Contrary to common belief, parents do not generally treat their stepchildren less favourably than their own. Until now, many researchers believed in the so-called "Cinderella effect." It states that it is biologically inevitable ...
Social Sciences
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A treatment with warm air rich in CO2 and low in oxygen helps clear plants of nematodes, thrips, mosquito larvae and other pests. "It prevents the uncertainty and resistance issues that come with the use of chemical pest ...
Ecology
Nov 12, 2013
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Tiny capsules of carbon are invisible to the chemical gatekeeper that flushes potentially harmful substances out of our bodies' cells, according to research published in the International Journal of Computational Biology ...
Bio & Medicine
Nov 12, 2013
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Imagine a new student is to join your class. The only thing you know about them is that they were the best in their previous class for the following subject…
Social Sciences
Nov 12, 2013
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The World Wide Web is, in many ways, still the Wild West. Though a large portion of internet traffic is monitored and traceable, systems like the Tor Project allow users to post and share anything anonymously. Anonymous systems ...
Internet
Nov 12, 2013
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Most mobile phone users have never heard of Tizen. Neither have car owners or anyone with a fridge. Samsung Electronics Co. wants to change that.
Software
Nov 12, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Researchers exploring smartphone security vulnerabilities are increasingly turning to information about smartphone sensors as pathways to security breach. Earlier this year, a Stanford University team warned ...
(Phys.org) —It's a bouncing baby . . . star! Combined observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and the newly completed Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile have revealed the throes of stellar ...
Astronomy
Nov 12, 2013
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Nature and man together cooked up the disaster in the Philippines.
Environment
Nov 12, 2013
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Australia's mail service has injected technology into the simple postage stamp—creating a "video stamp" to deliver a personal message that recipients can view on their mobile phone.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Nov 12, 2013
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