Those unplanned grocery purchases may not be so unplanned after all. According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, shoppers often expect to buy a certain number of unplanned items, and most have a pretty good ...
Social Sciences
Feb 17, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A study led by University of Pittsburgh researchers could finally lay to rest the millennia-old conjecture that the ancient empire of Carthage regularly sacrificed its youngest citizens. An examination of ...
Other
Feb 17, 2010
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If you believe in karma, you're more likely to have higher expectations, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Social Sciences
Feb 17, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Small migratory birds, like the garden warbler, must make stopovers on their journeys to their breeding grounds. When they have crossed extensive ecological barriers, such as deserts or oceans, they must ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 17, 2010
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Researchers at Universitat Autňnoma de Barcelona (UAB, Spain) and University of Stockholm (Sweden) have created a computer modelling of the structural malfunctioning of the ApoE4 protein when it enters into contact with ...
Biochemistry
Feb 17, 2010
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A proud consumer won't necessarily make the same purchase as a contented one, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Social Sciences
Feb 17, 2010
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(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. is taking another step toward turning Outlook, its desktop e-mail program, into a hub for information from popular social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace.
Software
Feb 17, 2010
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The southern limit of permanently frozen ground, or permafrost, is now 130 kilometers further north than it was 50 years ago in the James Bay region, according to two researchers from the Department of Biology at Université ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 17, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Blazing through its closest pass of the Saturnian moon Mimas on Feb. 13, Cassini sent back striking close-ups of the moon likened to the Death Star from "Star Wars" and the enormous crater scarring its surface. ...
Space Exploration
Feb 17, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the most exciting scientific instruments ever built, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS), arrived at ESA's Test Centre in the Netherlands for testing before being launched on the Space Shuttle to ...
Space Exploration
Feb 17, 2010
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