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Synthetic Marijuana Gives Users Legal High
Only 6 States Ban Use of Drug Commonly Referred to as K2; High Can be up to 15 Times More Powerful than Marijuana
Book Review - Wide Awake - A Memoir of Insomnia - By Patricia Morrisroe
A personal quest for better sleep shapes Patricia Morrisroe’s look at the science, economics and sociology of insomnia.
Last call for virtual flowers, Facebook closing Gift Shop
Send out those virtual birthday cakes and flowers now -- Facebook is closing its Gift Shop.
1 in 5 preschoolers in the US demonstrates mental health issues when entering kindergarten
Social competence and behaviour problems that are evident at kindergarten and first grade are known to be strong predictors of a child's academic and social functioning. However, findings reported in...
A healthy mind makes a healthy body in teens
Happier youths are also healthier youths, according to Emily Shaffer-Hudkins and her team, from the University of South Florida in the US. Adolescents' positive emotions and moods, as well as...
Musical skill reflects working memory capacity in addition to practice time
Practice will help you play piano better - but it's not going to turn you into Liberace. A new study looks at the role that working memory capacity plays in...
Teens drink more during summer before college, study finds
Summertime and the living is easy. But not too easy for parents whose children will head to college in the fall. An alcohol researcher says parents should be aware that...
Cosmic Log: Cat calls monkeys to their doom
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Researchers recount how the Amazonian margay cat makes monkey noises to lure the primates into its paws. Primate - Monkey -...
Evolutionism vs Creationism:The Scopes Trial
85 years ago today, the Scopes "Monkey Trial" began in Dayton, Tenn.
Find may aid in treating coke addiction
JUPITER, Fla., July 8 (UPI) -- Scientists in Florida said they uncovered a natural mechanism controlling cocaine use, suggesting a potential new method to treat cocaine addiction. ...
Research light shines on hidden brain lobe
PHOENIX, July 8 (UPI) -- A scientist at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix says he wants to shed light on a lobe of the brain long hidden from...
ScienceShot: 'Sinister Motion' May Bias Soccer Referees
Refs are more likely to call foul when players move from right to left
Mom's influence comes first: Maternal genes dominate in developing brains, while paternal ones lead in adult-hood
(PhysOrg.com) -- Genome-wide analysis of mice brains has found that maternally inherited genes are expressed preferentially in the developing brain, while the pattern shifts decisively in favor of paternal influence...
Fireflies' Synchronous Flashes Are Booty Calls, Study Shows
The beautiful, but seemingly random, blinking patterns of fireflies have been decoded. Turns all, it's all about love.
Yoda voice for TomTom GPS launched
TomTom GPS users can now get directions from the official voice of Star Wars' Yoda.
Teenage Smoking Rates Spur Calls to Renew Anti-Tobacco Campaigns
Experts fear the emphasis on tackling the nation's obesity problem has taken away funds and attention from battling smoking habits.
HPV DNA testing over 50 percent more sensitive than cytology testing
HPV DNA testing for precancers and cervical cancers is over 50 per cent more sensitive than cytology testing for the same conditions a community-based study in Mexico has revealed. ...
Better-looking politicians get more media coverage
The better a politician's looks, the higher the frequency of television news coverage, shows a new study carried out at the University of Haifa's Department of Communication, published in the...
Inflatable Toads Thwart Sex
Female cane toads inflate their bodies to thwart sex. These inflatable toads can decide the father in this strange animal sex act.
Chat solves maths problem
A study has found that women performed better on a maths exam after participating in a discussion that debunks gender stereotypes.
Predicting relationship breakups with a word-association task
Here's a way to tell a romantic relationship is going to fall apart: find out what people really think about their partners. The researchers in a new study used a...
Ticking biological clock increases women's libido, new research shows
As more women wait until their 30s and 40s to have children, they are more willing to engage in a variety of sexual activities to capitalise on their remaining childbearing...
Veterans Affairs to Ease Claim Process for Disability
New rules on filing claims for post-traumatic stress disorder could affect hundreds of thousands of veterans from the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Vietnam.
Wake up, check Facebook: Americans increasingly obsessed
Americans are increasingly obsessed with Facebook and many young women check their page even before using the bathroom in the morning, according to a poll released on Wednesday.
The 'climategate' inquiry at last vindicates Phil Jones – and so must I | George Monbiot
The UEA's climate science chief has been cleared: he was provoked beyond endurance. It was unfair to call for his resignation'You are a fucking douchebag. You pathetic fucking Phony. I hope there is an...
Surf's Up: Undergraduates Hone Research Skills in Summer Program
The University of Houston Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (UH-SURF), offered by the UH Office of Undergraduate Research, is a full-time, 10-week intensive research initiative, intended to be a real-world guide...
Partner's self-revelation affects men and women differently in romance
Having a partner reveal his true self is much more important to women in romantic relationships than it is for men in dating the opposite sex, a newly published University...
Study: Rituals that target customers not always good for business
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Businesses make an impression when they sing “Happy Birthday” to customers or cook up entrees right at diners’ tables, but the impression’s not...