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Titanic decay 'not as bad as feared'
An expedition reveals sharp new photos and video of the Titanic wreck, appearing to show the vessel is not as badly corroded as was feared.
Johnson & Johnson Recalls Hip Implants
It was the latest in a succession of recalls of some of the company’s best-selling products.
Scientists attack court ruling against Barack Obama's stem cell policy
Order blocking government funding of stem cell research is a serious setback in search for cures to diseases, say scientistsAmerican scientists have reacted with anger at a court ruling that strikes down Barack...
Study suggests oxytocin makes people trusting, but not gullible
Oxytocin (OT) is a hormone that plays an important role in social behavior — it has even been nicknamed “the love hormone” and “liquid trust.” Increased levels of OT...
Science, evolution, and ideology | Mark Vernon
Scientists are careful to put ideology to one side in their work – but not when it comes to books 'for the general reader'Biology has a long history with ideology. At times,...
Human rights complaint filed over N.B. drug costs
A Bouctouche, N.B., woman is taking her fight with the province's Department of Health over the lack of funding for her prescription drug costs to the New Brunswick Human Rights...
Study: Blacks and women talk and text more
(AP) -- Blacks talk twice as much as whites on their cell phones, and women talk and text more than men, according to an analysis of wireless bills by...
Child abuse declines nationally in U.S. in spite of economic deterioration, study finds
Child abuse declined nationally in the United States in 2008 compared to 2007, according to a new report. Sexual abuse declined 6 percent, physical abuse 3 percent and neglect 2...
Giant Chinese 'Michelin baby' startles doctors: reports
Doctors in central China are puzzling over a 10-month-old baby boy who weighs 20 kilos (44 lbs) -- about as much as a normal child of six years -- but...
The great university con: why giving degrees out willy-nilly doesn't actually help the economy
Blair's dream of a working-class kid getting a degree that would catapult him or her up the social ladder has not come offSo predictable, so rote is the newspaper coverage of exam...
Organizations learn more from failure than success, study finds; Knowledge gained from failure lasts longer
While success is surely sweeter than failure, it seems failure is a far better teacher, and organizations that fail spectacularly often flourish more in the long run, according to a...
Stress of freshman year can trigger eating disorders for some young people
While the start of college is a positive, momentous event for many young people, it also can be an episode that pushes some into a dangerous battle with eating disorders,...
'Hookups' can turn into meaningful relationships, study suggests
Relationships that start with a spark and not much else aren't necessarily doomed from the get-go, new research suggests. Couples who became sexually involved as friends or acquaintances and were...
Do-gooders get voted off island first: People don't really like unselfish colleagues, psychologists find
Psychologists have found that unselfish workers who are the first to throw their hat in the ring are also among those that coworkers most want to, in effect, vote off...
Books on Science: Peeling Away Theories on Gender and the Brain
Cordelia Fine is an acerbic critic, mincing no words when it comes to neuroscientists and popularizers she disagrees with.
Eating berries may activate the brain's natural housekeeper for healthy aging
Scientists report the first evidence that eating blueberries, strawberries, and acai berries may help the aging brain stay healthy in a crucial but previously unrecognized way. Their study concludes that...
'Media detective' tool empowers children to skirt alcohol and tobacco marketing messages
Playing "media detective" allows children to understand the intentions of marketers and the goals of advertising while empowering them to resist messages that encourage alcohol or tobacco use.
Researchers say warbler fight songs follow fashion while love songs stick to a few classics
A team of researchers has found that chestnut-sided warblers possess two distinct cultural traditions in song variants that evolve independently - one, used for territorial disputes that changes frequently, and...
Disasters especially tough on people with disabilities, mental disorders
As hurricane season gets into full swing, mental health teams will be ready to respond and help survivors cope with possible devastation. Psychologists have analysed decades of research and found...
Math from the heart: Simulating stent design and coating
Suncica 'Sunny' Canic was good at math in school, so that's what she pursued as a career. But she always liked medicine, too. When she moved to Houston, Texas, and...
Would more money make you consider donating sperm or eggs? | Poll
Donors of sperm or eggs may be paid much more than at present if plans under consideration by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority go ahead. But would the extra...
Brain to behaviour
How do you know where your keys are? Why do we develop habits and what influences our judgement? Throughout the Cardiff University, psychologists, behavioural geneticists and neurologists are working together...
Science, Reason, and Robots by Philip Yaffe It is often said that what d...
Science, Reason, and Robots by Philip Yaffe It is often said that what distinguishes true science fiction from space horse operas is its ability to examine fundamental questions of ethics,...
Body clock drugs could ease psychiatric disorders and jet lag
Researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the Medical Research Council (MRC) have successfully used a drug to reset and restart the natural 24 hour...
Study Finds No Link Tying Disaster Losses to Human-Driven Warming
An analysis of 22 studies of trends in climate and disaster losses sees no convincing link.
Young people identify with an online community almost as strongly as with their own family
Teenage online community users feel part of their online community almost as much as they feel part of their own family. An international study of the users of a teenage...
Good-Bye Aldicarb
Bayer CropScience, citing EPA's risk assessment, will withdraw pesticide from market.
German Sky television seeks cable tie-ups
German pay television Sky Deutschland is seeking tie-ups with cable operators to counter incumbent rival Deutsche Telekom, Sky boss Brian Sullivan said in an interview published on Monday.