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- Gossip, ostracism may have hidden group benefits
- New, giant virus kills anthrax agent
- Belief in immortality hard-wired? Study examines development of children's 'prelife' reasoning
- Scientists find genetic mechanism linking aging to specific diets
- Silk coat for diamonds makes sleek new imaging, drug delivery tool
- Electrical generator uses bacterial spores to harness power of evaporating water
- Shadowy world of Britain's discount hitmen revealed in new study
- Sun-induced frowning: a possible cause of aggression?
- What's with sloth's dangerous bathroom break? Maybe hunger
| Gossip, ostracism may have hidden group benefits Posted: 27 Jan 2014 04:38 PM PST Conventional wisdom holds that gossip and social exclusion are always malicious, undermining trust and morale in groups. But sharing this kind of "reputational information" could have benefits for society, according to a new study. |
| New, giant virus kills anthrax agent Posted: 27 Jan 2014 04:38 PM PST From a zebra carcass on the plains of Namibia in Southern Africa, an international team of researchers has discovered a new, unusually large virus (or bacteriophage) that infects the bacterium that causes anthrax. The novel bacteriophage could eventually open up new ways to detect, treat or decontaminate the anthrax bacillus and its relatives that cause food poisoning. |
| Belief in immortality hard-wired? Study examines development of children's 'prelife' reasoning Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:48 PM PST By examining children's ideas about "prelife," the time before conception, researchers found results which suggest that our bias toward immortality is a part of human intuition that naturally emerges early in life. And the part of us that is eternal, we believe, is not our skills or ability to reason, but rather our hopes, desires and emotions. |
| Scientists find genetic mechanism linking aging to specific diets Posted: 27 Jan 2014 11:18 AM PST In new research published, scientists identify a collection of genes that allow an organism to adapt to different diets and show that without them, even minor tweaks to diet can cause premature aging and death. |
| Silk coat for diamonds makes sleek new imaging, drug delivery tool Posted: 27 Jan 2014 08:27 AM PST Silk and diamonds aren't just for ties and jewelry anymore. They're ingredients for a new kind of tiny glowing particle that could provide doctors and researchers with a novel technique for biological imaging and drug delivery. A team of researchers describes this new hybrid diamond-silk material in a paper published. |
| Electrical generator uses bacterial spores to harness power of evaporating water Posted: 27 Jan 2014 07:12 AM PST A new type of electrical generator uses bacterial spores to harness the untapped power of evaporating water, according to new research. Its developers foresee electrical generators driven by changes in humidity from sun-warmed ponds and harbors. |
| Shadowy world of Britain's discount hitmen revealed in new study Posted: 27 Jan 2014 07:12 AM PST Contract killing is one of the least studied, but most intriguing areas of organized crime; and new research into British hitmen has found that in some cases victims were murdered for as little as £200. The first typological study of British hitmen has identified four main types of contract killer; the novice, the dilettante, the journeyman; and the master. |
| Sun-induced frowning: a possible cause of aggression? Posted: 27 Jan 2014 07:11 AM PST Research recently published examines how facial expression can trigger an emotional response. The authors set out to test this theory that mood can be governed by facial expression, to the extent that intensity of a person's smile bears a relationship to well-being, fulfillment and longevity. They conducted a study on involuntary sun-induced frowning and relationship to emotional state of the subject. |
| What's with sloth's dangerous bathroom break? Maybe hunger Posted: 25 Jan 2014 02:22 PM PST For the three-toed sloth, a trip to the restroom is no rest at all. It's a long, slow descent into mortal danger from the safety of home among the upper branches of the forest. |
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