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'Perfect Pitch' in Humans Far More Prevalent than Expected

Other Sciences / Other

created Aug 25, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (19) | comments 0

Researchers at the University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music and Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences have developed a unique test for perfect pitch, and have found surprising results.





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Wiggling and waggling: Study sheds light on amazing bee brain

Wiggling and waggling: Study sheds light on amazing bee brain

Biology / Plants & Animals

created 19 hours ago | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Their brains are tiny - about the size of sesame seeds - and yet the behaviour of the humble honey bee is so advanced it has scientists scratching their heads in disbelief.


The use and misuse of alcohol and marijuana can be traced to a common set of genes

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States. Roughly eight to 12 percent of marijuana users are considered "dependent" and, just like alcohol, the severity of symptoms increases with heavier use. ...


Santa Baby: The Secrets to Santa's Sexiness

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- As Mr and Mrs Claus continue to enjoy the world's longest surviving marriage, a team of researchers at the University of St Andrews set out to uncover the secrets of Santa's enduring attractiveness.


Nonverbal communication of race bias on TV influences viewers' own bias

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (9) | comments 2

Subtle patterns of nonverbal behavior that appear on popular television programs influence racial bias among viewers, according to research from Tufts University to appear in the December 18, 2009, issue of the journal Science.


Negative emotions outweigh intent to exercise at health clubs

Medicine & Health / Health

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

Time and time again, it has been documented that regular exercise has many health benefits including lowering risks associated with the comorbidities of obesity. With only 30% of Americans trying to lose weight meeting the ...


Researchers discover new 'golden ratios' for female facial beauty

Researchers discover new 'golden ratios' for female facial beauty

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (23) | comments 14

(PhysOrg.com) -- Beauty is not only in the eye of the beholder but also in the relationship of the eyes and mouth of the beholden. The distance between a woman's eyes and the distance between her eyes and ...


Cognitive therapy key to tackling depression

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research from The University of Western Ontario shows why people suffering from depression may have a far greater hope of finding lasting relief by receiving cognitive therapy, rather than simply taking ...


Master gene Math1 controls framework for perceiving external and internal body parts

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Waking and walking to the bathroom in the pitch black of night requires brain activity that is both conscious and unconscious and requires a single master gene known as Math1 or Atoh1, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers ...


1,700 UK scientists back climate science

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (9) | comments 6

(AP) -- Fighting back against climate skeptics, over 1,700 scientists in Britain have signed a statement defending the evidence that climate change is being caused by humans, Britain's weather office said Thursday.


Oceans' Uptake of Manmade Carbon May Be Slowing

Oceans' Uptake of Manmade Carbon May Be Slowing

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (20) | comments 10

(PhysOrg.com) -- The oceans play a key role in regulating climate, absorbing more than a quarter of the carbon dioxide that humans put into the air. Now, the first year-by-year accounting of this mechanism ...



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