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There is evolutionary significance to the petty acts of aggression that were famously portrayed by Lindsay Lohan and other young women in the 2004 film Mean Girls.
The AI company Vicarious has created an algorithm that can solve CAPTCHA "with greater than 90% accuracy."
A recent report shows that bikes outsold new cars in 27 European Union member countries last year. While it's tempting to cite the economic crisis as a reason, some predict that it may be a sign of greater change.
It is so easy now to mock the millions who freaked out at the “War of the Worlds”, the Halloween radio play 75 years ago this week about an […]
Yaron Milgrom's Local Mission Market will offer, among other things, homemade pasta, bread, jams, and cured meats to San Francisco residents at what he claims will be affordable prices.
Although Saturday's (Oct. 26) planned protest was partially thwarted by a heavy police presence, activists are encouraging women to continue driving -- and to post the proof online -- in defiance of culturally-imposed restrictions.
Last week the parliament passed the measure by one vote, overturning a ban implemented by the country's former colonial ruler and creating a potentially radical shift in the rare earths market.
Stockholm-based SMSLifesaver was created in response to the challenge of delivering timely ambulance services. CPR certification is the only requirement for volunteering. So far 9,600 residents have signed up.
Several studies note that people working in a particular environment -- the classroom, the office -- can be affected by the sounds and smells around them. Now researchers and others are investigating ways to use this information for the public good.
While professional players are schooled in the art of the stoic visage, new research indicates that their arm movements -- specifically, the smoothness of them -- may give away the quality of their hand.
In 2010, Duke researchers scored infants according to their innate number sense. Three years later, further tests show a correlation between those scores and mathematical aptitude: The higher the score, the better the skill.
A survey found that parents greatly underestimate the extent to which their children were either perpetrators or victims of cyberbullying. Also, the younger the child, the less likely the parent was aware.
A UK study is one of a very few to address this commonly-held belief from a scientific perspective. It also suggests that multitasking should be considered when evaluating worker performance.
Diabetics may someday be able to test their blood sugar levels using a simple, painless laser device that registers glucose in skin cells.
Junk DNA -- so called because it was thought to have no biological function -- may actually play a role in determining facial shape, say scientists.
A study claims that, compared to the current donation system, offering donors $10,000 for their kidney would improve health outcomes and, consequently, lower costs.
A new study is only the latest to link higher-than-average facial width to certain unsavory behaviors, including -- in this case -- the propensity to cheat. However, the researchers warn not to judge a book by its cover.
What started out as a personal experiment to reduce a typical human's nutritional needs to a single drink has now grown into an actual business, thanks to US$3 million in preorders and seed funding. One goal: Improving the taste.
The rising tide of evil, the relative safety of a few sanctuaries: these are the two main vectors of zombie cartography. In the first category, the epidemiological map shows the […]
Viewed in silhouette, Sombrero and Little Sombrero both have large central bulges along with thin disks and dust lanes.