How do children learn to cooperate with others? A new cross-cultural study suggests that the answer depends less on universal rules and more on the social norms surrounding the child. In the study, researchers examined…
Nearly 70 percent of evangelicals do not view…
[caption id="attachment_3306" align="alignright" width="250"] Elaine Howard Ecklund, Photo credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University[/caption] HOUSTON– Media and popular culture might portray religion and science as being at odds, but new research from Rice University suggests just the opposite.…
Protein mimic shows promise as tissue engineering glue*
Researchers have demonstrated the potential of a “synthetic protein mimic” to promote the adhesion of brain cells in a laboratory setting. This feat could help overcome a major challenge in nerve tissue engineering. [caption id="attachment_3301"…
NASA’s Hubble Observations Suggest Underground Ocean on Jupiter’s…
[caption id="attachment_3293" align="alignnone" width="673"] In this artist’s concept, the moon Ganymede orbits the giant planet Jupiter. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope observed aurorae on the moon generated by Ganymede’s magnetic fields. A saline ocean under the…
Swine Flu Outbreak in India Raises Concern
[caption id="attachment_3290" align="alignnone" width="639"] Colorized transmission electron micrograph showing H1N1 influenza virus particles. Source: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/MIT[/caption] Since December, an outbreak of swine flu in India has killed more than 1,200…