Climate change could boost incidence of civil war in Africa

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Nov 23, 2009 | 2.4 / 5 (16) | 10

Climate change could increase the likelihood of civil war in sub-Saharan Africa by over 50 percent within the next two decades, according to a new study led by a team of researchers at University of California, Berkeley, ...

Explained: The Discrete Fourier Transform

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Nov 25, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (31) | 8

(PhysOrg.com) -- In 1811, Joseph Fourier, the 43-year-old prefect of the French district of Isčre, entered a competition in heat research sponsored by the French Academy of Sciences. The paper he submitted ...

Political views may skew perception of skin tone, new study finds

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Nov 24, 2009 | 3.3 / 5 (7) | 7

(PhysOrg.com) -- Political affinity could influence how some people view the skin tone of biracial political candidates, according to a new study from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, New York University ...

Houses of the rising sun: Research sheds new light on Ancient Greeks

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

Nov 25, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (3) | 3

New research at the University of Leicester has identified scores of Sicilian temples built to face the rising Sun, shedding light on the practices of the Ancient Greeks.

Do kids benefit from homework?

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Nov 23, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Homework is as old as school itself. Yet the practice is controversial as people debate the benefits or consider the shortcomings and hassles. Research into the topic is often contradictory ...