https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Fairness may be a key component of human civilization, allowing us to share valuable resources, but does it develop the same way, and at the same pace, across all human cultures? https://phys.org/news/2015-11-focus-fairness-children-react-inequity.html Social Sciences Wed, 18 Nov 2015 13:00:10 EST news367068867 Zack Jud, a PhD graduate of Florida International University and current marine biologist, has caused a small ruckus in the marine biology community by posting comments on his Facebook Page, suggesting that the work done by thirteen year old Lauren Arrington was actually based on work he'd already done. Arrington, a sixth grade student in Jupiter Florida, and daughter of a professional biologist gained Internet notoriety this past week after news of experiments she conducted on lionfish went viral. Her experiments, which were used as a project in a science fair, demonstrated that lionfish can live in less saline water than had been previously thought. Jud contends that Arrington's experiments were based on his work, and that he should be getting the credit for the results. https://phys.org/news/2014-07-marine-biologist-lionfish-sixth-grader.html Ecology Thu, 24 Jul 2014 07:30:03 EDT news325401907 (Phys.org) —A study done by philosophers Patrick Forber of Tufts University and Rory Smead of Northwestern University, suggests fairness in societies evolves out of a fear of spite from others, rather than due to an increase in altruism. In their paper published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, the two describe a mathematical/computer model they built based on a well-known game developed to study economics called The Ultimate Game and how it showed that spite, not altruism appears to drive fairness. https://phys.org/news/2014-02-people-due-spite-altruism.html Social Sciences Wed, 12 Feb 2014 09:40:02 EST news311417319 A sense of fairness is an important part of human behaviour, yet a research team involving Queen Mary, University of London (UK) found it did not evolve from our closest living relatives. https://phys.org/news/2012-08-food-chimps.html Plants & Animals Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:57:54 EDT news264247033 Three US girls won the top prizes in a global science fair launched by Google for their projects on ovarian cancer, grilled chicken and indoor air quality, the Internet giant announced Tuesday. https://phys.org/news/2011-07-girls-google-kids-science-fair.html Other Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:01:29 EDT news229698056 Google on Tuesday launched its first ever global science fair for young people aged 13 to 18, with the grand prize being a trip to the Galapagos Islands and a 50,000-dollar scholarship. https://phys.org/news/2011-01-google-global-kids-science-fair.html Internet Tue, 11 Jan 2011 12:03:14 EST news213969477