 college students in 19 countries has uncovered new details about why neurotic people may ... full story -
New Electric Fish Genus, Species Discovered in Brazil's Rio Negro
Apr. 22, 2014 Discovery of a new species of electric knife fish in the Amazon Basin in Brazil is leading to a new interpretation of classifications and interrelationships among closely related groups. As the ... full story -
Brain Size Matters When It Comes to Animal Self-Control
Apr. 22, 2014 Chimpanzees may throw tantrums like toddlers, but their total brain size suggests they have more self-control than, say, a gerbil or fox squirrel, according to a new study of 36 species of mammals ... full story -
Stink, Stank, Stunk: When Excessive Sweating Is a Problem
Apr. 22, 2014 Sweating is a natural function of the body to cool it down during physical exertion or from a warm environment or to even help cope with emotional situations. However, some people have overactive ... full story -
Cloaked DNA Nanodevices Survive Pilot Mission
Apr. 22, 2014 By mimicking a viral strategy, scientists have created the first cloaked DNA nanodevice that survives the body's immune defenses. Their success opens the door to smart DNA nanorobots that use ... full story -
How Are We Different and What Gave Us the Advantage Over Extinct Types of Humans Like the Neanderthals?
Apr. 22, 2014 In parallel with modern man (Homo sapiens), there were other, extinct types of humans with whom we lived side by side, such as Neanderthals and the recently discovered Denisovans of Siberia. Yet ... full story
- Picky male black widow spiders prefer well-fed virgins
- Scientists identify source of mysterious sound in the Southern Ocean
- Hundreds of genetic mutations found in healthy blood of a supercentenarian
- Predicting drift of floating pumice 'islands' can benefit shipping
- Surface area of the digestive tract much smaller than previously thought
- Fiction prepares us for a world changed by global warming
- Male-biased tweeting: Gender differences in the use of Twitter
- Political ravens? Ravens notice the relationships among others, study shows
- Researchers compare hip width and sexual behavior
- Liquid spacetime: What if spacetime were a kind of fluid?
- Biting vs. chewing: Cutting their food helps kids behave better
- Checking up on crude oil in the ground: Nanoreporters tell 'sour' oil from 'sweet'
- Mantis shrimp stronger than airplanes: Composite material inspired by shrimp stronger than standard used in airplane frames
- Impact of Facebook unfriending analyzed by researchers
- Neurotics don't just avoid action: They dislike it, study finds
- New electric fish genus, species discovered in Brazil's Rio Negro
- Brain size matters when it comes to animal self-control
- Stink, stank, stunk: When excessive sweating is a problem
- Cloaked DNA nanodevices survive pilot mission
- How are we different and what gave us the advantage over extinct types of humans like the Neanderthals?
- 'Blood lab' inside a mobile phone could detect cancer
- Tarantulas' personality determines whether they copulate with males or cannibalize them
- Jacket works like a mobile phone
- Red stars and big bulges: How black holes shape galaxies
- 'Upside-down planet' reveals new method for studying binary star systems
- Today's Antarctic region once as hot as California, Florida
- Earth Week: Bark beetles change Rocky Mountain stream flows, affect water quality
- Lack of breeding threatens blue-footed boobies' survival
- Edible flowers may inhibit chronic diseases
- Teachers' scare tactics may lead to lower exam scores
- ADHD: Scientists discover brain's anti-distraction system
- 'Dressed' laser aimed at clouds may be key to inducing rain, lightning
- Ancient DNA: Barnyard chickens living just a few hundred years ago looked far different from today's chickens
- Gecko-like adhesives now useful for real world surfaces
- Impact glass from asteroids and comets stores biodata for millions of years
- Bright points in sun's atmosphere mark patterns deep in its interior
- Vitamin B3 might have been made in space, delivered to Earth by meteorites
- Tracking flu levels with Wikipedia
- Sporting latest tech toy can make you seem more like a leader
- Fear of the cuckoo mafia: In fear of retaliation, birds accept and raise brood parasites' young
- In sex-reversed cave insects, females have the penises
- Simplicity is key to co-operative robots
- Chess robots to cause Judgment Day?
- Changing where a baby is held immediately after birth could lead to improved uptake of procedure that reduces infant iron deficiency
- Chimpanzees prefer firm, stable beds
- Infectious diseases: High disease load at conception reduces mortality of children during epidemics
- Residing in high altitude military facilities protects service members from obesity
- Information storage for the next generation of plastic computers: Efficient conversion from magnetic storage to light is key
- Eavesdropping on brain cell chatter
- How smells stick to your memories: Your nose can be a pathfinder
- Searching for dark energy with neutrons: With neutrons, scientists can now look for dark energy in the lab
- Using video surveillance to measure peoples' hand washing habits
- Ant colonies help evacuees in disaster zones
- Augmented reality: Bringing history and the future to life
- Computer software analyzing facial expressions accurately predicts student test performance
- Fish exposed to antidepressants exhibit altered behavioral changes
- Potential use of Google Glass in surgical settings
- Masculine boys, feminine girls more likely to engage in cancer risk behaviors, study finds
- Lemurs match scent of a friend to sound of her voice
- Research reveals what your sleeping position says about your relationship
- Repeated self-healing now possible in composite materials
- Astronomers: 'Tilt-a-worlds' could harbor life
- Tiger beetle's chase highlights mechanical law
- Computerized counseling reduces HIV-1 viral load, sexual transmission risk
- Chew on this: How does food texture impact its perceived calorie content?
- Hair from infants gives clues about life in womb
- Bizarre parasite may provide cuttlefish clues
- Exams in cold auditoriums? Better memory at ideal temperature
- Everest trek shows how some people get type II diabetes
- Climate change likely culprit in coqui frog's altered calls, say biologists
- Faithful allies since the Cretaceous: Symbiosis between beewolves and protective bacteria originated millions of years ago
- Cosmic slurp: Supercomputers help astronomers understand and predict how black holes swallow stars
- Four new species of 'killer sponges' from the deep sea
- House windows that double as solar panels? Shiny quantum dots brighten future of solar cells
- SpaceX’s Dragon headed to space station to create astronaut farmers
- Surgeons develop personalized 3-D printed kidney to simulate surgery prior to cancer operation
- Wolves at the door: Study finds recent wolf-dog hybridization in Caucasus region
- Genetically modified tobacco plants as an alternative for producing bioethanol
- Does germ plasm accelerate evolution?
- Look who's evolving now: Using robots to study evolution
- How a Silly Putty ingredient could advance stem cell therapies
- Ocean acidification robs reef fish of their fear of predators
- Computer rendering: Graduate student brings extinct plants 'back to life'
- What happens when we try to manipulate our voice to attract a mate? Her voice is hot, his is not
- How nerve cells flexibly adapt to acoustic signals
- Impact of the 1,000 mph supersonic car predicted
- Eye of the beholder: Improving the human-robot connection
- Appearance of night-shining clouds has increased
- Sharks contain more pollutants than polar bears
- The ATM strikes back: Researchers protect money with method borrowed from an aggressive beetle
- Scientists grow cartilage to reconstruct nose
- Sneak a peek through the mist to technology of the future
- Laboratory-grown vaginas implanted in patients
- Antennae help flies 'cruise' in gusty winds
- Forever clean? Metal–organic 'micromushrooms' repel all
- World ranking tracks evolutionary distinctness of birds
- 'Dinosaurs of the turtle world' at risk in Southeast U.S. rivers
- Fruit flies, fighter jets use similar nimble tactics when under attack
- Uncovering a new angle on mental distance: Feeling closer leads to poor judgement of space
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