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Video: HP's Sex Scandal With No Sex
Google and Verizon get in bed together and talk dirty about Net neutrality, while HP's CEO is ousted with shame on his face. Plus: Verizon iPhone returns.
WikiLeaks to Keep Publishing New Documents
AP Interview: WikiLeaks To Publish New Secret Files From Governments Around The World
Economic status, genetics together influence psychopathic traits
Researchers studying the genetic roots of antisocial behavior report that children with one variant of a serotonin transporter gene are more likely to exhibit psychopathic traits if they also grow...
Humans imitate aspects of speech we see
Humans are incessant imitators. We unintentionally imitate subtle aspects of each other's mannerisms, postures and facial expressions. We also imitate each other's speech patterns, including inflections, talking speed and speaking...
Redefining sexual discrimination
Gender harassment - verbal and nonverbal behaviours that convey insulting, hostile and degrading attitudes to women - is just as distressing for women victims as sexual advances in the workplace....
Research breakthrough on the question of life expectancy
Why do we grow old and what can we do to stop it? This is the question asked by many, but it appears that we are now closer to an...
Social ecology: Lost and found in psychological science
Various aspects of our environment - including political systems, economic systems, and even climate and geography - can affect our thinking and behaviour, a field of study known as socioecological...
A little adversity bodes well for those with chronic back pain
A new study by researchers at the University at Buffalo and the University of California, Irvine, to be published in the September issue of the journal Pain, reveals that, for...
Excess maternal weight gain increases birth weight, study finds
Expectant mothers who gain large amounts of weight tend to give birth to heavier infants who are at higher risk for obesity later in life. But it's never been proven...
New Law Extends Medicare Fund
The federal government release the trustees' report on the fund, which shows that its financial picture improves because of changes in the overhaul of health care.
Dung beetle: 'Poo-power' keeps wheels running
A "poo-powered" VW Beetle takes to the streets of Bristol in an attempt to encourage sustainable motoring.
Robot Speaks the Language of Kids
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers are studying whether a small robot with a big personality holds the potential to help children with autism.
'Glass ceiling' may exist for highly cited researchers at research universities
At a time when great jobs are hard to find, here's good news for the under-qualified: a new article shows that being a highly cited researcher may not be a...
Evan Harris, Mephedrone found not guilty
Former Lib Dem MP Evan Harris argues that the rush to make mephedrone illegal – despite a lack of evidence it had caused deaths – has put young people in even greater...
Critics Say Cal’s Genetic Tests Ignore ‘Asian Flush’ Risks
Berkeley's genetic testing program for incoming freshman may overlook the health issues of one of the genes it tests for, according to a physician with the National Institutes of Alcohol...
Childhood trauma could hurt girls' goals of entrepreneurship
(PhysOrg.com) -- Family violence, physical abuse or parents divorcing can play a role in keeping a girl from becoming an entrepreneur later in life. That`s according to new research led...
On Facebook, wife learns of husband's 2nd wedding
(AP) -- Dread of the unknown hung in the air as Lynn France typed two words into the search box on Facebook: the name of the woman with whom...
My Weekly magazine criticised for its cancer advice to readers
My Weekly is blurbed by its publisher, DC Thomson, as "a magazine for women who love good reading" and among its enjoyable contents are said to be "relaxing fiction stories."It certainly appears...
EEG predicts response to medication for schizophrenia
A commonplace electroencephalography (EEG) test may hold the key to predicting whether a person will respond to certain prescribed drugs, particularly those related to psychiatric conditions...
Why did Churchill order a cover-up on UFO reports?
Declassified files from the last century show government concerns over UFOs, and reveal that Winston Churchill ordered a cover-up to prevent "mass panic".
Publishing in Internet age: OpenSky puts writers face-to-face with buyers
About a year ago, Mary Ann Naples had a holy-cow moment. If she'd been a cartoon character, she would have smacked her forehead until stars came out.
'Selfish sounds': Darwinism in linguistics
People generally think that they are in full command of what they say. Historical linguist Nikolaus Ritt from the Department of English and American Studies at Universitat Wien (Austria), however,...
Billionaires Pledge to Donate Half Their Fortunes
Bill Gates recently convinced over 30 billionaires to give away half of their fortunes to charity.
Study: TV king in US, Asians rely on mobile video
(AP) -- The Chinese watch half as much television each day as Americans do, but they are more likely to catch video on computer or mobile phones.
Brain's reward system helps drive placebo effect
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Want to maximize the placebo effect? A good way to do this, according to a new study, is to tell someone they have a decent...
Understanding Infant Language Learning
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Arizona professor LouAnn Gerken has earned a grant to study the accuracy of a fairly new theory that explains how infants aquire knowledge.
News Analysis: Finding Skeptics on Alzheimer’s Push, Advocates Make Case
Groups that have proposed new diagnostic guidelines are seeking to counter criticism that drug companies will be the main beneficiaries.
Cyberpredator gets 10 years less time served
A man who pleaded guilty to various sexual offences after meeting dozens of girls online was sentenced to 10 years in prison, less time served, in a Longueuil, Que., court.