Evolution of lying
(Phys.org) —Ultimately, our ability to convincingly lie to each other may have evolved as a direct result of our cooperative nature.
May 16, 2013
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May 16, 2013
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Smarty pants: Wearable electronics will recharge your life
Imagine having a wafer-thin touchscreen on your sleeve which, like a scene out of a Philip K. Dick novel, gives you all the functionality of a smartphone without the awkwardness of a cumbersome battery.
May 15, 2013
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Meeting aliens will be nothing like Star Trek—fact
The latest Star Trek movie, opening tomorrow, raises an eternal question: why are the Klingons (or Cylons or Daleks) always at roughly our technological level?
May 08, 2013
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Your phone knows the three places you visit each day
We lead busy, complex lives. But how many different places will you visit today? And how many different ways could you organise your travel between those places?
May 09, 2013
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Passwords: How to choose one and why we need them
I just did a count of the systems I use that require a password and gave up at 40. I know I'm not alone; for many of us, it often seems we have too many passwords to manage.
May 07, 2013
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How do chameleons and other creatures change colour?
When most people think of colour change, they think of octopuses or chameleons – but the ability to rapidly change colour is surprisingly widespread.
May 03, 2013
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Another link between CO2 and mass extinctions of species
(Phys.org) —It's has been know that massive increases in emission of CO2 from volcanoes, associated with the opening of the Atlantic Ocean in the end-Triassic Period, set off a shift in state of the climate ...
Mar 22, 2013
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Just how stressed are we when it comes to housing affordability?
Property pundits are hoping the Reserve Bank of Australia's latest cut to interest rates will help stoke the country's flat property sector into life.
May 09, 2013
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World wide web creator sees open access future for academic publishing
Activists pushing for free, open access to academic papers will eventually defeat publishers who seek to lock scholarly findings behind paywalls, the founder of the world wide web said today.
Jan 29, 2013
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Updating the textbook: Is the radius of a proton wrong?
Striving for agreement between theory and experiment and pushing the boundaries of precision are important parts of the scientific process.
Feb 26, 2013
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IBM: Our new gel can kill superbugs
Researchers from computer firm IBM say they have invented a new non-toxic gel that can kill deadly drug-resistant bacteria by cutting through the sludge that shelters them and attacking the germ's cell membrane.
Jan 25, 2013
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Conserving the endangered pygmy-possum
Wind farms lift the temperature in their region
Wind turbines can modify the local climate by warming the atmosphere, according to a study that revealed an increase in temperature of 0.72 degrees over a region of Texas where four large wind farms have been ...
Apr 30, 2012
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Nanotech research yields bouncing liquid metal marbles (w/ video)
Coating liquid metal droplets in a nanoparticle mix creates an extra strong non-stick conductive material that retains its shape even under high impact, Australian research has found.
Jan 14, 2013
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World's third largest asteroid impact zone found in South Australia
An asteroid measuring up to 20km across hit South Australia up to 360 million years ago and left behind the one of the largest asteroid impact zones on Earth, according to new research published today.
Feb 15, 2013
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