Iran vows no concessions in nuke dispute

Iran will not “retreat one iota” over its disputed nuclear program, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday.

Lambs can be matched to mothers

A cost-effective method has been developed to match lambs and their mothers, so that farmers can use the information for better selective breeding.

Subtitled movies help reading fast

A programme used in the US that teaches reading by using movies with subtitles has been highly successful for struggling readers in New Zealand research.

Hormone Oxytocin May Inhibit Social Phobia

Scientists have shown using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) that the hormone oxytocin can inhibit feelings of anxiety in specific individuals. Their discovery might lead to a better understanding and...

Analysis: Obama makes war gains

Analysis: Iraqi leader's embrace of withdrawal timeline highlights Barack Obama's good fortune.

Common Wisdom About Troubled Youth Falls Apart When Race Considered

One of the most widely accepted beliefs about the differences between troubled boys and girls may need to be revised, according to new research. Experts have long believed that girls...

Teaching in a disruptive classroom

Anyone who teaches a large group of students has probably experienced undesirable student behaviors. I taught the introductory college biology course at Syracuse University, and several hundred students attended each...

Obstetricians Often Overlook Alcohol Consumption in Pregnancy

(PhysOrg.com) -- One in every two pregnant Australian woman still consume alcohol during pregnancy, according to a study in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. The...

PHOTOS: Over 100 "Quake Dogs" Get Medical Aid in China

Animals that were injured or left homeless by the May 12 earthquake are getting second chances -- and sometimes homemade walkers -- at a shelter near Chengdu.

Why does Channel 4 seem to be waging a war against the greens, asks George Monbiot

Channel 4 has shown a fierce antagonism towards environmentalism, writes George Monbiot

Publishing scientific results: a timeline

A couple months ago, I talked about the slow rate of publication. I find the sloth-speed process irritating not so much because I am impatient -- though I am --...

Snubbing of local journals skews research

Researchers' preference for publishing in globally recognised journals is skewing the direction of scientific inquiry away from local research, writes Priya Shetty.

Missing tot’s mom may know who has her

Casey Anthony knows who has her missing 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, but may have lied to investigators to protect the little girl, her mother and attorney said Monday. “I know Casey...

Not guilty plea in 1st Gitmo trial

The first Guantanamo war crimes trial began Monday with a not guilty plea from a former driver and alleged bodyguard for Osama bin Laden.

Employers hit by immigration laws

NYT: McCain goes from heckler to deal maker

Once better known for criticizing the Senate than for influencing it, John McCain has evolved into perhaps the chamber’s most influential member.

GI in famous photo defeated by 'demons'

Iraq War veteran Joseph Dwyer was a symbol of the United States' good intentions thanks to a photograph taken in the early days of the war. But his story swiftly...

Study: Shrinking newsrooms hurt quality

The challenge newspapers must meet immediately is to find more revenue on the Internet, according to the Project for Excellence in Journalism's study, called "The Changing Newsroom: What is Being...

Second Life Improves Real-life Social Skills

Social interaction is enhanced rather than diminished by online interfaces, according to new research on the virtual program Second Life. A new study took an in-depth look at social order...

Eyewitnesses May Misidentify Perpetrator Of A Crime Due To Stress Or Fear

A new study highlights the fragility of eyewitness identification used within the criminal justice system. The study shows that stress and fear reduce the likelihood of successful identification, bringing into...

Concerns over Olympic drug test

Serious question marks hang over a key drug test just two weeks before the start of the Olympic Games, a BBC investigation finds.

Spectra of gravitational waves

In Jim Arnold's blog, we have been having an occasionally enlightening, occasionally exasperating discussion about whether gravitational waves (GWs) exist. The evidence strongly supports the interpretation of the mathematics of general...

Some Earthworms Make Septic Systems Work Better, Others Do The Opposite

The right earthworms can make home septic systems work better. The wrong ones could do the opposite. That's the finding in a study of worm populations living in the soil...

Africa's women last and least in food crisis

Women grow the food, fetch the water, shop at the market and cook the meals. But when it comes time to eat, men and children eat first, and women eat...

Rapper DMX arrested in false ID case

Rapper DMX was arrested at a Phoenix mall Saturday on suspicion that he gave a false name and Social Security number to a hospital to get out of paying for...

Nazi reference rocks WTO talks

Brazil's foreign minister touched off a storm Saturday when he said rich countries' deception in trade talks reminded him of tactics used by Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels.

MLK's children embroiled in lawsuit

Even Toddlers Get It: Data 'Chunks' Are Easier To Remember

Which is easier to remember: 4432879960 or 443-297-9960? The latter, of course. Adults seem to know automatically, in fact, that long strings of numbers are more easily recalled when divided...