by Melissa Carroll | University of Houston A recent University of Houston (UH) study suggests that long-term exposure to news may negatively influence racial bias toward social groups. Temple Northup, assistant professor […]
UH Study Finds News Media May Influence Racial Bias
How The Mammoth Got Its Wool: Genetic Changes Are Identified That Helped The Woolly Mammoth Survive In The Arctic
by Sam Sholtis | Penn State Eberly College of Science Evolutionary change in a gene resurrected in the lab from the extinct woolly mammoth altered the gene’s temperature sensitivity and likely was part […]
World Premiere Of ‘The Science Behind Pixar’ Illustrates Power Of Computational Thinking
by National Science Foundation This summer, visitors to the Museum of Science, Boston will be inspired by the science and technology behind some of the most beloved animated films and their characters, […]
End Game: Sport Can Ease The Transition Into Retirement
by Marissa Ramirez | University of Houston Retirement is an important milestone in a person’s life. Adjusting to the many changes retirement brings can mean the difference between a positive quality of […]
Profiling the Adventurous Eater
by Brian Wansink | Cornell University Food and Brand Lab Think you’re a foodie? Adventurous eaters, known as “foodies,” are often associated with indulgence and excess. However, a new Cornell Food and Brand Lab […]
First Hospital Light Fixture To Kill Bacteria Safely, Continuously Is Commercialised
by University of Strathclyde Kenall Manufacturing today introduced Indigo-Clean™, a light fixture that uses Continuous Environmental Disinfection technology to continuously kill harmful bacteria linked to hospital acquired infections (HAIs). The technology behind […]
European Axes Tool Helps You Find The Hidden Treasures In Your Video Archives
by iMinds Video archives, both public and private ones, continue to expand at a dazzling pace. Finding the exact content you are looking for becomes more difficult and takes considerably longer. AXES, […]
Exploring Africa’s Goma Region: Diary: Day 7
The 7R Future Leadership Institute is following Belgian Floris Buter from the Virunga National Park on a week long field trip in Africa, in order to gather topography data for a hydro-power project. […]
A Sniff Of Happiness: Chemicals In Sweat May Convey Positive Emotion
by Association for Psychological Science Humans may be able to communicate positive emotions like happiness through the smell of our sweat, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of […]
Exploring Africa’s Goma Region: Diary: Day 6
The 7R Future Leadership Institute is following Belgian Floris Buter from the Virunga National Park on a 12 day field trip in Africa, in order to gather topography data for a hydro-power […]
Stunting Remains A Challenge In South Africa
by University of Witwatersrand It is also associated with delayed cognitive development, impaired physical growth, and a greater risk of poor health including the development of cardio-metabolic disease that may be transmitted […]
Do Cheaters Have An Evolutionary Advantage?
In social amoebae, genes for cooperation and for cheating have reached a stalemate By Diana Lutz | Washington University in St. Louis Anyone who has crawled along in the left lane while […]
Stanford Researchers Find Mental Health Prescription: Nature
Study finds that walking in nature yields measurable mental benefits and may reduce risk of depression. By Rob Jordan | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment Feeling down? Take a hike. A new study finds […]
Food Or Fuel? How About both?
by American Society of Agronomy In the United States, federal mandates to produce more renewable fuels, especially biofuels, have led to a growing debate: Should fuel or food grow on arable land? Recent […]
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