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January 15, 2014
The presence of mutualistic ants greatly reduces bacterial abundance on surfaces of acacia leaves and has a visibly positive effect on plant health. Study results indicate that symbiotic bacteria colonizing the ants inhibit pathogen growth on the leaves.
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January 7, 2014
In a study now published in the open access scientific journal eLife, researchers from the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia discovered that ants grow the size of their thoracic segments differently according to the specialized tasks they will perform as adults. The researchers discovered that worker ants have a unique thoracic architecture that explains how they are able to hunt and carry preys many times their own weight.
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May 17, 2023
In The Equality of the Human Races, Haitian scholar Anténor Firmin showed that science did not support division among the races.
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March 22, 2012
Anxious people have a heightened sense of smell when it comes to sniffing out a threat, according to a new study by Elizabeth Krusemark and Wen Li from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the US. Their work is published online in Springer's journal Chemosensory Perception. The study is part of a special issue of this journal on neuroimaging the chemical senses.
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April 25, 2012
Worrywarts, fidgety folk and the naturally nervy may have a real cause for concern: accelerated cancer. In a new study led by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine, anxiety-prone mice developed more severe cancer then their calm counterparts.
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February 8, 2012
In new research, men with anxiety traits were more likely to report post-operative pain ratings following total knee replacement (TKR) resulting in longer hospital stays, and women generally reported higher post-operative pain levels than men and were less satisfied with pain control.
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October 24, 2024
Human echolocation repurposes parts of the brain’s visual cortex for sound, even in sighted people
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February 9, 2012
After studying common roadblocks to problem-solving, Anthony McCaffrey has developed a toolkit for enhancing anyone's creativity and inventiveness.
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February 20, 2014
Deadline: April 8, 2014Several AP tests are given during the same week as Intel ISEF. Society for Science & the Public urges you to sign up for late testing to allow you to take full advantage of the opportunity to participate in all aspects of the Intel ISEF 2014. You should apply for late testing through your school.
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March 27, 2012
Teaching students of all ages about the value of diversity and the serious mental health impacts of bias and stereotyping will help end widespread discrimination in the United States, according to a new American Psychological Association task force report.
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