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Police: Text Us Crime Tips
In an increasing number of cities, tipsters are being invited to use their thumbs — to identify criminals using text messages.
Women Over 90 More Likely To Have Dementia Than Men
Women over 90 are significantly more likely to have dementia than men of the same age, according UC Irvine researchers involved with the 90+ Study, one of the nation's largest...
Music Went With Cave Art In Prehistoric Caves
Thousands of years later, we can view stone-age art on cave walls, but we can't listen to the stone-age music that would have accompanied many of the pictures. Researchers report...
New Money Prevents Layoffs at Fermilab
The particle research laboratory at the center of a budget showdown in Congress will resume work, allaying some fears of long-term damage to basic research in the United States.
'Mind's Eye' Influences Visual Perception
Letting your imagination run away with you may actually influence how you see the world. New research has found that mental imagery -- what we see with the "mind's eye"...
Woman aquires new accent after stroke
A woman in southern Ontario is one of the first cases in Canada of a rare neurological syndrome in which a person starts speaking with a different accent, McMaster University...
Statins have unexpected effect on pool of powerful brain cells
Cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins have a profound effect on an elite group of cells important to brain health as we age, scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center...
Extinction risk 'underestimated'
Current methods used to assess species on the brink overlook some key factors, a team of scientists claim.
Study debunks theory Asian students are top notchers in US
A belief that Asian-Americans are taking over US universities, outperforming other groups and grabbing the bulk of math, science and engineering degrees has been debunked in a landmark study.
Severe Shyness? New Study Shows That Anxiety Is Likely A Long-lasting Trait
We all know people who are tense and nervous and can't relax. They may have been wired differently since childhood. New research indicates that the brains of those suffering from...
The Psychology of Karaoke Explained
Researchers have confirmed the unfortunate karaoke phenomenon whereupon terrible singers either do not know they sing poorly—or do, yet still hog the stage with little regard for the audience’s ears...
FSU researcher using computers to hone cancer-fighting strategies
A Florida State University faculty member who uses computational techniques to evaluate a new class of cancer-killing drugs is attracting worldwide attention from other researchers.
Anger at Kenya biofuel approval
Environmentalists ask Kenya to revoke a decision to allow a biofuel project to go ahead in coastal wetlands.
Turkish politics blamed for board block
Geologist claims personal views led to job denial.
Getting it across
Scientists need a carefully crafted strategy to catch the attention of policy-makers. David Goldston explains.
Experimental philosophy movement explores real-life dilemmas
Imagine a business executive who thinks: "I know that this new policy will harm the environment, but I don't care at all about that – I just want to increase...
Weight Watchers Vs. Fitness Centers
The nationally known commercial weight loss program, Weight Watchers, was compared to gym membership programs to find out which method wins in the game of good health. Researchers examined the...
Intuition Can Be Explained
Intuition, or tacit knowledge, is difficult to measure, so it is often denigrated. A new dissertation in education research shows that there is a neurobiological explanation for how experience-based knowledge...
Eating Broccoli May Keep Prostate Cancer Away, Study Suggests
For the first time, a research group has provided an explanation of how eating broccoli might reduce cancer risk based upon studies in men, as opposed to trying to extrapolate...
New media turn Beijing Olympics into e-Games
When Coroebus of Elis won the first Olympic sprint in 776 BC, the result was scratched on to parchment and read out in market places in the following days and...
Rare white-tailed eagle spotted
Eagle-eyed members of the NI public are being asked to be on the look-out for a visiting bird of prey.
Ian Sample explains a new test that shows a woman's chance of becoming pregnant with IVF
Ian Sample explains a new test to check on the viability of embryos used in IVF
Editors' leadership role impacts on quality of biomedical research journals
The factors allowing a journal to achieve high quality are not fully understood, but good editorial practices such as accurate and author-helpful peer review and in-house editing are thought to...
Report finds Scotland's golden eagles declining, with illegal poisoning suspected
The use of illegal poisons is identified as one of the main reasons behind a fall in eagle numbers.
New method may help predict IVF success: study
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Just four factors can predict with 70 percent accuracy whether a woman will become pregnant through "test-tube" baby technology known as in vitro fertilization, U.S. researchers said...
Keeping a landline number on your cell phone
(AP) -- Q: I want to get rid of my landline phone service and go all wireless, but I don't want to lose my home phone number. Can I transfer...
Long Trip: Magic Mushrooms' Transcendent Effect Lingers [News]
People who took magic mushrooms were still feeling the love more than a year later, and one might say they were on cloud nine about it, scientists report in the...
Black Lawmakers Seek Restrictions on Menthol Cigarettes
The Congressional Black Caucus is demanding that menthol cigarettes not be exempted from a bill that would ban flavored cigarettes.