News tagged with features
A glimpse at the Earth's crust deep below the Atlantic
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 12, 2009 |
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Long-term variations in volcanism help explain the birth, evolution and death of striking geological features called oceanic core complexes on the ocean floor, says geologist Dr Bram Murton of the National ...
Improving security with face recognition technology
Technology / Computer Sciences
Nov 10, 2009 |
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A number of U.S. states now use facial recognition technology when issuing drivers licenses. Similar methods are also used to grant access to buildings and to verify the identities of international travelers. ...
Saving sand: South Carolina beaches become a model for preservation
Oct 23, 2009 |
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While most people head to Myrtle Beach for vacation, a group of scientists have been hitting the famous South Carolina beach for years to figure out how to keep the sand from washing away.
Finding the ASX200 for marine ecosystems
Oct 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers are building the environmental equivalent of the ASX200 as a means of monitoring the health of Australian marine ecosystems.
Fracture zones endanger tombs in Valley of Kings
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 19, 2009 |
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Ancient choices made by Egyptians digging burial tombs may have led to today's problems with damage and curation of these precious archaeological treasures, but photography and detailed geological mapping ...
Gmail tool catches misdirected messages
Oct 13, 2009 |
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Google on Tuesday added an embarrassment-avoidance tool that catches misdirected Gmail messages before they are fired off by users of the free Web-based email service.
First complete image created of Himalayan fault, subduction zone
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 11, 2009 |
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An international team of researchers has created the most complete seismic image of the Earth's crust and upper mantle beneath the rugged Himalaya Mountains, in the process discovering some unusual geologic ...
Women Are Sort of More Tentative Than Men, Aren't They?
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Women hedge, issue disclaimers and ask questions when they communicate, language features that can suggest uncertainty, lack of confidence and low status. But men do the same, according to new research from ...
Mini Gradiometer Could Map Other Planets' Gravity Fields
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Although it may seem like gravity is the same everywhere on the Earth, it actually varies a small amount from place to place. Factors such as mountains, ocean trenches, and interior density ...
Our brain looks at eyes first to identify a face
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 20, 2009 |
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A study by the University of Barcelona (Spain) has analysed which facial features our brain examines to identify faces. Our brain adapts in order to obtain the maximum amount of information possible from each ...
How the moon got its stripes
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 15, 2009 |
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A new study has revealed the origins of tiger stripes and a subsurface ocean on Enceladus- one of Saturn's many moons. These geological features are believed to be the result of the moon's unusual chemical ...
Rating attractiveness: Study finds consensus among men, not women
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 26, 2009 |
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Hot or not? Men agree on the answer. Women don't.
Researchers identify parallel mechanism monkeys and humans use to recognize faces
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have demonstrated for the first time rhesus monkeys and humans share a specific perceptual mechanism, configural perception, for discriminating ...
Report: Newest iPhone model costs $179 to make
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Research firm iSuppli says Apple Inc.'s latest iPhone costs just a few dollars more to make than the previous model.
Study: Women look away more from abnormal babies
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Puzzling new research suggests women have a harder time than men looking at babies with facial birth defects. It's a surprise finding. Psychiatrists from the Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital, who were studying ...
