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…
Invasive worms spreading in Arboretum forests, limited effects…
[caption id="attachment_14128" align="alignnone" width="657"] UW–Madison Arboretum ecologist Brad Herrick displays several jumping worms that surfaced to escape irritating mustard poured on the soil. PHOTO: ERIC HAMILTON[/caption] When researchers found invasive Asian jumping worms at the…
PolyU develops rapid authentication method of Chinese medicines
A research team in Hong Kong has developed a new method for rapid authentication of Chinese herbal medicines, including Ganoderma (known as Lingzhi in Chinese), and Gastrodiae Rhizoma (known as Tianma in Chinese). [caption id="attachment_14123"…
Columbus stripped
[caption id="attachment_14120" align="alignnone" width="700"] Credit: ESA[/caption] Inside the cylindrical modules of the International Space Station is the standard stuff of technology. Wires, cables and pumps form the framework of the one-of-a-kind European Columbus laboratory, seen here…
Wisconsin corridor turns testbed for connected vehicle technology
[caption id="attachment_14115" align="alignnone" width="775"] South Park Street at the intersection of University Avenue in the heart of the UW–Madison campus will become a connected vehicle corridor to test out new transportation technology. PHOTO: JEFF MILLER[/caption]…