(Phys.org) —Research by economists at the University of Southampton has shown people who receive higher bonuses are less likely to give to charity than those on lower earnings.
Economics & Business
Apr 4, 2014
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(Phys.org) —A team of researchers at the University of Bonn has discovered that a certain species of nematode actually does better when exposed to defensive chemicals made by plants. In their paper published in the journal ...
The same factors that increase the risk of species extinctions also reduce the chance that new species are formed. This is concluded by two biologists at Umeå University. Their findings are published in the April issue of ...
Evolution
Apr 4, 2014
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As a specialist in prehistoric underwater archaeology, Dr Jonathan Benjamin looks at rising sea levels a little bit differently from most people.
Archaeology
Apr 4, 2014
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(Phys.org) —He was planning to be a lawyer because he didn't think visually impaired people like him could do high-tech jobs in India. But after discovering special technology that allows him to use computers, he changed ...
Engineering
Apr 4, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Fuel economy of new vehicles sold in the U.S. is now at its best mark ever, say researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 4, 2014
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Suppose you're trying to navigate an unfamiliar section of a big city, and you're using a particular cluster of skyscrapers as a reference point. Traffic and one-way streets force you to take some odd turns, and for a while ...
Computer Sciences
Apr 4, 2014
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(Phys.org) —New research by Yale University scientists challenges a long-standing paradigm for temperature variability in the Pacific Ocean, casting doubt on the existence of a past period of "permanent" El Niño-like conditions ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 4, 2014
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The Department of Energy's SuperTruck, recently hailed by President Obama as the energy efficient truck of the future, uses technology from DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory that leads to improved fuel economy.
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 4, 2014
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A revolutionary new method of encrypting confidential information has been patented by scientists at Lancaster University.
General Physics
Apr 4, 2014
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