Men’s Stress Increases If Wife Earns More Than 40% of Household Income
Study of US data shows persistent social norms about male breadwinning can harm men’s mental health. Husbands are least stressed when their wives earn up…
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Trash Talk Hurts Performance, Even When It Comes From a Robot
Discouraging words from machines impair human game play. Trash talking has a long and colorful history of flustering game opponents, and now researchers at Carnegie…
Researchers Strengthen Machines That Produce “Super Engineering Plastics”
Industrial and automotive machinery, such as automotive engine parts, contain materials that are, heat-, wear-, and corrosion-resistant. They are known as “super engineering plastics,” and…
People Lie When Sex Is on the Brain – This Study Reveals How Much
In a world of seemingly endless opportunities for finding a mate, competition for a partner can be fierce. Not all that glitters is gold, as…
Nutrient Encapsulating Microparticles Could Help Fight Malnutrition
New strategy for encapsulating nutrients makes it easier to fortify foods with iron and vitamin A. About 2 billion people around the world suffer from…
New Research Shows Adding a Woman to a Company’s Board Could Cost Hundreds of Millions of Dollars
New Research Shows the More Women on a Company’s Board, the More Market Value is Lost The gender of directors influences investors’ perception of the…
Scientists Use X-Rays and Infrared Light to Explore Egyptian Mummy Bones [Video]
Experiments at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) are casting a new light on Egyptian soil and ancient mummified bone samples…
Method for Measuring Animal Personality Developed to Explore Connections Between Genes and Behavior
A study on mice shows animal research may need to take into account the connection between genes, behavior and personality. We might refer to someone’s…
The Science of a Hit Song – Unlocking the Secrets of Musical Pleasure
Why is it that people find songs such as James Taylor’s “Country Roads,” UB40’s “Red, Red Wine,” or The Beatles’ “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” so irresistibly enjoyable?…
Scientists Measure Mouse Personality and Map Traits to Their Genetics
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry in Munich, Germany, together with colleagues at the Weizmann Institute of Sciencein Israel have developed a computational…
Secret of Classic Belgian Beers: Medieval Super Yeasts
An international team of scientists, led by Prof. Kevin Verstrepen (VIB-KU-Leuven) and Prof. Steven Maere (VIB-UGent), has discovered that some of the most renowned classic…
Better-Tasting Desserts: Complex Fluid Dynamics Update Century-Old Food Testing Method
To make better-tasting desserts, this ultrasonic spinning rheometry method includes velocity profiling of complex liquids in food products in order to more accurately capture dynamics…
What Caused Neanderthal Extinction and Were Our Human Ancestors to Blame?
Complex disease transmission patterns could explain why it took tens of thousands of years after first contact for our ancestors to replace Neanderthals throughout Europe…
AI Predicts Where and When Lightning Will Strike – Can Even Issue Alerts Before Storm Has Formed
Researchers at EPFL have developed a novel way of predicting lightning strikes to the nearest 10 to 30 minutes and within a radius of 30…
Mapping Millet Genetics to Enable Better Varieties for Farmers in Developing Countries
In the semi-arid tropics of Asia and Africa, conditions can be difficult for crops. Plants need to have short growing seasons, survive on poor soils…
Voters Skeptic of Media-Reported Polls – Agree With Polls That Favor Their Candidates
With the presidential election a year away, pollsters will barrage the country with poll questions to get the pulse of the voters about the candidates….
Scientists Thought They Knew Why Ice Was Slippery, but Researchers Found Surprises
Why is ice so slippery? The answer lies in a film of water that is generated by friction, one that is far thinner than expected…
According to Science, These Are the Factors That Predict Success
New research from Angela Duckworth of the University of Pennsylvania and colleagues finds that characteristics beyond intelligence influence long-term achievement. People often ask University of…