|  People have more empathy for battered dogs than human adult, but not child, victims  | People have more empathy for battered puppies and full grown dogs than they do for some humans — adults, but not children, finds new research. | Read More » Research shows negative effects of half-siblings  | Adolescents who have half-siblings with a different father are more likely to have used drugs and had sex by age 15 than those who have only full siblings, according to new research. | Read More » Thinking about family matters linked to stress for working moms, not dads  | Although working mothers and fathers are almost as likely to think about family matters throughout the day, only for mothers is this type of mental labor associated with increased stress and negative emotions, according to new research. | Read More » Smart enough to know better: Intelligence is not a remedy for racism  | Smart people are just as racist as their less intelligent peers — they're just better at concealing their prejudice, according to a new study. | Read More » Loan debt shapes students' college years, experiences  | A new study found that college students' experiences can be shaped by their loan debt, with debt-free students more likely adopting the lifestyle often associated with the college years, where social lives can trump academics. | Read More » New treatment for brittle bone disease found  | A new treatment for children with brittle bone disease has been developed. | Read More » The skinny on cocaine  | Chronic cocaine use may reduce the body's ability to store fat, new research suggests. | Read More » The day before death: A new archaeological technique gives insight into the day before death  | For more than a century archaeologists have carefully brushed and shoveled away the soil surrounding human skeletons. It was thought that the soil was without any value -- but now ground-breaking research from Danish scientists show that that the soil holds the key to very detailed information about the individual in the grave. | Read More » New hope for improved TB treatments  | Researchers have identified new markers of tuberculosis (TB) that may help in the development of new diagnostic tests and treatments. | Read More » Tahiti: A very hot biodiversity hot spot in the Pacific  | Picturesque Tahiti may be the hottest spot for evolution on the planet. A recent biological survey of tiny predatory beetles has found that over 100 closely related species evolved on the island in about 1.5 million years. Given Tahiti's small area, slightly more than 1000 square kilometers, this adaptive radiation is the geographically densest species assemblage in the world. | Read More » | |
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