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Young female chimpanzees appear to treat sticks as dolls
— 3 Jan 2011 17:47 | BiologyThe must-have gift for young female chimpanzees this holiday season might be in the Christmas tree, not under it…
Capasso lab demonstrates highly unidirectional 'whispering gallery' microlasers
— 14 Dec 2010 20:21 | TechnologyUtilising a century-old phenomenon discovered in St. Paul's Cathedral, London, applied scientists at Harvard University have demonstrated, for the first time, highly collimated unidirectional…
'1-drop rule' appears to persist for biracial individuals
— 9 Dec 2010 16:45 | HealthThe centuries-old 'one-drop rule' assigning minority status to mixed-race individuals appears to live on in our modern-day perception and categorisation of people like Barack Obama,…
New microscopy tracks molecules in live tissue at video rate
— 3 Dec 2010 17:17 | TechnologyA novel type of biomedical imaging, made possible by new advances in microscopy from scientists at Harvard University, is so fast and sensitive it can capture 'video' of blood cells…
Obesity rate will reach at least 42 percent, say models of social contagion
— 5 Nov 2010 14:27 | HealthResearchers at Harvard University say America's obesity epidemic won't plateau until at least 42 percent of adults are obese, an estimate derived by applying mathematical modelling…
Language appears to shape our implicit preferences
— 3 Nov 2010 19:46 | HealthThe language we speak may influence not only our thoughts, but our implicit preferences as well. That's the finding of a study by psychologists at Harvard University, who found that…
Study: Race plays a minor role in forging Facebook friendships
— 2 Nov 2010 13:06 | HealthRace may not be as important as previously thought in determining who befriends whom, suggests a new study of American college students' habits on Facebook. The findings, by a pair…
Mathematical model helps marathoners pace themselves to a strong finish
— 23 Oct 2010 17:06 | HealthMost marathon runners know they need to consume carbohydrates before and during a race, but many don't have a good fuelling strategy. Now, one dedicated marathoner - an MD/PhD student…
Microbes may consume far more oil-spill waste than earlier thought
— 22 Oct 2010 16:49 | EnvironmentMicrobes living at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico may consume far more of the gaseous waste from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill than previously thought, according to research carried…
Mice that 'smell' light could help us better understand olfaction
— 17 Oct 2010 20:09 | BiologyHarvard University neurobiologists have created mice that can 'smell' light, providing a potent new tool that could help researchers better understand the neural basis of olfaction…