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Here's Why So Many Women Leave Science And Math Careers
The pressures of running an academic lab and spending late-nights writing grant proposals make the choice between motherhood and having a career in science tough. Even after getting advanced degrees...
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Prominent Climate Scientist Admits To Leaking Documents From Climate-Skeptic...
A water and climate scientist with decades of research in his field has admitted to deceiving the free-market conservative Heartland Institute into leaking confidential documents about their donors,...
View ArticleEmployers Think Your Handshake Is More Important Than Personality
Via The Charisma Myth: How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism: ...experts at the University of Iowa analyzing interactions in job interviews declared handshakes “more...
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STUDY: Your Cologne May Actually Make Women Want To Rip Your Clothes Off
Maybe. I posted before that the type of cologne women find most attractive on men is that exotic scent called "none." This research shows that cologne can have a net positive affect on attraction...
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Science, Evolutionary Biology, And Simple Economics Say Bloomberg's Soda Ban...
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the political economy of the obesity epidemic. Here, from a great oped in yesterday’s NYT, is the evolutionary science behind both the problem and the solution. Here’s...
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The Chimps At Houston Zoo Use iPads
It's early morning, and the chimpanzees are gearing up for another day at the Houston Zoo. They munch a breakfast of raw cabbage, scamper, skirmish, joust with rope swings and pause to peer through a...
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New Sea Level Estimates Will Make You Scared To Live In California
If greenhouse-gas emissions continue unabated, the expected additional warming could raise sea levels by up to four or five feet all along the US West Coast by 2100, according to an analysis released...
View ArticleStudy: 8 Out Of 10 Dogs Suffer Psychiatric Problems
Vets are treating increasing numbers of pets for psychiatric problems, such as “obsessive compulsive disorders”, anorexia and depression. Ever since he became man’s best friend, he has barked at...
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BUSTED: Myths About Testosterone And Its Link To Sexual Desire In Men And Women
Testosterone is often cast as the manly hormone, the chemical bestower of virility and the reason for men's high sex drives. But new research turns this conventional wisdom on its head. In healthy...
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Will This New Discovery In Roswell, N.M. Prove That The 1947 UFO Crash...
Did a UFO really crash near Roswell, N.M., in 1947? What was that mysterious triangle of lights that hundreds of people spotted over Phoenix, Ariz., last fall? Are alleged alien abductees telling the...
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Within 100 Years, Our Underground Drinking Water Could Be Filled With Toxic...
Over the past several decades, U.S. industries have injected more than 30 trillion gallons of toxic liquid deep into the earth, using broad expanses of the nation's geology as an invisible dumping...
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Swine Flu Killed 15 Times More People Than We Thought
How many people did swine flu kill during the H1N1 pandemic a few years back? If you answered 18,500, you'd be -- excuse the pun -- dead wrong. By at least 133,000 deaths. Researchers from the Centers...
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We Ruined Tomatoes By Trying To Make Them Bright Red
Breeding tomatoes to have the perfect color ruins their flavor, a genetic study has shown, explaining why many people believe supermarket tomatoes are tasteless. For about 70 years tomato growers have...
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This 5-Inch Worm Was Removed From A Man's Eye
It sounds like something out of a horror flick, but doctors in India say they found and removed a 5-inch live worm from a man's eye. PK Krishnamurthy, 75, came to Fortis Hospital in Mumbai complaining...
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'Space Jumping' Skydiver Survives 18 Mile Freefall
A daredevil leapt from a balloon more than 18 miles above the Earth today (July 25), moving one step closer to a so-called "space jump" that would set the record for the world's highest skydive....
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Sweeping 'Grand Canyon' Hidden Beneath Antarctic Ice
A dramatic gash in the surface of the Earth that could rival the majesty of the Grand Canyon has been discovered secreted beneath Antarctica's vast, featureless ice sheet. Dubbed the Ferrigno Rift for...
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Men Are Actually The More Romantic Sex
Here are 10 things we'll bet you didn't know about love and romance: Studies show that, in general, men are actually more romantic than women. Men also say "I love you" first, have more positive...
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California Scientists Restored Partial Sight To Blind Mice
BERKELEY -- Three blind mice: See how they run. That's what scientists have been doing at UC-Berkeley, and they've made a startling discovery that raises hopes for a treatment someday to restore...
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How To Exercise Like An Olympian
There's nothing like the Olympics to inspire you to get in shape. This summer, as Team USA fights for the gold in every athletic arena in London, follow suit and add some variety to your summer...
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Why Laser Beams Drive Dogs Crazy And Cats Nuts
When a wiggly little bead of light catches a dog's eye, nothing in the world matters more than capturing it. Unfortunately, "it" is just an ungraspable bundle of massless photons. The lack of closure...
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