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- Is multitasking mastery in genes?
- To keep eye on ball, batters mostly use heads
- Jumping snails left grounded in future oceans
- After 49-million-year hiatus, Ectobius cockroach reappears in North America
- Some elements of writing style differentiate successful fiction
| Is multitasking mastery in genes? Posted: 07 Jan 2014 10:59 AM PST Human factors/ergonomics researchers have long studied the connection between cognitive function and the ability to perform well on multiple simultaneous tasks, and recently a group of neuroergonomics researchers went a step further to examine a genetic link to multitasking ability. Neuroergonomics is the study of the brain in relation to performance. |
| To keep eye on ball, batters mostly use heads Posted: 07 Jan 2014 07:24 AM PST Baseball players at bat follow coaches' advice to "keep your eye on the ball" —- but head movements play a surprisingly important role in tracking pitches, suggests a study. |
| Jumping snails left grounded in future oceans Posted: 07 Jan 2014 06:33 AM PST Sea snails that leap to escape their predators may lose their extraordinary jumping ability because of rising carbon dioxide emissions, scientists have discovered. Researchers observed that the conch snail, which uses a strong foot to leap away from approaching predators, either stops jumping, or takes longer to jump, when exposed to carbon dioxide levels projected for the end of this century. |
| After 49-million-year hiatus, Ectobius cockroach reappears in North America Posted: 06 Jan 2014 06:47 AM PST Four ancient cockroach species in the Ectobius genus were recently discovered in the 49-million-year-old Green River Formation near Rifle, Colo., and it now appears that Ectobius may have originated in the New World. |
| Some elements of writing style differentiate successful fiction Posted: 06 Jan 2014 06:41 AM PST Imagine the challenge publishers face, pouring over thousands of manuscripts to determine if a book will be a hit. One professor thinks she has a tool to bring some science to that art. |
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