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Semir Zeki: Beauty is in the brain of the beholder
A paper by Semir Zeki suggests that you can determine what a person finds beautiful just by examining his or her brain state.
February 3, 2012
Obesity and liver disease might be infectious
Obesity and chronic liver disease might be infectious, triggered by proteins that alter populations of microbes in the stomach, according to a Yale report.
February 1, 2012
Study confirms we do get by with a little help from our friends
Keeping friends close has real physiological and psychological benefits.
January 27, 2012
Amelia Wolf: Is US Southwest a good place to grow biofuels?
Biofuel production in the southwestern U.S. can add to the country's existing biofuels portfolio, according to a study by the U.S. Geological Survey.
January 26, 2012
Powerful people think they’re taller than they are, says study
A new study suggests that people who feel powerful tend to overestimate their own height... that is, they feel physically larger than they actually are.
January 25, 2012
New maps show malaria around globe
New maps show the prevalence of malaria, one of Earth's most deadly diseases, around the globe.
January 23, 2012
Scientists look to sunflowers for solar panel design
Researchers from MIT and Germany have proposed a way to make concentrated solar power arrays more feasible, based on surprising clues left by Nature herself.
January 18, 2012
SOPA and PIPA: What’s happening, plus good links
EarthSky encourages you to contact your representatives and voice your opinion on these bills.
January 18, 2012
Nina Fedoroff on science for global agricultural challenges
Nina Fedoroff: "One of the biggest challenges is how to raise the grain crops, the soybeans, the corn, the wheat that will thrive in a much harsher climate."
January 17, 2012
Now we know what anxiety looks like
If your friend is darting their eyes - and swiveling their head to look and listen from side to side - they might be exhibiting the face of anxiety.
January 17, 2012
