Latest science news in Psychology & Sociology
Team effort needed to report on science
Trust in science is diminishing, according to recent studies, especially in the area of biomedicine, biotech and genetics. University of Alberta researchers Tim Caulfield and Tania Bubela blame it on...
Laptops Linked To Male Infertility
While fatherhood might be far from the minds of most young men, behavior patterns they establish early on may impact their ability to become a dad later in life. Excessive...
All-Night Care for Dementia’s Restless Minds
A home for the aged in the Bronx offers a dusk-to-dawn drop-off program to help combat the night terrors that can strike people with dementia.
Test at home for baby's gender at 10 weeks of pregnancy
Rebecca Griffin didn't want to wait 20 weeks for a sonogram to find out whether she was going to have a boy or a girl.
Don't Stand So Close To Me: Proximity Defines How We Think Of Contagion
These results reveal that we tend to view products that are grouped close together as being "contagious." It appears that if one of the products has a prominent good or...
Don't stand so close to me: Proximity defines how we think of contagion
We judge probability and make risk judgments all the time, such as when we try new products or consider which stocks to trade. It would seem that our decisions would...
Promising device snags young inventors coveted spot at IShow
The IShow is for young inventors what "American Idol" is for young performers, and a pair of local researchers has won a coveted spot in the IShow finale in Palm...
Chemistry In The U.K. Appraised
International panel gives U.K. chemistry research a positive bill of health, but criticizes treatment of young researchers.
Africa calls on world's richest to curb brain drain
African scientists have asked members of the G8+5 to help the continent stem brain drain and rebuild its university sector.
Manatees can probably hear which directions boats approach from
The world is a perilous place for the endangered manatee. While the mammals are at risk from natural threats, human activity also poses a great danger to manatee numbers. Debborah...
Curse Word on Roof Spotted from Space
Students at a UK grammar school used bricks to spell out a certain word for a certain bit of male anatomy.
L.A. zoo needs new simians after monkey snub
The Los Angeles Zoo may have the nation's only monkey lair approved by a feng shui expert. There's only one problem: No monkeys.
The dark side of animation
We've all sat through one of those presentations where the animated slides are more interesting than the speaker. Bold and brassy titles slide into view, tasty slices of pie chart...
Cancer screening fear is fuelled by lack of information
Fear plays a major role in whether women decide to go for cancer screening or not, but healthcare providers underestimate how much women need to know and wrongly assume that...
Facebook unplugs "I Hate Muslims in Oz" group
Facebook has done away with a Muslim-bashing group that had been set up at the popular social networking service.
Publics' Ignorance Of Human Anatomy Revealed
A study of patients and members of the public has shown that most lack even basic knowledge of human anatomy. The research found that people were generally incapable of identifying...
Science, the Extravaganza
The World Science Festival, a five-day event of performances, debates, celebrations and demonstrations, is back in town.
What really prompts the dog's 'guilty look'
What dog owner has not come home to a broken vase or other valuable items and a guilty-looking dog slouching around the house? By ingeniously setting up conditions where the...
Elephant Relocation Halted in Africa
Hoisted—upside down—onto flatbeds, tranquilized Malawian elephants were being trucked away after deadly encounters with local people. Now the community, fearing loss of tourism revenue, says the animals should stay. Video.
The Risks of Summer Sex
Unsexy as it sounds, there are some health risks and practical concerns associated with summertime sex.
Ecstasy use up as methamphetamine levels off
An increase in the use of ecstasy may be due to the outlawing of the party pill drug BZP and the bad reputation of P, according to the latest findings...
If you do good, you look good
In today's economy, it's increasingly difficult to elicit donations for charitable causes - but new research from Dr. Anat Bracha of the Eitan Berglas School of Economics at Tel...
Teen has 'miraculous' recovery from unusual tumor disorder
In mid-March, Dottie Davis thought something was off when her typically unsentimental 13-year-old daughter sobbed with joy while riding a new horse on the family's farm in Hixson.
Computer System For Dementia Patients
A computer screen in the living room can help dementia sufferers to check the time and date and to remember appointments.
Screening For Left Ventricular Dysfunction May Have Less Value Than Thought
Evaluation of NT-proBNP in patients may lead to early exclusion of Left Ventricular dysfunction, according to a new study.
Genetic Link Found Between Stress-induced Sleep Loss And Intrusive Thinking
The genetic factors that cause increased sleep problems during times of stress seem to be the same as those that make people with intrusive and ruminative thoughts have a higher...
Being A Night Owl In High School Is Linked With Lower College GPA
Students who consider themselves to be evening types (that is someone who feels more alert and does their best work later in the day) have poorer sleep hygiene scores than...
Colombia 'must boost PhD programmes'
Colombia must increase its PhD programmes to provide career opportunities for the country's scientists, says Danish academic Lauritz Holm-Nielsen.