Women get super-competitive once a month
Ovulation alters women’s economic decisions For approximately one week every month, millions of women change their economic behavior and become more focused on their social … Read more
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Crazy Ants Dominate Fire Ants By Neutralizing Their Venom
Invasive “crazy ants” are rapidly displacing fire ants in areas across the southeastern U.S. by secreting a compound that neutralizes fire ant venom, according to … Read more
Brain Scans Show We Take Risks Because We Can’t Stop Ourselves
A new study correlating brain activity with how people make decisions suggests that when individuals engage in risky behavior, such as drunk driving or unsafe … Read more
Theory for Metamaterials That Act as an Analog Computer
A new study shows that metamaterials can be designed to do “photonic calculus” by working like an analog computer. “Thanks to recent advances in nanotechnology, … Read more
First battery-powered invisibility cloak
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have proposed the first design of a cloaking device that uses an external source of energy to … Read more
Something about STEM drives women out
Just when the nation has a need for more workers in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields, research at Cornell and the University of … Read more
Popular ‘Door-in-the-Face’ Persuasion Strategy Can Sometimes Backfire
A manipulation strategy often used in marketing and fundraising known as “Door-in-the-Face” could backfire among less concrete thinkers, according to new research from The University … Read more
Weight Loss Not Always Beneficial for Romantic Relationships
Losing weight is generally beneficial for human health, but when one partner in a romantic relationship loses weight, it doesn’t always have a positive effect … Read more
African-American Students May Improve Grades if Teachers Convey High Standards
African-American students who need to improve their academic performance may do better in school and feel less stereotyped as underachievers if teachers convey high standards … Read more
Hackers Successfully Spoof $80 million Yacht at Sea
This summer, a radio navigation research team from The University of Texas at Austin set out to discover whether they could subtly coerce a 213-foot … Read more
Robotic frogs help turn a boring mating call into a serenade
With the help of a robotic frog, biologists at The University of Texas at Austin and Salisbury University have discovered that two wrong mating calls … Read more
