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Study Reveals Nice Guys Attract More Mates Than Aggressive Males

Groups of low-key male water striders mated with more females than did groups of highly sexually aggressive males, according to a study led by Omar Tonsi…

Business and Finance

Economists Forecast for 2010 Looks Better, Relative to This Year

“Better is not necessarily good,” said Bill Witte, associate professor emeritus of economics at IU and a member of the Kelley School of Business' annual…

Event News

Texas Tech University Hosts Major Textile Conference in India

The event, held in collaboration with Bannari Amman Institute of Technology in India (BIT), will run Dec. 7-9 at the institute’s campus in Sathyamangalam,…

Medical Engineering

New Optical Tool Could Produce ‘Virtual Biopsies’ for Brain Cancer

More precisely, Kang is building a tool to help brain surgeons locate and get a clear look at cancerous tissue. In some cases, Kang says, this device could…

Information Technology

NIST Test Proves ‘The Eyes Have It’ for ID Verification

A new report by computer scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) demonstrates that iris recognition algorithms can maintain…

Life & Chemistry

NIST Quantifies Low Levels of ‘Heart Attack Risk’ Protein

C-reactive protein (CRP), a molecule produced by the liver in response to inflammation, normally accounts for less than 1/60,000 of a person’s total serum…

Physics & Astronomy

Capturing Those In-Between Moments: NIST Solves Timing Problem in Molecular Modeling

The method overcomes a longstanding timing gap in modeling nanometer-scale materials and many other physical, chemical and biological systems at atomic and…

Physics & Astronomy

Nothing But Net: The Physics of Free Throws

To get a swish rather than a brick, you need the best possible conditions for releasing the basketball from your hand, say Drs. Chau Tran and Larry Silverberg,…

Physics & Astronomy

Carbon Atmosphere Discovered on Neutron Star

“The compact star at the center of this famous supernova remnant has been an enigma since its discovery,” said Wynn Ho of the University of Southampton and…

Life & Chemistry

Hybrid Molecules Show Promise for Exploring, Treating Alzheimer's

In order to answer that key question and develop new approaches to preventing the damage, scientists must first understand how amyloid-beta forms the telltale…

Health & Medicine

New Insight into Predicting Cholera in the Bengal Delta

Scientists have tried, without much success, to determine the cause of these unique dual outbreaks – and advance early detection and prevention efforts – by…

Earth Sciences

Education and Planning Cut Death Toll in Samoa Tsunami

The team, funded by a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, collected data Oct. 4 through Oct. 11 to document the impacts of the 8.1 earthquake and the…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists Propose a "Genome Zoo" of 10,000 Vertebrate Species

Known as the Genome 10K Project, it involves gathering specimens of thousands of animals from zoos, museums, and university collections throughout the world,…

Physics & Astronomy

Hubble Image Showcases Star Birth in M83, the Southern Pinwheel

Nicknamed the Southern Pinwheel, M83 is undergoing more rapid star formation than our own Milky Way galaxy, especially in its nucleus. The sharp “eye” of the…

Social Sciences

Clinton Supports New Research Center for Disabled Job Growth

In his capacity as patron of the MyHandicap Foundation, which gave a private donation to establish the CDI-HSG, President Bill Clinton said that the work of…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Preserving Historic Apple Trees for Future Generations

The apple trees of yesteryear are slowly disappearing. Many apple varieties common in the United States a century ago can no longer be found in today's…

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