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Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Scientists have pinpointed how a key hormone helps animals to recognize others by their smell.
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have shown that the hormone Arginine vasopressin (AVP) helps the brain differentiate between familiar and new scents. The ability to recognize others by smell is crucial in helping animals to establish strong bonds with other animals.
The study in the journal Nature suggests that when the hormone fails to function, animals can't r... |
03-08-10
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03-08-10
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Washington, DC, USA. Cheers, jeers and finger-pointing followed the announcement on March 4 of the 15 states named as finalists in a $4.35 billion Federal grant competition to revamp the nation’s schools. The Race to the Top program has the interest of most states.
“The fact that you had thousands of education advocates and officials all over the country at 11:30 a.m. Eastern time this morning (March 4) looking on the Internet to see which states were finalists shows they've created a sen... |
03-06-10
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Montréal, Que, Canada. Did men and women contribute equally to the lineage of contemporary populations? Did our ancestors, particularly Homo sapiens (modern man), lean more toward polygamy or monogamy? These questions are important since they address the basis for transmitting ancestral genetic characteristics down though the generations.
Genetic diversity refers to the total number of characteristics in the genetic makeup of a species. It is a measure of relative biodiversity that differs ... |
03-06-10
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Washington, DC, USA. Idaho Reports is a weekly news program about politics that appears all over the state on public television. Normally it’s quite civil.
But one recent show took an awkward turn when the host asked about Governor Butch Otter’s proposal to eliminate the program’s funding.
“Can you give us an update,” moderator Thanh Tan asked, “on where we stand in terms of the agencies that face a possible phase-out … which includes the agency that produces this program?” G... |
03-05-10
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Fairfax, VA, USA. Wisconsin on Wednesday (March 3) became the third state after Connecticut and Minnesota to ban the manufacture of baby bottles and “sippy cups” containing the chemical BPA, or Bisphenol A. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have cited concerns over the chemical, including possible effects on the development of fetuses, babies and young children.
Washington, D.C., and at least nine states — Maryland, Massachusetts, ... |
03-05-10
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03-05-10
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Bloomington, IN, USA. When people say they had sex, what transpired is anyone's guess. A new study from the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University found that no uniform consensus existed when a representative sample of 18- to 96-year-olds was asked what the term meant to them.
Is oral sex considered sex? It wasn't to around 30 percent of the study participants. Anal sex? For around 20 percent: no. A surprising number of older men did not consider penile-vaginal intercourse to be sex. More tha... |
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03-01-10
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02-26-10
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Washington, DC, USA. The recession is forcing lawmakers in some states to search for savings in places that might have been unthinkable a few years ago, including in their prison systems. One of those states is Oregon, where lawmakers last year approved a measure that will result in about 3,500 inmates being released from prison earlier than scheduled.
But a recent backlash over the law is a reminder of the political sensitivity surrounding early releases as a money-saving effort. California,... |
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02-24-10
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Columbia, MO, USA. In the United States, nearly 10 percent of the population suffers from a depressive disorder, according to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).
While the causes vary, marital hostility is a known contributing factor. A new study extends this baseline while showing a significant difference in the dynamics of depression within a marital relationship.
Anti-social behaviors are those that are self-centered, defiant or show a lack of constraint; hostile behaviors are... |
02-23-10
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02-22-10
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Indianapolis, IN, USA. Even though we are now well into the 21st century, some are working relentlessly to make it impossible to reconcile a scientific world view with a religious perspective. It is certainly not an accident that this non-productive battle usually focuses on the theory of evolution. Some of the loudest voices, after all, repeatedly claim that people must choose between religion and evolution, arguing that it’s impossible to embrace both.
A growing movement, The Clergy Lette... |
02-21-10
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02-19-10
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Washington, DC, USA. Since Sept. 11, 2001, state and local governments have received some $30 billion in grants from the federal government to improve their homeland security capabilities. But that money hasn’t necessarily bought security, according to a new report from the Center for Public Integrity and the Center for Investigative Reporting.
If that wasn't enough, politicians in some states are debating
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02-18-10
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Melbourne, VIC, AUS. Ever wonder why Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein thinks he’s doing God’s work, or why televangelist Pat Robertson believes the Haitian earthquake was caused by a people’s pact with the devil?
Smile or Die: How Positive Thinking Fooled America & The World by Barbara Ehrenreich is a good start. [N1]
In a searing, and often amusing indictment of American optimism, Ehrenreich charts a cultural history of the positive thinking phenomenon in the United States.
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02-17-10
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