(PhysOrg.com) -- Monkeys in enduring relationships show a surprising correspondence in their levels of oxytocin, a key behavioral hormone, according to research published online June 28 in the journal Hormones and Behavior.
Plants & Animals
Jul 13, 2010
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Smartphone users will be disappointed if they expect their devices and social media to fill their need for purpose and meaning. In fact, it will probably do the opposite, researchers at Baylor and Campbell Universities have ...
Social Sciences
Sep 26, 2022
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A new Oregon State University study finds that pet cats form attachments with their human owners that are similar to the bonds formed by children and dogs with their caretakers.
Plants & Animals
Sep 23, 2019
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New research from Harvard University helps to explain how waterborne bacteria can colonize rough surfaces—even those that have been designed to resist water.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 10, 2013
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(Phys.org)—The email resembled the organization's own employee e-newsletter and asked recipients to visit a website to confirm that they wanted to continue receiving the newsletter. Another email carried an attachment it ...
Computer Sciences
Jan 9, 2013
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(Phys.org) -- Using state-of-the-art technology scientists at The University of Nottingham have discovered a new class of polymers that are resistant to bacterial attachment. These new materials could lead to a significant ...
Biotechnology
Aug 12, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Robot nannies could diminish child care worries for parents of young children. Equipped with alarms and monitoring capabilities to guard children from harm, a robot nanny would let parents leave youngsters ...
Robotics
Apr 6, 2012
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Microsoft on Friday was advising companies how to defend against infection by a Stuxnet-like Duqu virus.
Software
Nov 4, 2011
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Contrary to expectations, new evidence shows that unrelated male macaques in the wild form close and stable social partnerships with select males in their groups. Although the degree of emotional attachment obviously can't ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 18, 2010
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Insecure Web browsers and the growing number of complex applets and browser plug-in applications are allowing malicious software to spread faster than ever on the Internet. Some websites are installing malicious code, such ...
Computer Sciences
Oct 6, 2010
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