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Rock 'Face' Mystery Baffles Experts
Archaeologists have found a trio of extraordinary stone carvings while charting the phenomenon of prehistoric rock markings in Northumberland, close to the Scottish border in the United Kingdom. Records and examples of over 950 prehistoric rock art panels exist in Northumberland, which are of the traditional 'cup and ring' variety, with a typical... view more... (2004-06-17)
Species evolve to the brink of evolution
A biologist at The University of Texas at Austin has presented a new theory that sheds light on how organisms, including viruses like HIV, rapidly evolve in the face of vaccines and antibiotics. view more (2005-08-29)
Noise, visual cues affect infants' language development
Even moderate background noise can affect how infants learn language at an early and crucial time of their development, according to new research from Purdue University. view more (2005-06-16)
Yawn alert for weary drivers
We've all experienced it after long hours driving, the eyelids getting heavy, a deep yawn, neck muscles relaxing, the urge to sleep, the head nodding down... But, you're hands are still on the wheel and you only just stopped yourself nodding off in time to avoid the oncoming traffic. view more (2009-07-28)
Psychologists focus on Human Rights
Psychologists will stress their support for Human Rights and their condemnation of any form of torture at a psychology and Human Rights meeting, between 2pm and 5pm on Wednesday 30 March 2005. view more (2005-03-21)
Female lacrosse players at higher risk than males for head, face and eye injuries
Despite playing a game with less physical contact, female lacrosse players in high school and college sustain a higher rate of injuries to the head, face, and eye than their male counterparts, according to a study published in the February issue of The American Journal of Sports Medicine. view more (2007-02-01)
Genetic counselors turn to unconventional counseling to meet demand for genetic testing
Imagine receiving genetic test results for a disease you could develop later in life without having anyone with whom to discuss your options for managing the risk. That's becoming a common occurrence as people turn to the Internet and other outlets for genetic testing without genetic counseling. view more (2008-03-17)
Question Of The Century: "Good Genes " Or Attentive Partner?
Marina Butovskaya (Doctor of History), Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Russian Academy of Sciences, told about that at the recent seminar in the Severtsov Institute for Problems of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences. The discourse was based on the findings of Butovskaya's own research on young Muscovites' behavior and on... view more... (2003-06-20)
Alarming increase in drug-affected newborns
A new Australian study has found that the number of newborns suffering serious drug withdrawal symptoms is now more than 40 times higher than in 1980. view more (2009-04-23)
Experiment suggests limitations to carbon dioxide 'tree banking'
While 10 years of bathing North Carolina pine tree stands with extra carbon dioxide did allow the trees to grow more tissue, only those pines receiving the most water and nutrients were able to store significant amounts of carbon that could offset the effects of global warming, scientists told a national meeting of the Ecological Society of... view more... (2007-08-07)
On-Line System Propels Learning
Cranfield University’s Department of Process and Systems Engineering and Department of Power Engineering and Propulsion have developed a new web-based learning system to support postgraduate and short course programmes. The ‘on-line course companion’ is intended to provide additional support to part-time students who are studying... view more... (2001-02-19)
Science and Society - the British Association Responds
In particular, the BA welcomes: view more (2000-03-13)
Finding the most stressful occupations
Jobs in which you have to hide your true feelings and emotions are the most stressful according to a large study comparing stress levels of 24 occupations. Ambulance service staff, teachers, social services, customer services (i.e. call centre staff), prison officers, clerical and administrative and the police came out as the occupations highest... view more... (2005-01-07)
Government decision ignores the wishes of older people
Government's decision to make it legal for employers to dismiss people at 65 simply because of their age flies in the face of what older people want, makes no economic sense, and is stretching the European directive on age discrimination, said Professor Stephen McNair, Director of the Centre for Research into the Older Workforce at the University... view more... (2004-12-15)
Female guppies risk their lives to avoid too much male attention
Sexual harassment is a burden that females of many species face, and some may go to extreme lengths to avoid it. view more (2006-05-15)
Banking Customers Seek the Personal Touch
The personal touch and face-to-face contact are still number one with Scottish banking customers. Despite the growth in alternatives like telephone and on-line banking, a new report from Heriot-Watt University's Social Enterprise Institute (SEI) reveals that branch services are the most important thing for customers. The survey, involving... view more... (2004-01-19)
Creating linguistic resources for automated translation
A major difficulty in developing automated language translation is that you need a system with a fairly extensive vocabulary from which it can learn, before any degree of reliability or accuracy is possible. The LC-STAR project developed just such a vocabulary. view more (2005-02-10)
Food-crop yields in future greenhouse-gas conditions lower than expected
Open-air field trials involving five major food crops grown under carbon-dioxide levels projected for the future are harvesting dramatically less bounty than those raised in earlier greenhouse and other enclosed test conditions — and scientists warn that global food supplies could be at risk without changes in production strategies. view more (2006-06-30)
Cut and run: MSU research predicts risk avoidance in the face of chronic economic loss
Individual investors are liquidating their holdings at record levels as financial markets sink, often absorbing losses to avoid possibly worse pain later. Contradicting the counsel of many financial advisers, it also flies in the face of widely accepted behavioral theory and reinforces recent research by Michigan State University scientists. view more (2008-10-28)
Bank Customers Prefer Personal Touch
Retail bank customers prefer the personal touch to using modern telephone and Internet banking technologies, according to new research from marketing and communications experts at the University of Ulster. The research team established that remote banking has not replaced the need for face to face interaction between the customer and a teller.... view more... (2003-05-23)
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