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Permafrost thawing could accelerate global warming
A team of researchers lead by Florida State University have found new evidence that permafrost thawing is releasing large quantities of greenhouse gases into...
Research Finds Link Between Alcohol Use, Not Pot, and Domestic Violence
UT Research Finds Link Between Alcohol Use, Not Pot, and Domestic Violence
Alcohol use is more likely than marijuana use to lead to violence between...
Lives of meaning, happiness not the same thing
While lives of meaningfulness and happiness overlap, they are distinctly different, according to Stanford research. In a study published in the Journal of Positive Psychology, Jennifer Aaker of...
Don’t think, rather follow your gut down the aisle, new study...
Although newlyweds may not be completely aware of it, they may know whether their march down the aisle will result in wedded bliss or...
Men support cracking the glass ceiling
Male workers appear to support women becoming CEOs even more than female workers do, finds new research on the proverbial glass ceiling and job...
Well-connected hemispheres of Einstein’s brain may have sparked his brilliance
The left and right hemispheres of Albert Einstein's brain were unusually well connected to each other and may have contributed to his brilliance, according...
Placebo effect largely ignored in psychological intervention studies
Many brain-training companies tout the scientific backing of their products – the laboratory studies that reveal how their programs improve your brainpower. But according...
Study finds massive flux of gas, in addition to liquid oil,...
Athens, Ga. -- A new University of Georgia study that is the first to examine comprehensively the magnitude of hydrocarbon gases released during the Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico oil discharge has found that up to 500,000 tons of gaseous hydroca...
Florida State, UT researchers: Swear words less offensive on cable than...
KNOXVILLE -- Four letter words may offend you more depending on which television channel you watch, according to a recent study out of Florida State University and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
This study, published in the January issue ...
An earlier start on diagnosing breast, prostate cancers
Using biological samples taken from patients and state-of-the-art biochemical techniques, a Florida State University researcher is working to identify a variety of "biomarkers" that might provide earlier warnings of the presence of breast and pr...
