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Early Intervention Prevents Aggressive Children Turning into Violent Adults
May 07, 2015 04:50 PM EDT

Children Are More Likely To Misbehave When A Father Feels Unsupported

In families where the father does not feel supported by his partner, researchers at the University of Sussex have found that these children were more likely to display troublesome traits.

Warcraft Characters
May 07, 2015 04:43 PM EDT

Are We Influenced By The Appearance Of An In-Game Avatar?

Modern society is not without stereotypes related to gender and the appearance of women.

Antennae Galaxies
May 07, 2015 01:24 PM EDT

ALMA Discovers a Cosmic 'Dinosaur Egg' about to Hatch in the Early Universe

Globular clusters are among the oldest objects in the universe. Now, scientists have discovered a newborn example of one of these clusters, revealing a bit more about the rare conditions needed to create new ones.

Asteroid
May 07, 2015 12:53 PM EDT

Asteroid Debris Reveal How Water Reached Earth and Other Planets

Asteroids and comets may not just have delivered water to Earth. It turns out that this delivery may be taking place in many other planetary systems, just like it happened on our own planet.

Enceladus
May 07, 2015 12:40 PM EDT

Saturn's Moon, Enceladus, Shoots Curtains of Water Vapor from Its Icy Ocean

It turns out that Saturn's moon, Enceladus, spews water from its surface, which could have important implications for whether or not the world once supported life.

Picture of Thunder
May 07, 2015 12:07 PM EDT

Scientists Image Thunder for the First Time Ever

For the first time ever, scientists have captured "images" of thunder. They've visually captured sound waves created by artificially triggered lightning.

Dolphins
May 07, 2015 08:04 AM EDT

Solomon Islands are Hunting Dolphins for Their Teeth During Mass Kills

It turns out that people are hunting dolphins for their teeth. Researchers have discovered that from 1976 to 2013, more than 15,000 dolphins were killed by villagers in Fanalei in the Solomon Islands alone.

Salmon Shark
May 07, 2015 07:32 AM EDT

Warm-Blooded Sharks Swim Two and a Half Times Faster Than Their Colder Cousins

Scientists have found that these warmer fish can swim two and a half times faster than their cold-blooded cousins.

Hydrothermal Vent
May 07, 2015 06:28 AM EDT

Ancient, Archaean Life Discovered in Loki's Castle May be Evolutionary Missing Link

Scientists may have discovered a missing link in the evolution of complex life. They've found a new microbe, nicknamed "Loki," that may reveal how billions of years ago complex cell types evolved from simple microbes.

snakes
May 06, 2015 10:48 PM EDT

Dining Habits Of Snakes Shaped By Ancestry, Not Ecology

New findings published in the journal PLOS ONE from the Instituto Nacional de Limnologia, Argentina and colleagues show that diets of snakes from a temperate region in South America may depend more on phylogeny (ancestry) than ecology.

Allergies
May 06, 2015 10:39 PM EDT

May Is Asthma Awareness Month: Here's What You Need To Know

May marks Asthma Awareness Month, a health issue that's estimated to affect 25.9 million Americans with more than 50 million suffering from different types of allergies with similar symptoms.

Chocolate
May 06, 2015 07:31 PM EDT

Scientists X-ray Chocolate to Improve the Sweet Dessert

There are some people who are serious about their chocolate--and one scientific team is definitely in this category.

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