Contemporary humans are still evolving, but natural selection favors those with lower earnings and poorer education—according to research from the University of East Anglia.
Social Sciences
Jul 6, 2022
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A group of psychologists, two from Northwestern University and the third from the University of Oregon, has found via online testing that IQ scores in the U.S. may be dropping for the first time in nearly a century. In their ...
A revolutionary sound-powered stove and electrical generator is currently being tested in the conditions it was designed for — rural villages in Nepal and Bangladesh.
Engineering
Aug 7, 2012
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(Phys.org)—Ranking scientific papers in order of importance is an inherently subjective task, yet that doesn't keep researchers from trying to develop quantitative assessments. In a new paper, scientists have proposed a ...
Queen's University professor Allyson Harrison has uncovered anomalies and issues with the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV), one of the most widely used intelligence tests in the world. IQ scores ...
Social Sciences
Mar 17, 2015
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(Phys.org)—Why do girls get better grades in elementary school than boys—even when they perform worse on standardized tests?
Social Sciences
Jan 2, 2013
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(Phys.org) —The team that scores first has an advantage in a National Hockey League game. That should be obvious: They are, at that point, winning.
Mathematics
Apr 30, 2014
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Cats are considered lucky in Japan, and owners of the popular pets spend big on their care. But how do you know when they're feline down?
Veterinary medicine
Jun 29, 2023
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It's rarely easy to get a child out of bed, dressed, fed and off to school, especially when it's still dark outside. Schoolchildren everywhere (their parents too, if they are being honest) groan for "just a little longer" ...
Social Sciences
Aug 26, 2014
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Boys perform better than girls in tests made up of multiple-choice questions.
Education
May 31, 2021
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