Beckhams 'getting posher'
(Phys.org) —David and Victoria Beckham have changed the way they speak to sound less working class, according to a study by University of Manchester linguistics students.
Apr 15, 2013
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Texting, social networking and other media use linked to poor academic performance
The widespread use of media among college students – from texting to chatting on cell phones to posting status updates on Facebook – may be taking an academic toll, say researchers with The Miriam Hospital's Centers for ...
Apr 11, 2013
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Can you love cats too much?
A study into cat ownership looks at whether people who own an excessive number of cats are on the slippery slope to becoming animal hoarders.
Apr 10, 2013
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Asian carp spawning areas wider than expected
Study links kids' neighborhood surroundings with survival expectations
What do you want to be when you grow up? It's a common question asked of children, and they can come up with all sorts of answers: A doctor. A firefighter. A teacher. Kids think about their futures as they emulate the adults ...
Mar 12, 2013
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Researchers find Jurassic strashilids not a parasite after all
(Phys.org)—A research team made up of members from China, the U.S. and France has found new evidence that overturns the notion that a species of ancient insects known as strashilids were parasites. Instead, ...
Feb 21, 2013
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Potential harvest of most fish stocks largely unrelated to abundance
College students more eager for marriage than their parents
Reaching adulthood certainly takes longer than it did a generation ago, but new research shows one way that parents are contributing to the delay.
Nov 28, 2012
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Life after family break-up: Research challenges law change proposal
(Medical Xpress)—UK government plans to amend the 1989 Children Act by introducing a presumption of shared parenting are well-intentioned but misguided, say the authors of new research into childhood experience of family ...
Nov 22, 2012
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Are elder siblings helpers or competitors?
Having elder siblings decreases mortality risk in childhood, but same-sex elder siblings are associated with lower marriage rates and fewer children for their younger siblings in adulthood, according to the ...
Nov 22, 2012
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Healthy mom with lots of help key to thriving brood, scientists say
Exceptional upward mobility in the US is a myth, international studies show
(Phys.org)—The rhetoric is relentless: America is a place of unparalleled opportunity, where hard work and determination can propel a child out of humble beginnings into the White House, or at least a mansion on a hill.
Sep 05, 2012
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Multiple husbands serve as child support and life insurance in some cultures: researcher
(Phys.org) -- Marrying multiple husbands at the same time, or polyandry, creates a safety net for women in some cultures, according to a recent study by a University of Missouri researcher. Extra husbands ...
Aug 02, 2012
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Ladybirds thrive on organic aphids
Ladybird larvae that eat prey raised on organically-grown crops are more likely to survive than those eating aphids raised on crops grown with conventional fertiliser, a new experiment shows.
Jul 06, 2012
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Undocumented Latino youth turn to activism to combat obstacles
Undocumented Latino youth in the U.S. face futures clouded by fewer rights than their documented peers and the constant fear of deportation. Such status constraints usually aren't fully understood until young adulthood, said ...
May 11, 2012
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