Scientists are examining how action planning generalizes to collaborative actions performed with others.
Month: June 2013
People prefer ‘carrots’ to ‘sticks’ when it comes to healthcare incentives
To keep costs low, companies often incentivize healthy lifestyles. Now, new research suggests that how…
Ingested nanoparticle toxicity
Ingestion of commonly encountered nanoparticles at typical environmental levels is unlikely to cause overt toxicity,…
DNA found outside genes plays largely unknown, potentially vital roles: Thousands of previously unknown RNA molecules identified
A new study highlights the potential importance of the vast majority of human DNA that…
Location of upwelling in Earth’s mantle discovered to be stable
A new study shows that large-scale upwelling within Earth’s mantle mostly occurs in only two…
A 700,000-year-old horse gets its genome sequenced
Scientists have just sequenced the oldest genome from a prehistoric creature. They have done so…
Survivor of stellar collision is new type of pulsating star
Astronomers have observed the remnant of a stellar collision and discovered that its brightness varies…
Chimps or humans: Who’s the better baseball pitcher?
Scientists collected motion data from baseball players to uncover why humans are such good throwers….
Songbirds turn on and tune up
Bullfinches learn from human teachers to sing melodies accurately, according to a new study. The…
Crabgrass’ secret: The despised weed makes herbicide to kill neighboring plants
Contrary to popular belief, crabgrass does not thrive in lawns, gardens and farm fields by…