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How dominant parents affect kids’ self-worth
Children's self-esteem is linked to the behaviour of who is considered the most powerful parent within the household, new University of Sussex research suggests.
The...
The science of retweets
What's the best time to tweet, to ensure maximum audience engagement? Researchers at the University of Maryland have demonstrated that an algorithm that takes...
Children with severe obesity may be at higher risk for heart disease and diabetes
More than 3 million children in the United States who are severely obese may be at a higher risk of developing heart disease and...
Study finds dramatic benefits of weight-loss surgery
Tremendous changes seen in women most at risk for cancer
A study evaluating the effects of bariatric surgery on obese women most at risk for...
How ocean circulation changed atmospheric CO2
Figure shows how ocean currents changes with temperature. Top: Ocean currents today. Bottom: Ocean currents during glacial periods.
Credit: From authors (Watson et al.)
Scientists have...
Monkeys and humans see optical illusions in similar way
Monkeys perceive visual illusions in the same way great apes and humans see them, according to researchers at Georgia State University.
The findings, published in...
Women with moderate beer consumption run lower risk of heart attack
Women who drink beer at most once or twice per week run a 30 per cent lower risk of heart attack, compared with both...
Flower declines shrink bee tongues
Climate-related changes in flower diversity have resulted in a decrease in the length of alpine bumble bees' tongues, a new study reports, leaving these...
How flu viruses gain the ability to spread
MIT researchers find the soft palate (in red) — the soft tissue at the back of the roof of the mouth — plays a...
Can your sense of smell predict when you’ll die?
By measuring how worms move toward an appealing, food-like scent, researchers at the Salk Institute were able to predict whether the worms would be...
Social responsibility promotes conservative risk behavior
Individuals make more conservative choices when the decisions they make affect other people, according to a new study from The University of Texas at...
