Females who wear provocative clothing at work are more likely to be seen as incompetent than those that dress more conservatively by other females, finds research from the University of Hertfordshire.
Social Sciences
Apr 22, 2015
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We will still be using "real" money for at least the next 5 to 10 years, but financial transactions carried out using mobile electronic devices, such as smart phones and tablet computers, will increasingly become the norm ...
Economics & Business
Apr 22, 2015
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(Phys.org)—A team of researchers affiliated with Lund University in Sweden has found that "bolder" snails from a local pond tended to have stronger, more protective shells than their meeker peers. In their paper published ...
Species abundances in natural ecosystems may never settle at a stable equilibrium. Biologists from the University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Leigh Marine Laboratory (New Zealand) and Cornell University (USA) report that ...
Ecology
Apr 22, 2015
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The sandalwood tree (Pterocarpus santalinus) provides a durable timber that is used in Asia both as a source of incense and as the basis for devotional figurines, chess-pieces, and prayer beads. The characteristic red color ...
Biochemistry
Apr 22, 2015
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Scientists have for the first time captured live images of the process of taste sensation on the tongue.
Biochemistry
Apr 22, 2015
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This ESA test bench is usually shrouded in darkness, except for the laser beam being projected across it.
Space Exploration
Apr 22, 2015
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Astronomers have found evidence of a giant void that could be the largest known structure in the universe. The "supervoid" solves a controversial cosmic puzzle: it explains the origin of a large and anomalously cold region ...
Astronomy
Apr 22, 2015
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Enzymes, the micro machines in our cells, can evolve to perform new tasks when confronted with novel situations. But what if you want an enzyme to do an entirely different job—one that it would never have to do in a cell? ...
Biochemistry
Apr 22, 2015
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The commercial company SpaceX has now completed six successful re-supply missions to the International Space Station (ISS). Along the way it has created a lot of headaches for its competitors, who don't appear to be able ...
Space Exploration
Apr 22, 2015
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