http://phys.org/science-news/sci-other/ en-us Phys.Org provides the latest news on chemistry, math, archaeology, biology, chemistry, mathematics and science technologies. Colleagues of a US scientist found hanged in Singapore last year told a coroner's inquiry Friday he was not involved in projects with military applications and was never asked to compromise any country's national security. http://phys.org/news288008856.html Other Sciences - Other Fri, 17 May 2013 11:27:54 EST news288008856 (Phys.org) —In a new study, a European research team suggests that the average intelligence level of Victorian-era people was higher than that of modern-day people. They base their controversial assertion on reaction times (RT) to visual stimuli given as tests to people from the late 1800s to modern times—the faster the reaction time, they say, the smarter the person. http://phys.org/news287999014.html Other Sciences - Other Fri, 17 May 2013 08:44:03 EST news287999014 The Princeton University Art of Science 2013 exhibit can now be viewed in a new online gallery. The exhibit consists of 43 images of artistic merit created during the course of scientific research: http://www.princeton.edu/artofscience/gallery2013/. The gallery features the top three awards in a juried competition as well as the top three "People's Choice" images. http://phys.org/news287940284.html Other Sciences - Other Thu, 16 May 2013 16:24:54 EST news287940284 An ad hoc coalition of unlikely insurgents—scientists, journal editors and publishers, scholarly societies, and research funders across many scientific disciplines—today posted an international declaration calling on the world scientific community to eliminate the role of the journal impact factor (JIF) in evaluating research for funding, hiring, promotion, or institutional effectiveness. http://phys.org/news287931497.html Other Sciences - Other Thu, 16 May 2013 14:00:21 EST news287931497 (Phys.org) —A handwritten letter dated April 27, 1792, signed by Joseph Bonaparte and referring to a skirmish in Corsica involving Napoleon, the writer's then 22-year-old brother, will be returned to its rightful owner, the Republic of France, on Thursday, May 16, at a repatriation ceremony at Northwestern University. http://phys.org/news287911890.html Other Sciences - Other Thu, 16 May 2013 09:00:02 EST news287911890 Scientists at Keele University have found a solution to one of life's great mysteries: Why people often fail to see the answer to a problem when the solution is right in front of them. The researchers have created a new method, called the Verifier approach, which promises to help scientists unlock answers to some of the most complex problems in science. http://phys.org/news287904249.html Other Sciences - Other Thu, 16 May 2013 06:24:19 EST news287904249 Quirky, lyric, comic – critics have called Beethoven's Piano Sonata in E flat, Opus 31, No. 3, many things, but assistant professor of music Roger Moseley has an entirely new perspective: He says the piece is an auditory depiction of Beethoven's deafness. http://phys.org/news287388258.html Other Sciences - Other Fri, 10 May 2013 07:04:38 EST news287388258 (Phys.org) —Geographic information systems – once limited to the domain of physical geographers – are emerging as a promising tool to study the past, as researchers are discovering for medieval history. http://phys.org/news287386414.html Other Sciences - Other Fri, 10 May 2013 06:33:45 EST news287386414 (Phys.org) —Shakespeare's experience as a shareholder in a theatre company transformed the way he wrote characters, an English literature expert has claimed. http://phys.org/news287302018.html Other Sciences - Other Thu, 09 May 2013 07:07:10 EST news287302018 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? http://phys.org/news287222213.html Other Sciences - Other Wed, 08 May 2013 09:20:02 EST news287222213 Exhuming corpses, analyzing bloodstained clothing, collecting "crime scene insects" (yes, maggots)...these are some of the grittier realities of life as a forensic scientist. Yet defying the stereotype that females tend to be squeamish about such things, an entire generation of young women have become entranced by the profession, inspired in part by characters such as Abby Sciuto on the television drama NCIS. In fact, they've pursued this career in such numbers that—unlike almost every other scientific discipline—one could argue that the booming field of forensic science is a female domain. http://phys.org/news287216979.html Other Sciences - Other Wed, 08 May 2013 07:29:47 EST news287216979 A community group that raised $1.3 million in a six-week online fundraising effort has purchased a laboratory once used by visionary scientist Nikola Tesla. http://phys.org/news287144941.html Other Sciences - Other Tue, 07 May 2013 11:40:01 EST news287144941 Data cannot be eaten, but giving everyone free access to information could lead to innovations that enhance the production and distribution of food, resulting in global food security. 'Open Access Data for Agriculture' was the theme of the G8 conference on April 29 and 30 in Washington. Sander Janssen, a researcher at Alterra Wageningen UR, was one of the speakers at the conference. http://phys.org/news287047965.html Other Sciences - Other Mon, 06 May 2013 08:50:02 EST news287047965 Scientists testing the remains of Pablo Neruda confirmed the Chilean poet had advanced prostate cancer but it's too early to rule on assertions he was poisoned by the Pinochet dictatorship he strongly opposed, an official said Thursday. http://phys.org/news286725944.html Other Sciences - Other Thu, 02 May 2013 15:05:51 EST news286725944 Researchers from the University of Warwick and the Université François-Rabelais Tours have identified the first manuscript known to have belonged to the eminent French essayist, Michel de Montaigne. http://phys.org/news286695010.html Other Sciences - Other Thu, 02 May 2013 06:30:20 EST news286695010 A new handbook by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Department of Justice's National Institute of Justice (NIJ) provides forensic laboratories, law enforcement agencies and the judicial system with state-of-the-art guidelines and recommended best practices for preserving biological evidence so that it is available at any time to solve "cold cases," confirm the guilt of criminals or exonerate the innocent. http://phys.org/news286643114.html Other Sciences - Other Wed, 01 May 2013 16:07:02 EST news286643114 A remarkable collection of manuscripts, going on public display for the first time, is to graphically illustrate the West's debt to the medieval medics of Islam. http://phys.org/news286617504.html Other Sciences - Other Wed, 01 May 2013 08:58:32 EST news286617504 (AP)—Among the procedures Army surgeon Hawkeye Pierce performed on "M.A.S.H." was an end-to-end anastomosis. Most of the viewers, actor Alan Alda concedes, had no idea he was talking about removing a damaged piece of intestine and reconnecting the healthy pieces. Today, the award-winning film and television star is on a mission to teach physicians, physicists and scientists of all types to ditch the jargon and get their points across in clear, simple language. http://phys.org/news286614938.html Other Sciences - Other Wed, 01 May 2013 08:15:51 EST news286614938 President Barack Obama says the U.S. could lose years of scientific research as a result of automatic spending cuts that have hit federal agencies. http://phys.org/news286458950.html Other Sciences - Other Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:55:57 EST news286458950 Historians are today launching an online resource that will provide a permanent and publicly accessible record of the letters of one of Elizabethan England's most remarkable figures. http://phys.org/news286445757.html Other Sciences - Other Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:16:14 EST news286445757 With the 2015 sesquicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's death approaching, interest in it is rising, and with new scientific tools, UA researchers have turned their attention to one of the last remaining mysteries about what reportedly was the largest traditional funeral in American history - they have determined the precise color of the president's funeral railcar. http://phys.org/news286181970.html Other Sciences - Other Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:10:01 EST news286181970 The private letters of the composer of some of the world's most popular hymns have been published, providing a rare glimpse into the birth of Methodism. http://phys.org/news286093790.html Other Sciences - Other Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:30:00 EST news286093790 (AP)—Fans of the Ohio native credited with developing the Richter (RIK'-tur) scale for rating earthquake magnitude don't want his name and legacy forgotten. http://phys.org/news286083432.html Other Sciences - Other Thu, 25 Apr 2013 04:40:05 EST news286083432 The discovery of the DNA double helix 60 years ago proved to be a headache for the Nobel organisation as the feat became nominated for prizes in different categories at the same time, Nature reported on Wednesday. http://phys.org/news286036561.html Other Sciences - Other Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:36:44 EST news286036561 President Barack Obama has high praise for science projects from some high-achieving students, telling them, "this stuff is really cool." http://phys.org/news285870443.html Other Sciences - Other Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:50:01 EST news285870443 A British scientist convicted of scientific fraud last month for falsifying research data has been sentenced to three months jail. Steven Eaton is the first person to serve time under the UK's Good Laboratory Practice Regulations, 1999. http://phys.org/news285581679.html Other Sciences - Other Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:10:01 EST news285581679 The European Commission needs to make some key innovations in its science funding programme if Europe is to enjoy the full benefits of the €70 billion to be spent on science research as part of the Horizon 2020 programme kicking off in 2014, according to an academic paper published by SAGE in the Journal of Health Services Research & Policy today. http://phys.org/news285430004.html Other Sciences - Other Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:00:06 EST news285430004 The Nobel Prize won by Francis Crick in 1962 for his discovery of DNA was sold Thursday at auction for more than $2 million. http://phys.org/news284896736.html Other Sciences - Other Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:59:14 EST news284896736 Stephen Hawking, the British physicist who spent his career decoding the universe and even experienced weightlessness, is urging the continuation of space exploration—for humanity's sake. http://phys.org/news284827817.html Other Sciences - Other Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:00:01 EST news284827817 A letter that scientist Francis Crick wrote to his son about his Nobel Prize-winning DNA discovery was sold to anonymous buyer at a New York City auction on Wednesday for a record-breaking $5.3 million. http://phys.org/news284826712.html Other Sciences - Other Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:50:02 EST news284826712