Save the milkweed, save the monarch
Won't get fooled again: Drummers use their hands to create musical illusions
John Bonham. Keith Moon. Buddy Rich. The best drummers in modern music history had it all – groundbreaking technique, lightning speed and an unmistakable panache when it came to performing.
Mar 26, 2013
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Study says women make better decisions for companies than men
Women's abilities to make fair decisions when competing interests are at stake make them better corporate leaders, researchers have found.
Mar 26, 2013
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There's more to gamification than just playing games
Video games have expanded rapidly and created a large and growing industry since the 1980s.
Mar 07, 2013
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New look at human fossil suggests Eastern Europe was an important pathway in evolution
A fossilized bone fragment found buried deep in the soil of a Serbian cave is causing scientists to reconsider what happened during a critical period in human development, when the strands of modern humanity ...
Feb 13, 2013
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Commuter traffic poses greater dangers to children in poor neighbourhoods, study finds
A new McMaster study suggests children are at greater risk of being hit by vehicles driving through their neighbourhood than from drivers who live nearby, posing particular dangers in poorer, downtown areas ...
Jan 07, 2013
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Modern families and the winter holidays
Norman Rockwell defined the winter holidays for an entire generation with his depictions of rosy-cheeked children and their doting parents set against a heartfelt winter wonderland.
Dec 12, 2012
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Biologist treks across southwestern China to answer the "killer mushroom" question
McMaster University biologist Jianping Xu trekked over 30 kilometers a day through mountainous terrain and inclement weather in southwestern China to discover that a wild mushroom wasn't at the root of 400 ...
Dec 07, 2012
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Novel technique helps with researching atomic structure of complex surfaces
With a novel idea, a lot of work and some of the world's most sophisticated equipment, researchers at McMaster University have developed a new way to study the structures of complex surfaces, opening the door to future discoveries ...
Oct 11, 2012
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Swimming with hormones: Researchers unravel ancient urges that drive social decisions of fish
Researchers have discovered that a form of oxytocin—the hormone responsible for making humans fall in love—has a similar effect on fish, suggesting it is a key regulator of social behaviour that has evolved ...
Oct 09, 2012
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Nothing to sneeze at: Scientists find cheating ragweed behaves better with its kin
Cheating. Conflict. Competition. It may sound like a soap opera but this is the complex life of the despised ragweed plant.
Oct 01, 2012
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'Toothless' rat discovered on the island of Sulawesi
(Phys.org)—A McMaster researcher has discovered a nearly toothless shrew rat on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.
Sep 12, 2012
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Warmer, faster, stronger: Research reveals unexpected benefits of living in a changing climate
Concerning CERN: Cliff Burgess on the discovery of the Higgs boson
(Phys.org) -- If you’re a little confused by the news that scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, better known as CERN, may have found the Higgs boson, you’re probably not alone. ...
Jul 16, 2012
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Researchers develop rapid test strips for bacterial contamination in swimming water (w/ Video)
Urban beach closures due to coliform outbreaks have become disturbing signs of summer, yet water-testing technology has never been fast enough to keep up with changing conditions, nor accessible enough to check all waters.
Apr 30, 2012
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