No Satisfaction Zaps Motivation, Psychologist Says
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 24, 2007 |
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You can't always get what you want, as the song goes, but if a Florida State University researcher's new theory on motivation holds true, you may not want it anymore anyway.
Reviews Document NASA's Progress on Next Human Spacecraft
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 24, 2007 |
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NASA this week wrapped up six months of system requirements reviews for the Orion spacecraft, the Ares launch vehicles and other support systems, bringing together the Constellation Program's list of basic ...
Phishers can use social Web sites as bait to net victims
May 24, 2007 |
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Internet sites such as MySpace and Facebook are popular ways for friends to stay in touch, but they also can be used by cyber sharks posing as "friends," enabling them to steal personal and financial information.
Stereotype-induced math anxiety robs women’s working memory
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 24, 2007 |
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A popular stereotype that boys are better at mathematics than girls undermines girls’ math performance because it causes worrying that erodes the mental resources needed for problem solving, new research at the University ...
Study finds billions contributed by older people
May 24, 2007 |
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The largest study of ageing and retirement ever undertaken, conducted for HSBC by the University’s Institute of Ageing, has found that far from being a drain on society, older people are huge contributors to their nation’s ...
Analysis reveals extent of DNA repair army
May 24, 2007 |
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Cells have the remarkable ability to keep track of their genetic contents and -- when things go wrong – to step in and repair the damage before cancer or another life-threatening condition develops.
Beef may overtake seafood in Japan
May 24, 2007 |
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A government fisheries report says beef consumption may soon surpass seafood in Japan.
Steps needed to reduce smoking in the US
May 24, 2007 |
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A combination of increased excise taxes, nationwide indoor smoking bans, and other measures would significantly lower the U.S. smoking rate, which now hovers at around 21 percent of the adult population, says a new report ...
New insect species found in Thailand
Biology /
May 24, 2007 |
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A U.S. entomologist has discovered several new aquatic insect species in Thailand and some of the bugs pack quite a powerful bite.
Researchers push U.S. DEA to let them grow pot
May 24, 2007 |
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Researchers are pressing the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to allow them to grow marijuana for research purposes.
Fire ants are emerging nuisance for Virginians
Biology /
May 24, 2007 |
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Red imported fire ants (RIFAs), which have caused trouble in Florida and Texas for decades, are now advancing in Virginia. Colonies of the tiny, highly aggressive insects have been observed in the commonwealth ...
Flexible genes allow ants to change destiny
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May 24, 2007 |
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The discovery of a flexible genetic coding in leaf-cutting ants sheds new light on how one of nature's ultimate self-organising species breeds optimum numbers of each worker type to ensure the smooth running ...
Understanding why C. difficile causes disease -- it's Hungry
May 24, 2007 |
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Researchers studying the genetics behind why C. difficile causes disease have come to a simple conclusion -- the bacteria do it because they are starving. That just might help them find a new treatment for what can sometimes ...
Research may yield improved treatment for diseased lungs
May 24, 2007 |
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A multi-institutional team of engineers, scientists and clinicians from the University of Wisconsin-Madison will study large-artery biomechanics that could play a role in heart failure in patients with pulmonary arterial ...
Academics explore a 200-year-old shipwreck
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
May 24, 2007 |
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U.S. researchers are working to recover artifacts from a 200-year-old shipwreck, more than 4,000 feet beneath the surface of the Gulf of Mexico.
