Researchers at the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology have designed a programme called Mírate bien (Take a good look [...]
Nuclear meltdowns 200x more likely than previously estimated
Catastrophic nuclear accidents such as the core meltdowns in Chernobyl and Fukushima are more likely to happen than previously assumed. [...]
Less agreeable people like less agreeable dogs
A study carried out at the University of Leicester’s School of Psychology has found that younger people who are disagreeable [...]
New frog leaks yellow dye
A new bright yellow frog species has been found in the mountains of western Panama. The frog belongs to a [...]
How much black people smoke may be in the genes
In a step toward understanding possible genetic differences in smoking behaviors, a team of researchers co-led by SRI International has [...]
Rewritable data storage via DNA
Sometimes, remembering and forgetting are hard to do. “It took us three years and 750 tries to make it work, [...]
Jurassic Ink Identical to Modern Cuttlefish Ink
An international team of researchers, including a University of Virginia professor, has found that two ink sacs from 160-million-year-old giant [...]
1000 years of climate data confirms Australia’s unusual warming
In the first study of its kind in Australasia, scientists have used 27 natural climate records to create the first [...]
Richer parasite diversity leads to healthier frogs
Increases in the diversity of parasites that attack amphibians cause a decrease in the infection success rate of virulent parasites, [...]
Surgical Removal of Abdominal Fat Reduces Skin Cancer in Mice
Is it possible that liposuction or other fat removal procedures are beneficial for treating obesity and reducing the risk of [...]
Voters’ views of Mormonism still hamper Romney’s campaign
Mitt Romney’s religion was a major stumbling block for his 2008 presidential aspirations, and remains so for his candidacy in [...]
How one strain of MRSA becomes resistant to last-line antibiotic
Researchers have uncovered what makes one particular strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) so proficient at picking up resistance genes, [...]
Genes may hold the key to a life of success, study suggests
Genes play a greater role in forming character traits – such as self-control, decision making or sociability – than was [...]
Musical pacifier helps premature babies get healthy
Many premature babies enter the world with a mountain of challenges in front of them. Even after they overcome any [...]
Fatty diet makes brain cells that crave more fat
New nerve cells formed in a select part of the brain could hold considerable sway over how much you eat [...]
Researchers map damaged connections in Phineas Gage’s brain
Poor Phineas Gage. In 1848, the supervisor for the Rutland and Burlington Railroad in Vermont was using a 13-pound, 3-foot-7-inch [...]
Newfound exoplanet may turn to dust
Researchers at MIT, NASA and elsewhere have detected a possible planet, some 1,500 light years away, that appears to be [...]
Violent video games turning gamers into deadly shooters?
Playing violent shooting video games can improve firing accuracy and influence players to aim for the head when using a [...]
