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'True Blue' Employees Might Fear 'Green' Envy
New research finds that the fear of being the target of malicious envy makes people act more helpfully toward people who they think might be jealous of them.
Video: While in Hiding, WikiLeaks Founder Speaks Out
Wikileaks has been hounded by governments and hackers since exposing confidential diplomatic cables. Its founder Julian Assage is currently hiding from police, but as Elizabeth Palmer reports, that isn't stopping...
Video: Who Mark Zuckerberg Admires Most
When Lesley Stahl of "60 Minutes" interviewed Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, she was surprised to learn who he admires as a CEO.
'Brain maps' created for how humans reach
Scientists studied the brains of 18 individuals who made 400 distinct arm reaches as they lay in an MRI scanner. The researchers found clear differences in brain planning activity with...
Study: Tilting Your Head Can Make You Hotter
Perspective the Opposite Sex Views Faces from Can Impact the Perception of Attractiveness
Video: Monitor Your Baby Over 3G Video
eBay buys Milo.com, a new version of Rock Band is out for the iPad and iPhone, and the Wi-Fi Baby 3G will keep an eye on your little ones...and big...
Names And Behavior: Santa's Naughty And Nice List Revealed
It seems that Abigail and Jacob will be at the top of Santa's gift-list this Christmas morning. A school rewards site says that children with these names are most likely...
Internet Helps, But Also Hurts, Suicide Prevention Efforts
Health experts hope to understand Web-surfing behaviors and motivations of those at risk of suicide.
Medical degrees land private colleges in court
The B.C. government is seeking an injunction against two Burnaby colleges accused of offering to certify students as doctors without proper provincial authorization.
New 'Social 50' Billboard Chart Tracks Musicians
There is a new way for musical artists to rocket to the top of the Billboard charts; fittingly, in this day and age, it is through social media sites such...
Americans moderate views in deliberative democracy experiment
(PhysOrg.com) -- Liberal and conservative citizens weighing options for reducing the national debt moderated their views as a result of deliberation in the largest experiment in deliberative democracy ever. They...
Sensitive testosterone detector linked to less aggression
Questionnaire results and DNA samples volunteered by a group of University of Alberta students has broken new ground in the study of aggression. U of A Psychology researcher Peter Hurd...
Coping with anxiety in an anxious time
Americans' danger detectors are cranked up way too high these days, but we don't have to be held hostage by our anxiety, according to a new book on coping with...
Baby in Sask. dies of whooping cough
A five-week-old boy from Stanley Mission, Sask., has died of whooping cough.
Islamic Analysis: Science reforms need to show results
Reforms of science and higher education must deliver results to gain support of society, says science policy specialist Athar Osama.
ScienceShot: Mean Spiders Make Good Mommies
Antisocial arachnids do better as single parents than their friendly counterparts
It's painfully easy to trick the mind into seeing things that aren't there | Ben Goldacre
People often manipulate what they have experienced to create an illusion of causalityWhy do clever people believe stupid things? It's difficult to make sense of the world from the small atoms of experience...
Researchers find key to gender differences in processing stress
This is a stressful season in a stressful time, and there is plenty of evidence to suggest that women are more prone to emotional stress and and depression than their...
Moving puppy from naughty list to nice with obedience training
It might be cute to watch a puppy chew up a holiday stocking on Christmas morning, but pet owners might want to consider the gift of behavior training to ensure...
Ridding yourself of Restless Leg Syndrome
It makes no sense: Youve had a long day, and youre ready for a restful nights sleep. But as you lie in bed, you experience an uncontrollable urge to move...
Imperfect Brain Cells Have Gender Biases
Everyone's brain cells are a little bit biased toward male or female faces
Patient Money: Treating Eating Disorders and Paying for It
Eating disorders may persist for years, wreaking havoc on health, personal relationships and often on family finances because the care can be so expensive.
Supercomputer Tracks Child Porn Sharers
Better than having a killer robot from the future guarding your kids
EU needs laws on conflict minerals
BRUSSELS, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- European lawmakers are called on to adopt measures that will curtail the illegal exportation of conflict minerals from African countries, a leader said.
WikiLeaks: Mexico Asked U.S. to Counter Chavez
2009 Cable Reveals President Calderon Accused Venezuelan President of Financing His Opponent, Urged More Restraint of Chavez
Debate Continues: Do Cell Phones Cause Cancer?
According to a Women's Health article, evidence is mounting on the side of yes.
Wikis in higher education
As the issue of student fees remains high on the political agenda, researchers continue to investigate ways in which teaching standards might be maintained or even improved in higher education....
Star Wars studio goes from apprentice to master in Singapore
As an 11-year-old boy, Steven Ong dreamt of being a fighter pilot in the Singapore Air Force and emulating the heroic exploits of Tom Cruise's character in the 1986 action...