Blogging styles revealed
(PhysOrg.com) -- Swinburne researchers have developed a scale that identifies four different types of personal blogging styles.
Social Sciences
Apr 8, 2011
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Google's $700 million ITA buy cleared with conditions (Update)
Google's entry into the online travel sector was cleared for takeoff Friday as the US Justice Department gave the green light to its $700 million purchase of flight data company ITA Software.
Business
Apr 8, 2011
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SEC weighs new rules for private companies' stock
(AP) -- The Securities and Exchange Commission is considering whether to ease rules on private companies that issue shares.
Business
Apr 8, 2011
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'Naked' penguins baffle experts
Researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society, the University of Washington, and other groups are grappling with a wildlife mystery: Why are some penguin chicks losing their feathers?
Plants & Animals
Apr 8, 2011
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Surveys confirm enormous value of science museums, 'free choice' learning
One of the first studies of its type has confirmed that a science museum can strongly influence the public's knowledge and attitudes about science and technology, and to a surprising degree can cut across racial, ethnic, ...
Other
Apr 8, 2011
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Cookies or careers?
Nearly 5 million American children participate in the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, but until now no one has looked at the gender messages young people get when they start collecting those coveted badges.
Social Sciences
Apr 8, 2011
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Future planes to get a 'magic safety skin'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Despite the popular perceptions of plane travel, it is a relatively safe way to travel, and the folks over NASA are hoping to make it even safer. They have awarded four different research teams a total of ...
A match of climate and history
Ancient Roman poetry and climate science may seem to have little in common, but a recent collaboration between a Harvard historian and European climate scientists highlights the potential for the two fields to illuminate ...
Environment
Apr 8, 2011
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How to avoid post-purchase regret
If you've ever suffered from a bad case of buyer's remorse, there may be a scientific remedy: spend more cognitive effort.
Social Sciences
Apr 8, 2011
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Research challenges treatment of young criminals
Research by a Murdoch University academic is challenging the way young people accused of serious crimes in the United States are treated.
Social Sciences
Apr 8, 2011
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