New Research Says Daughters Turn Parents to Left of Centre Parties
Dec 20, 2005 |
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New research by economists Professor Andrew Oswald at the University of Warwick, and Dr Nattavudh Powdthavee at London University's Institute of Education, reveals that the more daughters a family has the more likely the ...
Your sweet tooth may really be in your brain's 'pleasure hotspot'
Dec 20, 2005 |
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What makes those holiday candies and Christmas cookies look so tempting? University of Michigan researchers have discovered a "pleasure spot" in the brains of rats, helping neuroscientists understand where and how pleasure ...
Opportunity Completes Atmospheric Science Campaign At Erebus
Dec 20, 2005 |
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Opportunity successfully deployed its robotic arm on sol 671 (Dec. 13, 2005) and used it to position the microscopic imager. The cause of a shoulder-joint motor stall during an attempt to deploy the arm on ...
Cyber gamers get thumbs up from China
Dec 20, 2005 |
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The Chinese government loves computer gamers. And it will go out of its way to support them.
Asian elephant gene study: surprise result
Dec 20, 2005 |
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Scientists at Columbia University have found that one of the few remaining groups of wild Asian elephants in India is genetically distinct.
Science association applauds ID ruling
Dec 20, 2005 |
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The executive publisher of the journal Science Tuesday applauded a federal judge's decision concerning teaching of "intelligent design."
Fruit fly studies help explain human heart
Dec 20, 2005 |
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Researchers at The Burnham Institute for Medical Research in San Diego have obtained detailed insights into the early formation of the human heart.
Cavefish DNA reveals evolutionary detail
Dec 20, 2005 |
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A multi-institutional study has offered more insight into the evolutionary process by examining how albinism evolves in cavefish.
Briefs: EU calls for tenders in radio frequency ID
Dec 20, 2005 |
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The European Union Tuesday called for tenders to help radio frequency identification.
Hunt for rare woodpecker continues
Dec 20, 2005 |
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Bird experts and volunteers are searching the swampy forests of eastern Arkansas, looking for the chance to photograph the rare ivory-billed woodpecker.
Study: U.S. food insecurity increasing
Dec 20, 2005 |
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At least 38 million U.S. citizens can't count on having enough food throughout the year -- and Tufts University scientists say the number is increasing.
Briefs: Telecom N.Z. loses bitstream access case
Dec 20, 2005 |
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New Zealand regulators have ruled that Australia's TelstraClear must be granted access to Telecom New Zealand's wholesale bitstream service.
New Zealand's Telecom sponsors Santa
Dec 20, 2005 |
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New Zealand Telecom said Tuesday record numbers of children are contacting Santa's Web site hosted by the company.
Supply Ship Set to Launch for Station Wednesday
Dec 20, 2005 |
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Station managers have decided to delay the undocking of the ISS Progress 19 cargo craft.
Study: Unfamiliar voice-overs are best
Dec 20, 2005 |
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Research by the University of Washington and Rice University suggest TV commercials featuring unfamiliar celebrity voice-overs are the most effective.
