School programs designed to educate children and adolescents on how to understand and manage emotions,…
Month: June 2017
Tackling infectious disease, one protein at a time
A team of scientists has solved the 3-D structure of 1,000 proteins from more than…
Study of sisters helps explain dad’s influence on risky sexual behavior
Researchers have shown links between father involvement and daughters’ sexual behavior, with the standard explanation…
Where climate change is most likely to induce food violence
While climate change is expected to lead to more violence related to food scarcity, new…
Setting stretch goals can undermine organizational performance, new study shows
While the general consensus regarding stretch goals is that they boost drive, innovation, and improve…
Nanoparticles and magnets offer new, efficient method of removing oil from water
Engineering researchers used magnetic nanoparticles to separate oil from water through a simple process that…
Monkey see, monkey do, depending on age, experience and efficiency
Wild capuchin monkeys readily learn skills from each other — but that social learning is…
Developing fetuses react to face-like shapes from the womb
It’s well known that young babies are more interested in faces than other objects. Now,…
Extinct early whales listened like their relatives on land, fossil evidence shows
Whales show surprisingly vast differences in hearing ability. Baleen whales tune into infrasonic sounds to…
Sensitivity to inequity is in wolves’ and dogs’ blood
Not only dogs but also wolves react to inequity — similar to humans or primates,…