When it comes to love songs, female tree frogs are pretty picky. According to a…
Month: December 2011
To children (but not adults) a rose by any other name is still a rose
Two vital parts of mentally organizing the world are classification, or the understanding that similar…
Badwater Basin: Death Valley microbe may spark novel biotech and nanotech uses
Nevada, the “Silver State,” is well-known for mining precious metals. But some scientists do a…
A new theory emerges for where some fish became four-limbed creatures
A small fish crawling on stumpy limbs from a shrinking desert pond is an icon…
Elderly can be as fast as young in some brain tasks, study shows
Both children and the elderly have slower response times when they have to make quick…
Children don’t give words special power to categorize their world
New research challenges the conventional thinking that young children use language just as adults do…
Mutation in gene that’s critical for human development linked to arrhythmia
The biologic and genetic mechanisms controlling the formation and function of the cardiac conduction system…
Childhood hypersensitivity linked to OCD
Medical researchers have established a direct correlation between sensory processing and ritualistic behaviors in children….
Time for a change? Overhauling the calendar
Time can stand still, or at least look the same from year to year, two…
UC Berkeley Moving from CalMail to Google Apps (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor – A major university has decided to migrate to Google Apps for Education as…