Jan. 13, 2016 — Astronomers gain a new understanding of the re-ionization of the universe by studying a nearby dwarf 'green pea' ...
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Jan. 13, 2016 — When one spouse passes away, his or her characteristics continue to be linked with the surviving spouse's well-being, according to new research. The findings also indicate that this link between ...
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Jan. 13, 2016 — Scientists have identified a cerebral marker specific to autism that can be detected by MRI and is present as from the age of two years. The abnormality thus detected consists in a less deep fold in ...
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Jan. 13, 2016 — Morality is not rooted in religion, and religion matters less for moral values now than it did thirty years ago, says a researcher. Based on the analysis of European survey data, researchers found ...
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Jan. 13, 2016 — New research uses time lapse microscopy to show that bacteria use a hedging strategy to trade off varying degrees of antibiotic resistance even when they are not under threat. This new insight could ...
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Jan. 12, 2016 — Dogs can recognize emotions in humans by combining information from different senses -- an ability that has never previously been observed outside of humans, a new study published today ...
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Jan. 12, 2016 — Ants don't get distracted by social information when on the move, and only fully responding to it when at rest, a new study indicates. Such sporadic monitoring of the social environment may ...
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Jan. 12, 2016 — Research on Bengalese finches showed that each of their vocal muscles can change its function to help produce different parameters of sounds, in a manner similar to that of a trained opera ...
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Jan. 12, 2016 — In humans, males have XY chromosomes, females have XX but only one of these is active, meaning that both sexes only have one active copy of the X chromosome. A team of researchers studying the ...
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Jan. 12, 2016 — The female sex hormone estrogen has anti-viral effects against the influenza A virus, commonly known as the flu, a new study ...
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Jan. 12, 2016 — Neuroimaging studies suggest that frontolimbic regions of the brain, structures that regulate emotions, play an important role in the biology of aggressive behavior. A new article reports that ...
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Jan. 12, 2016 — The compound CGP3466B, already proven nontoxic for people, may effectively and rapidly treat depression, according to results of a study in mice. Researchers say that the compound -- previously shown ...
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Jan. 12, 2016 — A hormone that extends lifespan in mice by 40% is produced by specialized cells in the thymus gland, according to a new study. The team also found that increasing the levels of this hormone, called ...
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Jan. 12, 2016 — Using modern genetic approaches, a team of researchers has provided strong support for the long-standing, but hotly debated, evolutionary theory of kin selection, which suggests that altruistic ...
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Jan. 11, 2016 — Dog domestication may have inadvertently led to harmful genetic changes, a new study suggests. Domestication of dogs from gray wolves more than 15,000 years ago involved artificial selection and ...
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Jan. 11, 2016 — The brain prepares multiple available movements before deciding between them, according to new findings. The research helps explain how the brain initially represents and decides between competing ...
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Jan. 11, 2016 — If you think computers are quickly approaching true human communication, think again. Computers like Siri often get confused because they judge meaning by looking at a word's statistical ...
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Jan. 11, 2016 — Traditional light bulbs, thought to be well on their way to oblivion, may receive a reprieve thanks to a technological ...
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Jan. 11, 2016 — A 'kink' in fault explains long-term growth of the world's highest mountains in years between earthquakes, scientists have discovered. Satellite technology shows the Himalayas have ...
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Jan. 11, 2016 — Giant icebergs are responsible for storing up to 20 percent of carbon in the Southern Ocean, a new study has found. The Southern Ocean plays a significant part in the global carbon cycle, and is ...
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