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April Fools' Day Pictures: Six Animal Hoaxes
From a human-dog hybrid to a Tasmanian mock walrus, see pictures of famous animal hoaxes, including some used as April Fools' Day pranks.
Sweet! Candy Eaters Surprisingly Slimmer
People who eat candy and chocolate tend to have smaller waists and weigh less than those who don't.
Lack of motivation, equipment main barriers for exercise for boys
A lack of equipment and venues - and a lack of motivation even if those were available - are the main barriers to physical activity for adolescent boys, according to...
A woman's blues bring a relationship down
Depression erodes intimate relationships. A depressed person can be withdrawn, needy, or hostile - and give little back...
Being in a good mood may lead to poor memory
Most people have had trouble remembering something they just heard. Now, a University of Missouri researcher found that forgetfulness may have something to do with being in a good mood....
One in three women suffer post-sex blues
Post-sex blues is not a sexual behavior commonly discussed, but a new study of more than 200 young women has found one in three (32.9 percent) had experienced the phenomenon...
Combination of two hormones increases height in girls with Turner syndrome
Giving girls with Turner syndrome low doses of estrogen, as well as growth hormone, years before the onset of puberty, increases their height and offers a wealth of other benefits,...
Having trouble achieving work-life balance? Knowing your strategies is key
Essays are being written, final exams are looming and classes are reaching their busy conclusion. With conflicting demands from work, home and the classroom, this hectic time of year can...
Paid access to journal articles not a significant barrier for scientists
They say the best things in life are free, but when it comes to online scientific publishing, a new research report suggests otherwise. The report shows that free access to...
Using live worms as bait: Voters swayed by interactive 'worm' graph during election debate
Research from Royal Holloway, University of London and the University of Bristol calls into question people's ability to form their own judgements about their preferred election candidate after finding voters...
An unprecedented admissions year
Nearly 35,000 students applied to Harvard College this year for admission to the Class of 2015 entering in August. Letters of admission (and email notifications) were sent on March 30 to 2,158 students,...
For Libya, ‘no compromise’ in sight
When the popular protests that have swept the Mideast reached Libya in mid-February, Ali Suleiman Aujali knew what he had to do. The longtime Libyan diplomat, who had served as ambassador to...
Sick Alta. teen dies before Mexico charity mission
A Calgary teen with cancer who wanted to travel to Mexico to help build houses for low-income families has died before he could realize his dream.
Study finds surprising gender differences related to sexual harassment
Sexual harassment may have become so commonplace for women that they have built up resistance to harassing behaviour they consider merely 'bothersome,' suggests a provocative new study by Michigan State...
Nursing students map their way to understanding HIV
In the Faculty of Nursing, students are taught the importance of connecting with the community, and nursing professor Vera Caine has come up with a way for students to not...
Educational development stunted by teenage fatherhood
Public interest in the issue of teenage childbearing has recently increased, largely due to increases in both the teen pregnancy rate and the teen birth rate. A new study examines...
Harvard rallies against cancer
Now through April 8, team up with other Harvard faculty and staff members to shut out cancer through Harvard Community Gifts. Join the Rally Against Cancer team by giving $5 to...
Study shows some forms of visual reasoning might be inborn
(PhysOrg.com) -- Italian researcher Girogio Vallortigara of the University of Trento in Italy, and his colleagues have devised an experiment that shows that the ability to view and interpret what...
A pub of their own
Josh Woodruff’s job is to show his fellow undergraduates a good time. As the senior student manager of the Cambridge Queen’s Head Pub at Loker Commons, Woodruff ’11 is in charge of programming...
Why do children with autism wander and bolt from safe places?
Today, the Interactive Autism Network (IAN), with support from leading autism advocacy groups, launches the first major survey to study the experience of wandering and elopement, or escaping, among individuals...
A surprising new vehicle for drug delivery?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Are our bodies vulnerable to some pollutants whose lack of solubility in water, or "hydrophobicity," has always been thought to protect us from them? New Tel Aviv University...
Study says media reports about uncommon acts of goodness can make good people even better
People with a strong moral identity are measurably inspired to do good after being exposed to media stories about uncommon acts of human goodness, according to research at the University...
Feature: The challenge to plug the human leak
New Swinburne research is focusing on people's behaviour to strengthen information security within government organisations, Melissa Milano writes.
Opinion: The government’s war on science: deliberate attack, or abuse by neglect?
The tension between science and the Australian government is at an all time high, the authors warn.
Africa turns to cellphones for better health
The text message arrives with life-saving discretion: a neutral "see you at the clinic tomorrow" to remind patients to pick up a fresh batch of anti-AIDS drugs.
How has American identity changed?
First-generation West African immigrants from Nigeria and Ghana transition smoothly into major societal institutions, such as the workplace and the neighborhood, but have not built stable, mutually beneficial friendships and...
Using video to reinvent education
If you are a teacher, parent or tutor, then you will love this video. Salman Khan has developed a series of free online videos to teach kids (and adults too) about maths...
Counterfeit drugs: Facts & figures
Priya Shetty explores the tools and partnerships that help the public health community counter the threat of counterfeit medicines.