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How the daisy got its spots… and why

How the daisy got its spots... and why

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Dark spots on flower petals are common across many angiosperm plant families and occur on flowers such as some lilies, orchids, and daisies. Much research has been done on the physiological and behavioral ...


YouTube music label means all artists are with the bandwidth

Technology / Internet

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Craig Benzine had weathered almost 10 years with his band, Chicago-based indie rockers Driftless Pony Club -- self-releasing two albums along the way -- with no luck.


Female birds -- acting just like the guys -- become sexual show-offs in cooperative breeding species

Female birds -- acting just like the guys -- become sexual show-offs in cooperative breeding species

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Female birds in species that breed in groups can find themselves under pressure to sexually show off and evolve the same kinds of embellishments - like fanciful tail feathers or chest-puffing ...


Rural America more prosperous than expected

Rural America more prosperous than expected

Other Sciences / Economics

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

For many people "rural" is synonymous with low incomes, limited economic opportunity, and poor schools. However, a recent study at the University of Illinois found that much of rural America is actually prosperous, ...


Baby Einstein Controversy: Professor Offers Healthy Language Learning Alternatives for Young Children

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Baby Einstein videos have become a staple in many American households until recently when the Walt Disney Company decided to refund the product, acknowledging that these ever-popular videos were not intended ...


EPA fellow studies effect of mercury in toads

EPA fellow studies effect of mercury in toads

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Christine Bergeron of Old Orchard Beach, Maine, a doctoral student in Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources, received a fellowship from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) National Center for ...


PC shipments gain in 3Q, a good sign for holidays

Technology / Business

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Worldwide shipments of personal computers edged back up in the third quarter, according to industry researchers, a promising sign for the industry as it heads into the holiday shopping season.


Study: Perceptions might often kick a player when they are down

Study: Perceptions might often kick a player when they are down

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Just like Lucy pulling the football away from Charlie Brown, kicking a football through goal posts can be an elusive task, according to Purdue University research.


Homebound Termites Answer 150-Year-Old Evolution Question

Homebound Termites Answer 150-Year-Old Evolution Question

Biology / Evolution

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Staying at home may have given the very first termite youngsters the best opportunity to rule the colony when their parents were killed by their neighbors. This is according to new research ...


Sheep that shed light on personality differences

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The team led by Denis Reale, a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at UQAM and Canada Research Chair in Behavioural Ecology, recently completed a study showing the link between personality, survival and reproductive ...


Infertility and the battle of the sexes

Biology / Evolution

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

About 10% of all couples hoping for a baby have fertility problems. Environmentalists say pollution is to blame and psychiatrists point to our stressful lifestyles, but evolutionary biologist Dr. Oren Hasson of Tel Aviv University's ...


Study finds human population expanded during late Stone Age

Biology / Evolution

created Jul 29, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 5

Genetic evidence is revealing that human populations began to expand in size in Africa during the Late Stone Age approximately 40,000 years ago. A research team led by Michael F. Hammer (Arizona Research Laboratory's Division ...


Mom and dad as financial advisors

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jul 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Why are so many students deep in debt before they finish college, only to take on more debt as they begin their careers? The answer may be found by looking at the social forces that shape the attitudes and behaviors of today's ...


Study shows how camels keep their cool

Study shows how camels keep their cool

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- UQ research has found when it comes to camels, staying cool may be the key to reproductive success.


Male seahorses like big mates

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Male seahorses have a clear agenda when it comes to selecting a mating partner: to increase their reproductive success. By being choosy and preferring large females, they are likely to have more and bigger eggs, as well as ...