Only 8.2 percent of human DNA is likely to be doing something important — is…
Month: July 2014
Atomic structure of key muscle component revealed
Adding to the growing fundamental understanding of the machinery of muscle cells, a group of…
Leaf-mining insects destroyed with the dinosaurs, others quickly appeared
After the asteroid impact at the end of the Cretaceous period that triggered the dinosaurs’…
Childhood friendships crucial in learning to value others
Friends play an extremely important role in a person’s life. From infancy on, we have…
Protein couple controls flow of information into brain’s memory center
Neuroscientists have succeeded in providing new insights into how the brain works by analyzing tissue…
Election surprises tend to erode trust in government
When asked who is going to win an election, people tend to predict their own…
Narcissistic CEOs and financial performance
Narcissism, considered by some as the ‘dark side of the executive personality,’ may actually be…
Artificial intelligence identifies the musical progression of the Beatles
Computer scientists have developed an artificial intelligence algorithm that can analyze and compare musical styles,…
Attitudes, preferences toward post-Superstorm Sandy rebuilding explored
A yearlong study found that individual property owners in Superstorm Sandy-affected towns are skeptical about…
New perspective on agricultural plastic, debris burning, and air quality
To reduce fire hazard, wildland managers often utilize the silvicultural practice of mechanically cutting woody…