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Biological fathers not necessarily the best, social dads parent well too

Other Sciences / Other

created Jul 31, 2008 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A large number of U.S. children live or will live with a "social father," a man who is married to or cohabiting with the child's mother, but is not the biological father. A new study in the Journal of Marriage and Family examin ...





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Oceans becoming nosier thanks to pollution -- report

Space & Earth / Environment

created 7 hours ago | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

The world's oceans are becoming noisier thanks to pollution, with potentially harmful effects for whales, dolphins and other marine life, US scientists said in a study published Sunday.


Loud and lazy but didn't chew gum: Ancient koalas

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Dec 19, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Skull fragments of prehistoric koalas from the Riversleigh rainforests of millions of year ago suggest they shared the modern koala's "lazy" lifestyle and ability to produce loud "bellowing" calls to attract mates and provide ...


New study explores role of sexual, social behaviors in seniors' well-being

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers and the general public have a new resource for information on the health and intimate relationships of older people, thanks to a new supplemental issue of The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological an ...


Light-Driven Nanorod Could Roll on Water

Light-Driven Nanorod Could Roll on Water

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a recent study, researchers have examined the possibility of rolling a nanorod on the surface of water. On the macroscale, perhaps the closest analogy might be the sport of logrolling, ...


Pores finding reveals targets for cancer and degenerative disease

Pores finding reveals targets for cancer and degenerative disease

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute scientists have identified a key step in the biological process of programmed cell death, also called apoptosis.


Acid oceans: the 'evil twin' of climate change (AP)

Acid oceans: the 'evil twin' of climate change

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (16) | comments 13

(AP) -- Far from Copenhagen's turbulent climate talks, the sea lions, harbor seals and sea otters reposing along the shoreline and kelp forests of this protected marine area stand to gain from any global ...


Research project yields better understanding of the defective protein that causes cystic fibrosis

Research project yields better understanding of the defective protein that causes cystic fibrosis

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A team of researchers studying the protein that, when defective or absent, causes cystic fibrosis (CF) has made an important discovery about how that protein is normally controlled and under what circumstances ...


Nanotech treatment gets boost with GSK licensing agreement

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- GlaxoSmithKline and Ann Arbor-based NanoBio Corporation announced today that they have signed an exclusive over-the-counter licensing agreement for NanoBio’s unique nanoemulsion treatment for cold sores in ...


Large-scale sequencing: The future of genomic sciences?

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists can gain insights into new ways to use microorganisms in medicine and manufacturing through a coordinated large-scale effort to sequence the genomes of not just individual microorganisms but entire ecosystems, ...


Soil Microorganisms? Role Cited as a Missing Factor in Climate Change Equation

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Those seeking to understand and predict climate change can now use an additional tool to calculate carbon dioxide exchanges on land, according to a scientific journal article co-authored by a University of ...



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