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Topless Women Celebrate Pope's Resignation
Eight feminists flashed their breasts in the heart of Paris's Notre Dame cathedral on Tuesday to celebrate Pope Benedict XVI's shock resignation announcement.
Cocaine addiction study reveals targets for treatment
Scientists are researching cocaine addiction, part of a widespread problem, which, along with other addictions, costs billions of dollars in damage to individuals, families, and society. Laboratory studies have revealed...
Your Dog Knows To Steal Food When Nobody's Watching
Guilty-Looking Dog Wikimedia CommonsGood news: your dog understands you! Bad news: watch the Kibbles 'n Bits. You've probably always felt like your dog understands you, and it does--well enough to work out the...
Policy changes in elective delivery successful
Changes in elective delivery policy successful in reducing elective deliveries prior to 39 weeks.
Humans and robots work better together following cross-training; Swapping of roles improves efficiency
Spending a day in someone else's shoes can help us to learn what makes them tick. Now the same approach is being used to develop a better understanding between humans...
What treatment helps traumatized kids heal?
Shootings and other traumatic events involving children are not rare events, but there's a lack of scientific evidence on the best ways to help young survivors and witnesses heal.
Avatars may reduce depression in young adults
A preliminary study suggests that depression symptoms may be significantly reduced when 18- to 25-year-olds interact with computerized avatars —- virtual 3D images of a healthcare provider like a nurse...
When it comes to love, men are the biggest risk takers
How far would you go to get the attention of the one you love? According to a recent study it seems that given a romantic opportunity, men are willing to...
7 Ways to Get Promoted in 2013
Sitting at your desk hoping someone will notice you is not the best way to get a promotion. Here are seven things you can do to improve the odds.
Few women, visible minorities among top decision makers
While women have gained ground, accounting for 31.2% of senior leadership roles in Montreal, visible minorities remain more markedly underrepresented in these ranks. In spite of accounting for 22.5% of...
A violent debate: Could guns be made at home by 3-D printers?
Gun laws have been back in the media recently due, largely, to the horrific events at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012 which claimed the lives of 20...
Science research: three problems that point to a communications crisis
Retraction is exploding, replicability of research diminishing, and our measure of journal quality is farcical, argues Curt RiceTraditional scientific communication directly threatens the quality of scientific research. Today's system is unreliable – or worse....
Study uses grins and frowns to predict online game hits
(Phys.org)—Up to now, game publishers have sought to find out if they have the Next Hot Game in the wings through interviews with focus-group gamers. However, researchers in Taiwan believe...
World's largest captive croc dies
Lolong, a six metre-long saltwater crocodile weighing over 1,000kg, dies in an eco-park in the Philippines.
FEATURE: Tornadoes in Australia? More common than you think
Australians experience tornadoes, but they are not as frequent as in the United States.
Healthy eating during pregnancy
What a mother eats during pregnancy may affect her child's health for life, researchers found.
Body donation: ‘life’after death
After one of my many trips past our University’s dissecting room, I couldn’t help but think of all the bodies [...]
Quebec suicide hotline doesn't answer 24% of calls
As Quebec's 23rd suicide prevention week comes to a close, the provincial government is promising to improve a number of its mental health services, including the hotline service, which doesn't...
Sony faces challenge with new PlayStation
When Sony pulls back the curtain on the next-generation PlayStation videogame console, the world will see how much the Japanese consumer electronics titan has been paying attention.
For Families Struggling with Mental Illness, Carolyn Wolf Is a Guide in the Darkness
For some parents of children with mental illnesses, navigating the warren of hospitals, insurers, courts and social services can be overwhelming. A Manhattan lawyer offers assistance.
Scientists and their emotions: the highs ... and the lows
A computational biologist describes the elation of making a breakthrough – and the misery of not doing so – while three other scientists tell us how their work plays on their emotionsI...
Academic says gay animals overlooked
LONDON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A British academic says documentaries by David Attenborough are not a true reflection of nature because they do not show animals' "homosexual" behavior.
Illinois soybean farmer sees Monsanto lawsuit reach US supreme court
Who controls the rights to the seeds planted in the ground? A 75-year-old farmer takes the agricultural giant to court to find outAs David versus Goliath battles go it is hard to...
Try This: The scorpion reach to open up the hips
Think of the scorpion reach as one of your favorite hip-opening yoga moves on steroids. It's challenging, but it leaves you feeling strong and limber and ready for anything.
The defamation bill is now in thrall to a politically motivated Leveson clause | Tracey Brown
It's been a marathon getting this vital libel reform bill through the Lords. Let's not shackle it to a contentious press regulation planWhat does it take to get a new law before...
Men married to women with higher incomes more likely to use erectile dysfunction medication
If that headline doesn’t grab your attention, new research on the “Psychological and Sexual Costs of Income Comparison in Marriage” should. The study shows that men married to women with...
Is blizzard getting too much hype? No, experts say
You can call it a snowstorm of historic proportions. You can call it the return of New England's blizzard of 1978. You can call it simply dangerous. And you can...
A Shattered-Glass Dog And Other Amazing Photos From This Week
Shattered-Glass Dog Polish artist Marta Klonowska makes life-size animals, like this not-so-cuddly dog, out of precisely broken shards of glass. Marta Klonowska via Colossal Including robot elephants, a 42-wheel BMW...