Music | Actually, popular music is arguably better today. But in the Sixties it was more creative -- or at least more experimental. So says science.
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Two fossil discoveries from the East African Rift reveal new information about the evolution of primates.
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Geological analyses of the study site indicate that the finds are 25 million years old, significantly older than fossils previously documented for either of the two groups.
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The Powerball jackpot is up to $475 million, the second-largest in the lottery's history. Lottery officials put the odds of winning at one in 195 million, "meaning you are 251 times more likely to be hit by lightning," reports Alan Farnham of ABC's Good Morning America.
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Acoustics can pinpoint whether a driver, or a passenger, is working with a smartphone inside a car in efforts to reduce distracted driving.
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At our May 13, 2013 Science at the Theater event, seven Berkeley Lab scientists presented seven BIG ideas in eight minutes each (give or take a few minutes). Watch this fast-paced video going to learn about the game-changing concepts our scientists work on every day.
Here are the speakers and topics:
Mina Bissell: The mysteries behind cancer
Bill Jagust: Early detection of Alzheimer's: is it possible?
David Schlegel: The cosmic search for dark energy
Greg Bell: Accelerating science with (very, very) big data
Blake Simmons: Replacing a barrel of oil with plants and microbes
Aindrila Mukhopadhyay: Microbes to the rescue
Ron Zuckermann: Mimicking nature to create better materials
More info: http://www.lbl.gov/LBL-PID/fobl/
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For the first time, scientists have captured 3-D images of caterpillars caught in the process of morphing into butterflies.
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Recent research discovered that an individual can indeed successfully try to be happier, especially when cheery music aids the process. This research points to ways that people can actively improve their moods and corroborates earlier research.
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Biologist Deborah M. Gordon's decades-long study of collective behavior in harvester ant colonies has provided a rare real-time look at natural selection at work.
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In ancient Greece, the city-states that waited until their own harvest was in before attacking and destroying a rival community's crops often experienced better long-term success.It turns out that ant colonies that show similar selectivity when gathering food yield a similar result.
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Scientists don’t claim to know how people determine right from wrong. However, they can study how the brain responds when an individual judges another’s actions.
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Researchers are testing a helmet-like device that uses wireless signals to instantly diagnose brain swelling and bleeding.
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Deeper voices manage larger companies and make more money.
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Ahoona was created by leading experts in the field of decision analysis. It was designed to capture all elements of decision quality into the analysis to help you make the best decision.
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Showcasing University at Buffalo research and academic accomplishments, UB's News Center provides faculty experts, the latest news, video and photos.
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We know that the mainland populations who seem to have displaced Minoan civlization >1500 BC were Greek speakers!
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Here’s something I didn’t know happened: Under the right conditions, the exhaust from ships plying the ocean can form clouds, leaving tracks criss-crossing the sky. This image, taken by NASA’s Earth-observing Terra satellite on Apr.
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Darkened varnish obscures Goya’s signature in a 1771 masterpiece, according to a new analysis using terahertz waves
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Elaborate nanostructures blossom from a chemical reaction perfected at Harvard
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Engineers combine layers of flexible electronics and pressure sensors to create a wearable heart monitor thinner than a dollar bill. The skin-like device could one day provide doctors with a safer way to check the condition of a patient's heart.
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Chris Hadfield has returned from the International Space Station, bringing with him hopes that the strong new links he forged with earthlings - including more than 887,000 Twitter followers - will help ensure a stronger future for Canada in space.
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Two years in the making, he made it all feel natural and off the cuff.
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The world’s first Brain Training Device has given a ray of new hope to the recovery of survivors after stroke. This novel device can detect brainwave and control the movement of paralyzed limbs.
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U.S. defense contractors spend a lot of resources developing robots that help the Pentagon’s various services keep an eye on their enemies, but San
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Vimeo is the home for high-quality videos and the people who love them.
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Main Point: Researchers have found that the immune system of the women declines more slowly than men and this could be one of the reasons for the longer life of women - at least in Japan.
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Experimenters guide heat around a two-dimensional object without leaving a trace.
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