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• Reproductive test tube crocodiles
• Global warming can alter shape of the planet, as melting glaciers erode the land
• More-flexible machine learning
• Known from flower stalls as 'Big Pink', orchid proved to be an undescribed wild species
• Is beauty really in the 'eye of the beholder'? Yes, and here's why
• Cellphones can damage romantic relationships, lead to depression, say researchers

Reproductive test tube crocodiles Posted: 01 Oct 2015 12:10 PM PDT Researchers in Malaysia have succeeded in carrying out a research on developing a reproductive technology for saltwater crocodiles. The study aimed at developing a breeding technology such as artificial insemination for the reptiles.

Global warming can alter shape of the planet, as melting glaciers erode the land Posted: 01 Oct 2015 11:22 AM PDT Climate change is causing more than just warmer oceans and erratic weather. According to scientists, it also has the capacity to alter the shape of the planet.

More-flexible machine learning Posted: 01 Oct 2015 11:21 AM PDT Researchers have presented a new way of doing machine learning that enables semantically related concepts to reinforce each other. So, for instance, an object-recognition algorithm would learn to weigh the co-occurrence of the classifications 'dog' and 'Chihuahua' more heavily than it would the co-occurrence of 'dog' and 'cat.'

Known from flower stalls as 'Big Pink', orchid proved to be an undescribed wild species Posted: 01 Oct 2015 10:01 AM PDT As easy as it might seem, seeking new species among cultivated plants could be actually quite tricky. While looking into the undescribed orchid, known at the market as 'Big Pink', researchers were likely to find yet another human-made hybrid. In reality, they are now describing as 'new' a wild orchid species that has been sitting at the flower stalls since 2013.

Is beauty really in the 'eye of the beholder'? Yes, and here's why Posted: 01 Oct 2015 09:56 AM PDT Many of us have had the experience of disagreeing with friends or family about which celebrity is more attractive. Now, researchers show in a study of twins that those differences of opinion are mostly the result of personal experiences that are unique to each individual. In other words, even identical twins don't agree.

Cellphones can damage romantic relationships, lead to depression, say researchers Posted: 29 Sep 2015 11:20 AM PDT Research confirms that cellphones are damaging romantic relationships and leading to higher levels of depression.

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