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Pentagon, Spy Child Porn Viewers Called Idiots
Major Federal Probe Finds Dozens of Gov't. Employees, Contractors Accused or Suspected of Downloading Child Pornography
GAO investigators say DNA tests give bogus results
A government investigator told members of Congress on Thursday that personalized DNA tests claiming to predict certain inheritable diseases are misleading and offer little or no useful information.
Splice | Film review
Vincenzo Natali raises complex moral questions in this thriller about genetic engineeringBack in 1954 the Austrian social thinker Robert Jungk wrote a bestselling futurological study, the title of which, Tomorrow is Already Here,...
My bright idea: Daniel Simons
In a seminal experiment, Daniel Simons and fellow psychologist Christopher Chabris discovered a phenomenon that forces us to question how our brains perceive the worldBefore reading any further, you are advised to watch...
Academic language impedes students' ability to learn science, expert argues
Middle and high school students who read fluently in English class and on the Web may find that they cannot understand their science texts. And their science teachers may be...
Cold-blooded mothers: Magpie parents seem to induce mortality of 'unwanted' chicks
A new pattern of nestling mortality was found in magpies' nests. Sons died more in the nests with more daughters and daughters died more in the nests with more sons....
Don't like your findings? Spin them away
Even those carrying out formal academic research are guilty of twisting scientific facts to suit their purposesThere is a pleasing symmetry in the ropey science you get from different players. When GlaxoSmithKline are...
Alzheimer's disease: The best bets for prevention, so far
It's uncurable and will strike 1 in 8 of us. So do your part by eating the right kind of diet and keeping your body and brain engaged. The audience wasn't happy....
Brain-imaging programme suspended after violations
FDA investigation at Columbia University serves as warning to other centres, say experts.
This column will change your life: A step in the right direction | Oliver Burkeman
A simple walk out in the fresh air often helps focus the mind and clear it of those everyday concerns. But why?All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking," observed Nietzsche, though I've...
Podcast: IVF Roulette, Cells with Good Memories, and the Biggest Stars Ever
Listen to a roundup of some of our favorite stories from the week
Virtual cells cooperate like ants
Inspired by the social interactions of ants and slime molds, scientists from the University of Pittsburgh have created slimmed-down, virtual slime mold cells to study how organisms communicate and work...
Parents and physicians should share decisions in sex development disorder surgery, study suggests
A shared decision-making process would assist doctors and parents who are facing the extraordinarily complex, challenging and controversial choices presented when infants are born with genetic or anatomical anomalies in...
Guerilla scientists infiltrate a Secret Garden Party
Synaesthesia, Petra Boynton's intimate places, communicating with the comatose and Marcus du Sautoy all feature at this weekend's Secret Garden Party, courtesy of Guerilla Science. Zoe Cormier will be thereIt may have been...
Stem Cells Immune From Presidential Pressures
(PhysOrg.com) -- A newly published University of Arizona study shows that media coverage of stem cell research remained generally positive despite opposition from the George W. Bush White House. The...
Paying Extra Attention to Worker Health
Many firms have come to realize that it makes economic sense to help improve the health of workers who are the greatest users of medical services.
Popularity over performance dictates success, according to research
(PhysOrg.com) -- The reputation of players has a significant impact on their election to the Baseball Hall of Fame, new research shows.
The Neurons That Tell You To Quit
The basal ganglia is a series of highly connected brain areas localised deep in the cerebral cortex that recently has attracted interest of neuroscientists when it was linked to learning,...
Researchers find genetic link to children's emotional problems precipitated by bullying
Bullying victimisation is common among children of school age, although its consequences are often anything but benign. The recent death of a Massachusetts teen by suicide prompted state lawmakers to...
BP accused of trying to silence science on spill
The head of the American Association of Professors accused BP Friday of trying to buy the silence of scientists and academics to protect itself after the Gulf oil spill, in...
Structural brain alterations in patients with irritable bowel syndrome discovered
A large academic study has demonstrated structural changes in specific brain regions in female patients with irritable bowel syndrome, a condition that causes pain and discomfort in the abdomen, along...
News Analysis: At AIDS Gathering, Experts Call for End to War on Drugs
A call at a global AIDS conference to end the war on drugs was lost amid worries over donor money drying up.
BP’s Partners in Well Try to Distance Themselves
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and MOEX Offshore 2007 said that common procedure calls for the operating partner to pay for cleanup and other costs up front and then seek contributions from...
Video: Ask CBS News: How Will Storms Affect Oil Well?
Katie Couric asks CBS News' Kelly Cobiella a question from Twitter as part of the continuing series, "Ask CBS News." Cobiella discusses if increased wave activity from any tropical storm...
Arcade Fire, John Legend to stream concerts live
(AP) -- Within hours of most any concert, shaky and distorted footage of the show can be found online from front row or the balcony.
Samsung Galaxy phones tested have 'death grip' issue, but Internet stays strong
Following up on a tip, I did a signal attenuation test on both the Samsung Vibrant (T-Mobile) and Captivate (AT&T).
Customers less tolerant of employee rudeness than incompetence
Rude behavior among employees can negatively affect consumer perceptions -- even when the incivility isn't directed at the customer.
Sex Makes You Smarter- Can 'Virtual Sex' Do The Same?
It has been known for quite some time that exercise promotes neurogenesis, but now a study by Leuner, Glasper, and Gould, published by PLoS ONE this month, claims that the...