(Phys.org)—A study published in PNAS shows that science faculty members, both men and women, need to bring up their poor grades in gender bias. The study. "Science Faculty's Subtle Gender Biases Favor Male Students," reveals ...
A new sunrise takes place every 90 minutes. Docking maneuvers sometimes occur at odd hours. Then there's that feeling of apparent weightlessness.
Space Exploration
Jul 29, 2012
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Oxytocin, the "love hormone" that builds mother-baby bonds and may help us feel more connected toward one another, can also make surly monkeys treat each other a little more kindly.
Plants & Animals
Jan 5, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An essential question confronting neuroscientists and computer vision researchers alike is how objects can be identified by simply "looking" at an image. Introspectively, we know that the human brain solves ...
Computer Sciences
Dec 21, 2011
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The emotions of rats and mice and the mental infrastructure behind them promise to illuminate the nature of human emotions, including empathy and nurturance, a Washington State University neuroscientist writes in this Friday's ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 8, 2011
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Like normal tissue, tumors thrive on nutrients carried to them by the blood stream. The rapid growth of new blood vessels is a hallmark of cancer, and studies have shown that preventing blood vessel growth can keep tumors ...
Optics & Photonics
Oct 31, 2011
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Students who attend sex-segregated schools are not necessarily better educated than students who attend coeducational schools, but they are more likely to accept gender stereotypes, according to a team of psychologists.
Social Sciences
Sep 22, 2011
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A new website started at Purdue University is available to people with disabilities and others who study or work in science fields so they can share experiences and suggestions on how to overcome obstacles related to physical ...
Other
Aug 12, 2011
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Next time you go on vacation, you may want to think twice before shooting hundreds of photos of that scenic mountain or lake.
Computer Sciences
May 24, 2011
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Pity the lowly astrocyte, the most common cell in the human nervous system.
Biotechnology
May 22, 2011
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