Research

28/12/2014 - 14:11

All four tortoises learned how to use the touchscreens during the training phase before the experiment started. But only two of them – Esme... →

22/12/2014 - 20:40

Support network To understand this we need to look at the impact our social networks can have. For the most part, a lively mix of friends... →

18/12/2014 - 14:27

The point isn’t to blame men. In my view, there has been way too much man-shaming as it is. My aim instead is to demystify women. The... →

14/12/2014 - 17:30

What he found In the data, around 11 to 13 percent of the population was left-handed. And when broken down by gender — that is, comparing... →

10/12/2014 - 13:58

In 2007, research conducted at Newcastle University in the UK asked adults for their favourite colour. Did most of the women choose pink,... →

05/12/2014 - 18:09

Whether young or old, ultra-endurance events are far more demanding than traditional sports. According to one definition, any competition... →

01/12/2014 - 17:39

Dogs and Humans Are Hardwired to Listen The researchers observed general biases in the dogs' responses to particular aspects of human... →

26/11/2014 - 12:41

So not much difference among kids, but what about adults? When Campbell Leaper from the University of California, Santa Cruz, the... →

21/11/2014 - 17:31

He also found that while regular church attendance, along with other measures of traditional religious belief like a high view of the... →

16/11/2014 - 19:21

Langer had already undertaken a couple of studies involving elderly patients. In one, she found that nursing-home residents who had... →

12/11/2014 - 14:19

Now there’s even more evidence that the neuro-revolution is on hold. Cliodhna O’Connor and Helene Joffe at UCL in London have just... →

08/11/2014 - 14:24

For outdoor air, the World Health Organisation says the safe exposure limit for PM2.5 particles is an average of 25 micrograms, or 25... →

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