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Leaking Siberian ice raises a tricky climate issue

(AP) -- The Russian scientist shuffles across the frozen lake, scuffing aside ankle-deep snow until he finds a cluster of bubbles trapped under the ice. With a cigarette lighter in one hand and a knife in ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 21, 2010 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (15) | comments 6

Babies wise to what we really mean: Researchers find first evidence that six-month-olds comprehend adults' intentions

A study by York University researchers reveals that infants as young as six months old know when we're "playing" them - and they don't like it.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 09, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Involuntary maybe, but certainly not random

Our eyes are in constant motion. Even when we attempt to stare straight at a stationary target, our eyes jump and jiggle imperceptibly. Although these unconscious flicks, also known as microsaccades, had long ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 12, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

A direct gaze enhances face perception

Gaze direction is significant for the processing of visual information from the human face. Researchers in an Academy of Finland funded research project have discovered that the visual system of the brain processes another ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 13, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Knowing looks: Using gaze aversion to tell when children are learning

People use eye contact in a variety of ways every minute of every day but how often do you find yourself staring into space with concentrating on an issue or problem? Psychologists now know that people who are carrying out ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 02, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (13) | comments 0

Direct gaze makes you more attractive

Looking directly at someone makes you more attractive to them according to research published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, today (Wednesday 7 November, 2007).

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 07, 2007 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (32) | comments 1

A frown or a smile? Children with autism can't discern

When we have a conversation with someone, we not only hear what they say, we see what they say. Eyes can smolder or twinkle. Gazes can be direct or shifty. “Reading” these facial expressions gives context and meaning to the ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created May 05, 2007 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (11) | comments 0

Brain’s 'fear center' may underlie autistic behaviors

The brain's emotional center is unusually small in autistic males with the most severe behavioral impairments, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers reported this month.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 13, 2006 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0


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