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Jul 03, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (12) | 1

Australian scientists hailed the country's most significant dinosaur discovery in decades on Friday after three new species were unearthed in a Queensland billabong.

Liberal? Conservative? Stanford study says mental nudge can make voters flip-flop

Jul 02, 2009 | 3.8 / 5 (6) | 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- No doubt you’ve worked hard for your success. But chances are you’ve also had some help and lucky breaks along the way.

Probing Question: How do Ponzi Schemes work?
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Jul 02, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 2
Mathematical Model Predicts Factors Driving Tumor Invasion
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Jul 02, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1
Ancient hunting site may rest under Lake Huron
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Jul 02, 2009 | 3.8 / 5 (4) | 0
Overweight kids experience more loneliness, anxiety, study finds
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UT multimedia program increases middle school interest in science
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Physicists Demonstrate Quantum Memory with Matter Qubits, Jul 03, 2009 | 4.4 / 5 (17) | 1
'Holey' Nanosheets for Wastewater Dye Removal, Jul 01, 2009 | 5 / 5 (5) | 1
Jellyfish Robot Swims Like its Biological Counterpart, Jun 26, 2009 | 4.4 / 5 (8) | 1
Could Maxwell's Demon Exist in Nanoscale Systems?, Jun 24, 2009 | 4.4 / 5 (18) | 29
Living Safely with Robots, Beyond Asimov's Laws, Jun 22, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (53) | 40

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Physics education improves when students make their own computer models

Jul 02, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0

A current trend in secondary science education is for students to learn by discovering for themselves how things work. Computer modelling is a teaching method that fits in nicely with this trend and also with new learning ...

Mummified dinosaur skin yields up new secrets

Jul 01, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (15) | 10

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from The University of Manchester have identified preserved organic molecules in the skin of a dinosaur that died around 66-million years ago.

New fossil primate suggests common Asian ancestor, challenges primates such as 'Ida'

Jul 01, 2009 | 4.4 / 5 (11) | 0

According to new research published online in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B (Biological Sciences) on July 1, 2009, a new fossil primate from Myanmar (previously known as Burma) suggests that the co ...

Peer Behavior, Not Communication Overload, Determines Mobile Device Use in Meetings, Study Shows

Jul 01, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Organizational norms and social cues, not communication overload, are the strongest predictors of whether individuals use their laptops or smart phones to electronically multitask during a meeting, according ...

Paleontologists brought to tears, laughter by Creation Museum

Jun 30, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (44) | 125

For a group of paleontologists, a tour of the Creation Museum seemed like a great tongue-in-cheek way to cap off a serious conference.

Spanish scientists develop echolocation in humans

Jun 30, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (7) | 1

A team of researchers from the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH) has shown scientifically that human beings can develop echolocation, the system of acoustic signals used by dolphins and bats to explore their surroundings. ...

Forensic artists put different faces on 2,800-year-old mummy

Jun 30, 2009 | 4 / 5 (4) | 0

When the 2,800-year-old mummy of an Egyptian court singer went on display at Chicago's Oriental Institute in February, Emily Teeter, the curator, wished she had a way for visitors to see the young woman's face so they could ...

Texas Tech Librarian 'Proves' Existence of Spider-Man

Jun 30, 2009 | 1 / 5 (2) | 0

Yes, Mary Jane, there is a Spider-Man. At least, that’s what pop-culture guru and associate humanities librarian for Texas Tech University Libraries Rob Weiner set out to prove in an article published in the International Jo ...

Promises come at a price

Jun 30, 2009 | 3 / 5 (1) | 1

Be careful what you promise people. You are not just obliging yourself to keep your promises; other people will hold you to account for them as well. Dutch-sponsored researcher Manuela Vieth investigated how the behaviour ...

Dino tooth sheds new light on ancient riddle

Jun 29, 2009 | 4.9 / 5 (8) | 0

Microscopic analysis of scratches on dinosaur teeth has helped scientists unravel an ancient riddle of what a major group of dinosaurs ate- and exactly how they did it!

Social scientist creates computer model to determine human perception of hues

Jun 29, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

Variations in how people perceive colors and how those same colors appear on TV, computers and other media have confounded broadcasters, Web designers and printers trying to reproduce lifelike hues.

Peer pressure plays major role in environmental behavior

Jun 29, 2009 | 4.4 / 5 (7) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- People are more likely to enroll in conservation programs if their neighbors do -- a tendency that should be exploited when it comes to protecting the environment, according to results of ...

Researchers find fossils of new type of European camel

Jun 29, 2009 | 3 / 5 (1) | 0

Spanish researchers said Monday they have discovered evidence of a previously unknown type of camel which lived in Europe six million years ago.

Relationships Improve Student Success

Jun 29, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- When students are underachieving, school policymakers often examine class size, curriculum and funding, but University of Missouri researchers suggest establishing relationships may be a powerful ...

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