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Aboriginal kids can count without numbers
LONDON, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- British and Australian scientists studying aboriginal children say they've discovered knowing the words for numbers is not necessary to be able to count.
Poor Teen Sleep Habits May Raise Blood Pressure, Lead To CVD
Poor sleep quality and shorter sleep periods in teens may increase the odds of elevated blood pressure. Researchers found poor sleep quality in teens may be more likely than shorter...
Can Facial Structures, Brain Abnormalities Reveal Formula For Detection Of Autism?
Recently, Harvard researchers reported that children with autism have a wide range of genetic defects, making it nearly impossible to develop a simple genetic test to identify the disorder. Now,...
Sweets Make Young Horses Harder To Train, Study Finds
Young horses may be easier to train if they temporarily lay off the sweets, says a Montana State University study.
Symmetrical Bodies Are More Beautiful to Humans
Bodies with greater symmetry are more appealing to the opposite sex, according to a new study that suggests symmetry is a sign of biological fitness.
Church Attendance Boosts Student GPAs
If you want to boost your teenager's grade point average, take the kid to church.
How to teach science to the Pope
The Vatican keeps close tabs on the latest science — and integrates new research into its modern theology.
China jumps Olympics air hurdle
Despite fears in the run-up to the Olympic Games, the skies above Beijing have met clean-air standards, officials say.
Study shows how daughter is different from mother
The mother-daughter relationship can be difficult to understand. Why are the two so different? Now a Northwestern University study shows how this happens. In yeast cells, that is.
More women are having fewer children, if at all
(AP) -- More women in their early 40s are childless, and those who are having children are having fewer than ever before, the Census Bureau said Monday.
Brain's counting skill 'built-in'
Humans have an innate ability to do maths even if they do not have the language to express it, research suggests.
Cosmic Log: Myths busted on the Web
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The bad news about last week's Bigfoot news is that, by all appearances, the claims about finding an actual corpse of the long-sought monster are...
Psychologists Clash on Aiding Interrogations
A professional organization for psychologists is debating whether to make any involvement in military interrogations a violation of its code of ethics.
After Glory of a Lifetime, Asking ‘What Now?’
Many athletes who surged to worldwide glory in Beijing will soon be engulfed by the fog known as ordinary life.
Art classes improve diagnostic skills of medical students
Doctors who took art classes while in medical school are proving to have better skills of observation than their colleagues who have never studied art, according to a research from...
Many think God's intervention can revive the dying
CHICAGO (AP) -- When it comes to saving lives, God trumps doctors for many Americans. An eye-opening survey reveals widespread belief that divine intervention can revive...
Study: Starting kindergarten later gives students only a fleeting edge
New research challenges a growing trend toward holding kids out of kindergarten until they're older, arguing that academic advantages are short-lived and come at the expense of delaying entry into...
Supernatural science: Why we want to believe
Monsters are everywhere these days, and belief in them is as strong as ever.
Science May Banish Bad Hair Days
Super close-up views of how strands interact could be key, researchers say
Austrian health researcher may face fraud, criminal charges
An Austrian government report charges that clinical trials conducted by researchers at a major medical school in Austria were riddled with procedural and ethical problems, the Nature Publishing Group said...
New approach needed to help street-based sex workers
Integrated multi-agency work will be needed to address the poor physical and mental health experienced by street-based sex workers (SSWs), according to recent research including a new study by .
James E. Ludlam, 93; pioneer in healthcare law
James E. Ludlam, one of the founders of healthcare law who helped shape California's healthcare environment during the last half of the 20th century, has died. He was 93.
McCain and Obama try to navigate the politics of abortion
Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church draws out the candidates, who had steered clear of the contentious issue. ...
Baby Whale Seems To Think Yacht Is Its Mother
Australian media say a lost humpback whale calf has bonded with a yacht it seems to think is its mother.
'Stereotype threat' could affect exam performance of ethnic minority medical students
The underperformance in examinations of UK medical students from ethnic minorities could be partly down to a psychological phenomenon called 'stereotype threat', according to new UCL research published today in...
Mark Vernon: Not so highly evolved
Mark Vernon: Richard Dawkins' TV show on Darwin ignores compelling new science such as evolutionary convergence: it's a chance missed
Why An Exciting Book Is Just As Thrilling As A Hair-raising Movie
Sharing of emotions in movies has been shown to depend on the fact that the same brain regions are activated in the observers when they feel an emotion and when...
Peru women receive ICT training in local tongue
Around 1,500 Andean women are benefiting from a programme teaching computer skills in their native quechua language.