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Movement patterns of endangered turtle vary from Pacific to Atlantic

The movement patterns of critically endangered leatherback turtles vary greatly depending on whether the animals live in the North Atlantic or the Eastern Pacific, with implications for feeding behavior and ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New index identifies periods when global stock markets might decline

Researchers have found a way to measure the likelihood of global stock market losses by identifying periods in which shocks may be more likely to spread across many national markets.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Ticks can adapt to the Spain's climatic diversity

Carnivores in the Iberian Peninsula, such as the Iberian lynx, are under an increasingly serious threat: ticks that can adapt to changing climatic conditions and that can even survive in extremely arid environments. ...

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

100,000 Egypt cattle hit by foot-and-mouth: vets

Nearly 100,000 head of cattle are believed to have been struck by foot-and-mouth disease in Egypt, where a major new outbreak is threatening the entire region, veterinary sources warned on Tuesday.

Biology / Other

created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Can a machine tell when you're lying? Research suggests the answer is 'yes'

Inspired by the work of psychologists who study the human face for clues that someone is telling a high-stakes lie, UB computer scientists are exploring whether machines can also read the visual cues that give away deceit.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

Study reveals why our ancestors switched to bipedal power

(PhysOrg.com) -- Our earliest ancestors may have started walking on two limbs instead of four in a bid to monopolise resources and to carry as much food as possible in one go, researchers have found.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (15) | comments 12 | with audio podcast

UB team's software is set to eyeball liars

(PhysOrg.com) -- A study team at the University of Buffalo, State University of New York, is working on video analysis software to analyze eye movements to spot liars. So far, they say their results show that ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (9) | comments 18 | with audio podcast report

Bird brains follow the beat: Capacity to move in time with music may be connected with ability to learn speech

Even though typical dance-floor activity might suggest otherwise, humans generally demonstrate a remarkable capacity to synchronize their body movements in response to auditory stimuli. But is this ability ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 24, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Solution proposed to suffering caused by horse nosebands

(PhysOrg.com) -- Nosebands on horse bridles are being tightened so much in some equestrian competitions that horses are suffering stress, reduced blood flow in the area and ultimately even deformed nasal bones, ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

X-rays of synthesized moon rocks illuminate the interior of the Moon

Contrary to Earth, our Moon has no active volcanoes, and the traces of its past volcanic activity date from billions of years ago. This is surprising, because recent Moonquake data suggest that there is plenty ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 19, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Hundreds of gamers flock to Brazil tech fest

Hundreds of geeks and gamers braved Sao Paulo's torrid heat Tuesday to play online video games at the fifth edition of Brazil's Campus Party, an annual, week-long technology fest.

Technology / Software

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Whiff of 'love hormone' helps monkeys show a little kindness

Oxytocin, the "love hormone" that builds mother-baby bonds and may help us feel more connected toward one another, can also make surly monkeys treat each other a little more kindly.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

The biology of politics: Liberals roll with the good, conservatives confront the bad

From cable TV news pundits to red-meat speeches in Iowa and New Hampshire, our nation's deep political stereotypes are on full display: Conservatives paint self-indulgent liberals as insufferably absent on urgent national ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (16) | comments 55 | with audio podcast

Possible new explanation found for sudden demise of Khmer Empire

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Khmer Empire, known to many as the Angkor Civilization, was a society of people that lived for several centuries in Southeast Asia in what is now Cambodia, Thailand, Laos and Viet Nam. ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 03, 2012 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (20) | comments 30 | with audio podcast report

Flaw makes Jawbone UP wristbands go down

US wireless earpiece maker Jawbone on Thursday apologized for a flaw that causes its fitness focused UP wristbands to go down and offered users their money back even if they keep the gadgets.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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