Ancient Flying Pterosaur Also Sailed Seas (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Tapejara was an excellent flyer that also had an innate nautical knowledge of sailing.
Archaeology
Oct 19, 2009
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Monkeys' grooming habits provide clues to how we socialise
(PhysOrg.com) -- A study of female monkeys' grooming habits provides new clues about the way humans socialise. New research reveals a link between the size of the neocortex in the brain, responsible for higher-level thinking, ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 30, 2009
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Research finds that chatspeak has no impact on children's spelling ability
(PhysOrg.com) -- Parents, get ready to say OMG and watch your teens roflol.
Social Sciences
Sep 21, 2009
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Study pushes the button on intuitive design
(PhysOrg.com) -- A Queensland University of Technology researcher is looking for volunteers to take part in a study aimed at making contemporary appliances such as dvd players and mobile phones more usable for the elderly.
Other
Sep 8, 2009
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Research indicates toddlers can become ageists by three
(PhysOrg.com) -- Sometimes inspiration comes from the strangest of places. For Sheree Kwong See, it happened during a testing session with a subject while conducting a study on language and cognitive changes in the elderly. ...
Social Sciences
Aug 19, 2009
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Crows can use 'up to three tools'
(PhysOrg.com) -- New experiments by Oxford University scientists reveal that New Caledonian crows can spontaneously use up to three tools in the correct sequence to achieve a goal, something never before observed in non-human ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 5, 2009
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How the carrot approach facilitates learning
People who are rewarded for making correct decisions learn quickly. While the "carrot" approach may produce favourable results, little is understood about how rewards facilitate the learning process.
Plants & Animals
Jul 28, 2009
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New canola strain takes the 'evil' out of 'weevil'
(PhysOrg.com) -- A strain of canola that could save farmers millions of dollars per year in crop losses and insecticide costs has been developed in part by a University of Alberta researcher.
Plants & Animals
Jul 17, 2009
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Ability grouping in elementary school hampers minority students' literacy
African-American and Hispanic students placed in ability groups for reading instruction learned less compared to demographically similar minority students who weren't grouped by ability, a new study by a University of Illinois ...
Social Sciences
Apr 21, 2009
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Women opt out of math/science careers because of family demands
Women tend to choose non-math-intensive fields for their careers -- not because they lack mathematical ability, but because they want flexibility to raise children or prefer less math-intensive fields of science, reports ...
Social Sciences
Mar 13, 2009
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