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Researcher says text proves Shroud of Turin real

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

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(AP) -- A Vatican researcher claims a nearly invisible text on the Shroud of Turin proves the authenticity of the artifact revered as Jesus' burial cloth. The claim made in a new book by historian Barbara ...

Three of a kind: Revealing language’s universal essence

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

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(PhysOrg.com) -- On the surface, English, Japanese, and Kinande, a member of the Bantu family of languages spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo, have little in common. It is not just that the vocabularies ...

Active hearing process in mosquitoes

Other Sciences / Mathematics

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A mathematical model has explained some of the remarkable features of mosquito hearing. In particular, the male can hear the faintest beats of the female's wings and yet is not deafened by loud noises.

'Hobbits' are a new human species -- according to the statistical analysis of fossils

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

Nov 19, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (10) | 0

Researchers from Stony Brook University Medical Center in New York have confirmed that Homo floresiensis is a genuine ancient human species and not a descendant of healthy humans dwarfed by disease. Using ...

Finding more in 'most': Scientific study of an everyday word

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

Nov 19, 2009 | 3.7 / 5 (3) | 0

William Shakespeare, who knew a thing or two about words, advised that "An honest tale speeds best, being plainly told." But the exact meaning of plain language isn't always easy to find. Even simple words like "most" and ...

Canada can lead the world with smart pension reform, says pension expert

Other Sciences / Economics

Nov 19, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (4) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Toronto - The time has come to turn Canada's supplemental pensions jumble into a coherent system with a clear goal and a clear plan to achieve it, according to Keith Ambachtsheer, Director of the Rotman International ...

Just in the time for holiday shoppers: Personal finance professor offers advice on breaking credit addiction

Other Sciences / Economics

Nov 19, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- An October survey of 3,800 consumers by the National Foundation for Credit Counseling found that more than two thirds (68 percent) planned to pay in cash for their holiday purchases this year, ...

Only tax increase can cure Illinois budget woes, study says

Other Sciences / Economics

Nov 18, 2009 | 1 / 5 (1) | 3

Tax increases are the only solution to a widening budget crisis that a new study says has landed Illinois among the nation's most financially troubled states, a soon-to-be-released report by a team of University of Illinois ...

Extinct moa rewrites New Zealand's history

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

Nov 18, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (4) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- The evolutionary history of New Zealand's many extinct flightless moa has been re-written in the first comprehensive study of more than 260 sub-fossil specimens to combine all known genetic, ...

Valley in Jordan inhabited and irrigated for 13,000 years

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

Nov 18, 2009 | 4.2 / 5 (5) | 0

You can make major discoveries by walking across a field and picking up every loose item you find. Dutch researcher Eva Kaptijn succeeded in discovering - based on 100,000 finds - that the Zerqa Valley in Jordan had been ...

Bosses exaggerate women's family-work conflict

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

Nov 18, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (3) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Decades into the era of two-earner households, the virtues of family-friendly policies are all but universally assumed in the corporate world. But now new research suggests serious potential pitfalls for ...

Black Friday: On your mark, get set, go!

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

Nov 18, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- For most Americans, Thanksgiving Day means a flurry of food, family and football. But the real frenzy begins the day after, say researchers at the University of Michigan and Western Michigan University.

When good companies do bad things: Examining illegal corporate behavior

Other Sciences / Economics

Nov 18, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1

The more prominent and financially successful a corporation becomes, the more likely it is to break the law, according to a new study led by a Michigan State University scholar that challenges previous research.

Comforted by carpet: How do floors and distance affect purchases?

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

Nov 18, 2009 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

Consumers who stand on carpeted flooring feel comforted, but they judge products close to them to be less comforting, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.

Modern Turkey: Modern Miracle

Other Sciences / Other

Nov 18, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Many of us will sit down with our families to a wonderful turkey dinner this Thanksgiving. But statistics increasingly show that Americans consider turkey a year-round staple.

Mathematics prize goes to University of Chicago's Hannah Alpert

Other Sciences / Mathematics

Nov 18, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (4) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Association for Women in Mathematics has named Hannah Alpert, a third-year mathematics major at the University of Chicago, a co-winner of the 2010 Alice T. Schafer Prize for excellence in mathematics ...

Future for Internet retailers: Compete on niche products advises management insights study

Other Sciences / Economics

Nov 18, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

In their competition with brick-and-mortar stores, online retailers will do best if they promote the ability to search out and obtain niche products online, according to the Management Insights feature in the current issue ...

Migration of key employees to competitors hinders organizational success

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

Nov 18, 2009 | 3.3 / 5 (3) | 0

A study by researchers from the Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University explored the competitive advantage organizations gain when hiring key employees away from a competitor. The loss of a key employee can ...