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Indus script encodes language, reveals new study of ancient symbols

Indus script encodes language, reveals new study of ancient symbols

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (17) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Rosetta Stone allowed 19th century scholars to translate symbols left by an ancient civilization and thus decipher the meaning of Egyptian hieroglyphics.


'Sixty Symbols' -- unravelling the secret language of science

Other Sciences / Other

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- It is the most famous scientific equation in history, framed by Einstein more than a century ago. But what does e=mc˛ actually stand for? And how does it explain the relationship between energy, mass and ...





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Mid-Century Model Homes Helped Shape Domestic Ideals

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Arkansas researcher examined trends in model houses in the post-World War II era and found that they represent a transformation in cultural and domestic life that continues to influence housing ...


Bling bling with your ring ring: Dekoden craze sees cell phones get a touch of glitz, glamour

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

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

Cell phone owners are ringing the changes and putting a smile on their dial by adorning their mobiles with ornamental stickers, charms and beads -- and the craze just keeps getting bigger.


Emulating Western lifestyles: Consumption and carbon footprints in less industrialized countries

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

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

In recent decades, a new global middle class has exploded, with a total population exceeding one billion people. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research explores the consumption attitudes of some of these members of the ...


Words, gestures are translated by same brain regions, says new research

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Your ability to make sense of Groucho's words and Harpo's pantomimes in an old Marx Brothers movie takes place in the same regions of your brain, says new research funded by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication ...


Canada has some 15,500 polar bears, divided into thirteen distinct populations

Canada, Greenland accord to protect polar bears

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 31, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Canada and Greenland agreed on a series of measures aimed at protecting shared populations of polar bears which roam between the Nunavut territory and the huge arctic island, officials said.


JAX publishes online tool for exploring autoimmune disease gene networks

JAX publishes online tool for exploring autoimmune disease gene networks

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Currently, 5-8% of the U.S. population is afflicted with an autoimmune disease. Many of these are chronic and require life-long care. Moreover, different autoimmune diseases aggregate within a single family, ...


Poor in rural Oregon face 'double binds' when getting food

Medicine & Health / Health

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

A new study by Oregon State University researchers shows that those in poverty in rural Oregon often know what kinds of foods they should be eating, but face tough choices between eating well and spending less money for meals.


Sugar cereals are 'Smart Choices'? FDA not so sure (AP)

Sugar cereals are 'Smart Choices'? FDA not so sure

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 6

(AP) -- Ever wondered how that "Smart Choices" sticker wound up on the front of Froot Loops or Cocoa Puffs?


Cracking the brain's numerical code

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Sep 24, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

By carefully observing and analyzing the pattern of activity in the brain, researchers have found that they can tell what number a person has just seen. They can similarly tell how many dots a person has been presented with, ...


Hummer owners claim moral high ground to excuse overconsumption

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity 1.9 / 5 (8) | comments 25

Hummer drivers believe they are defending America's frontier lifestyle against anti-American critics, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.



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