(PhysOrg.com) -- There are approximately 40,000 species of spiders in the world, all of which have been thought to be strict predators that feed on insects or other animals. Now, scientists have found that a small Central ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 12, 2009
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(Phys.org)—Why do girls get better grades in elementary school than boys—even when they perform worse on standardized tests?
Social Sciences
Jan 2, 2013
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Neuroscientist Suzana Herculano-Houzel, with Vanderbilt University, has shaken up the paleontology community with a study she conducted that resulted in evidence of some dinosaurs having neuron density in their brains equal ...
The relative underperformance of disadvantaged students at school has little do with them lacking the "character," attitude, or mindset of their wealthier peers, despite widespread claims to the contrary, new research indicates.
Social Sciences
Dec 18, 2023
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Research suggests science graduates are struggling with essential quantitative skills and science degree programs are to blame.
Mathematics
Sep 29, 2014
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Continuing research by UC Irvine Distinguished Professor of education Greg Duncan has shed additional light on what constitutes school readiness and which K-5 skills and behaviors predict later academic success.
Social Sciences
Apr 28, 2011
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In the past two decades, researchers have made great strides in uncovering how children learn math, but little of that new knowledge has trickled down to teachers, according to a new book on math education.
Education
Jan 10, 2023
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A University of Utah study of two African tribes found evidence that men evolved better navigation ability than women because men with better spatial skills - the ability to mentally manipulate objects - can roam farther ...
Evolution
Nov 13, 2014
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Although both men and women gossip, women may be more likely to use gossiping and rumour-mongering as tactics to badmouth a potential rival who is competing for a man's attention. Women also gossip more about other women's ...
Social Sciences
Oct 4, 2017
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A team of computational social scientists at George Mason University has found via simulations that 22 people is the minimum number needed to start a human colony on Mars. The group has posted a paper describing their simulation ...
