NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has begun extra stargazing to help the space agency accomplish advances in Mars exploration over the next decade. The spacecraft already has worked more than double its […]
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Preparing for Years Ahead
Polluted Air May Pollute Our Morality
Exposure to air pollution, even imagining exposure to air pollution, may lead to unethical behavior, according to findings published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. A combination of archival and experimental studies indicates […]
How can multinationals get their regional teams to work well together?
The conversations at WEF in Davos last week were varied and wide-ranging, but all centred on a key question: How can we work towards a common, mutually beneficial future in an extremely […]
New Toolkit To Help Parents And Teachers Talk To Children About Online Safety Launched
A new toolkit of resources to tackle the key issues relating to children’s internet use is being launched today (26 January 2018) by Global Kids online. The kit, which comprises illustrative examples and practical […]
Relentless Private School Fee Hikes “Have Not Put Off Parents”
Huge rises in the cost of private schooling in the UK in recent decades have had little impact on the number of parents choosing the sector for their children, according to a […]
Report Highlights Ongoing Human Rights Violations In European Mental Health Systems
Research carried out by the University’s Tizard Centre in conjunction with Mental Health Europe highlights ongoing human rights violations and charts possible future changes in European mental health systems. The report, which […]
Tiny Dinosaur May Have Dazzled Mates With Rainbow Ruff And A Bony Crest
Ancient dinosaurs were adorned in some amazing ways, from the horns of the triceratops to the plates and spikes of the stegosaurus. A newly discovered, bird-like dinosaur fossil from China contains evidence […]
Stem Cell Researchers Develop New Method To Study Neurodegenerative Diseases In The Lab
KU Leuven scientists present a new way to generate oligodendrocytes, building blocks of the brain that play a crucial role in neurodegenerative diseases such as multiple sclerosis and ALS. The method makes […]
Research Finds Social Media Users Actually Wind Down, Not Up
Contrary to conventional wisdom, people tend to wind down rather than whip themselves into a frenzy while browsing Facebook and Twitter, according to a prize-winning dissertation by a newly minted Ph.D. from […]
Fines On Banks Don’t Hurt As Much As The Associated Reputation Damage
Share-price losses after mis-selling scandals can be up to 10 times the size of the fine. When a bank behaves badly, any fines or compensation orders it receives are amplified by losses […]
Astronomers Detect ‘Whirlpool’ Movement In Earliest Galaxies
Astronomers have looked back to a time soon after the Big Bang, and have discovered swirling gas in some of the earliest galaxies to have formed in the Universe. These ‘newborns’ – […]
Would You Pay $20 A Day To Lease A Luxury Car?
New research from Chicago Booth finds that people perceive more benefits from their purchases if they make payments on a periodic basis. Merchants and charities alike understand that advertising their product for […]
How Zika Infection Drives Fetal Demise
An interferon cell receptor spurs cell suicide in mouse fetuses infected with Zika virus and could play a role in certain pregnancy complications. A powerful antiviral protein may act as a checkpoint […]
1 In 4 Pregnant Women Have Mental Health Problems
A new King’s College London study published Thursday 4 January in the British Journal of Psychiatry, found that 1 in 4 pregnant women have mental health problems. This is more common than […]
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