Rope Micrograph

Unusual microbial ropes grow slowly in cave lake

Biology /

created Dec 20, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Deep inside the Frasassi cave system in Italy and more than 1,600 feet below the Earth's surface, divers found filamentous ropes of microbes growing in the cold water, according to a team of Penn State researchers.


Shame on us: Shaming some kids makes them more aggressive

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 20, 2008 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 5

Aren't you ashamed of yourself? All these years, you've been trying to build up your child's self-esteem, and now a growing body of research suggests you may be making a big mistake. A study published in the December issue ...


Vulnerability to post-traumatic stress disorder runs in families, study shows

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 20, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Earthquakes have aftershocks — not just the geological kind but the mental kind as well. Just like veterans of war, earthquake survivors can experience post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety.



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