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Bonobos' unusual success story

Mate competition by males over females is common in many animal species. During mating season male testosterone levels rise, resulting in an increase in aggressive behavior and masculine features. Male bonobos, ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Physicists unveil a theory for a new kind of superconductivity

(PhysOrg.com) -- In this 100th anniversary year of the discovery of superconductivity, physicists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Sweden’s Royal Institute of Technology have published a ...

Physics / Superconductivity

created Oct 24, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (31) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Humans naturally cooperative, altruistic, social

The condition of man is a condition of war, wrote 17th-century philosopher Thomas Hobbes. A quick glance through history books and today's news headlines certainly seems to support the longstanding idea that humans by nature ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 40

HP sues Oracle as tech big shots' animosity grows

Hewlett-Packard Co. has sued its friend-turned-foe Oracle Corp. in another sign of how badly the relationship between the information technology big shots has frayed.

Technology / Business

created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bacteria interrupted: Disabling coordinated behavior and virulence gene expression

New research reveals a strategy for disrupting the ability of bacteria to communicate and coordinate the expression of virulence factors. The study, published by Cell Press in the April 22nd issue of the journal Molecular Ce ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Certain populations may benefit most from alcohol-dependence treatment naltrexone

Naltrexone is one of the most effective pharmacological treatments for alcohol dependence. However, naltrexone does not work for everyone. A new study has found that naltrexone is effective for women, and individuals with ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study: Popular kids -- but not the most popular -- more likely to torment peers

While experts often view aggressive behavior as a maladjusted reaction typical of social outcasts, a new study in the February issue of the American Sociological Review finds that it's actually popular adolescents—but not th ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

NSAID receptor responsible for olive oil's 'cough' and more

Scientists from the Monell Center and collaborators report that a receptor known as TRPA1 is activated by two structurally unrelated anti-inflammatory compounds. The first, oleocanthal, is a natural polyphenolic anti-inflammatory ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jan 18, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A willingness to be bullied may be inherited

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study of the behavior of marmots suggests that a willingness to accept some extent of bullying, rather than shying away from interactions that could lead to conflict, may be inherited.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 01, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 4 | with audio podcast report

Getting sick from worry

Three years ago, Victor May began to wonder about an obscure protein. From nerve cells he was testing in his laboratory, "it looked as if it could be active in stress/anxiety pathways in the brain," he says, "but we didn't ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 18, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1


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