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Healthcare In Space - The First Medical Evacuation From The ISS

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I Earned It, You're Privileged - The Paradox In How We View Achievement

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Not Just The Holidays: The Hormonal Shift Of Perimenopause Could Be Causing Weight Gain

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Snobbery In The Academy Is Alive And Well And Doing Harm

Snobbery In The Academy Is Alive And Well And Doing Harm

Oct 17 2014 | comment(s)


If you've ever felt as though professors treat you with less than respect, you're probably not alone. Credit: Flickr, CC BY-SA

By Brian Martin, University of Wollongong and Majken Jul Sørensen, University of Wollongong

A female engineering student walked into her first lab class. One of the male students said, “The cookery class is in another room.”

Ebola: Bats Get A Bad Rap When It Comes To Spreading Diseases

Ebola: Bats Get A Bad Rap When It Comes To Spreading Diseases

Oct 17 2014 | comment(s)


Credit: Diana Ranslam, CC BY-NC

By Alexandra Kamins, Colorado Hospital Association; Marcus Rowcliffe, Zoological Society of London, and Olivier Restif, University of Cambridge

From Galactic Pile-ups, Stars Are Born: A Crash Course In Clusters

From Galactic Pile-ups, Stars Are Born: A Crash Course In Clusters

Oct 17 2014 | comment(s)


An artist's impression of a galactic protocluster forming in the early universe. Credit: European Southern Observatory, CC BY

By Nick Seymour, Curtin University

Clusters of galaxies have back-stories worthy of a Hollywood blockbuster: their existences are marked by violence, death and birth, arising after extragalactic pile-ups where groups of galaxies crashed into each other.

Brain Scans Show Who's Likely To Trust Strangers

Brain Scans Show Who's Likely To Trust Strangers

Oct 16 2014 | comment(s)


Won't get fooled again. Credit: Tinfoil hat by Suzanne Tucker/Shutterstock

By Rebecca Slack, University of Sheffield

How do you decide if you can trust someone?

Is it based on their handshake, the way they look you in the eye, or perhaps their body language?

Toxic Playgrounds: Broken Hill Kids Exposed To Poisonous Dust

Toxic Playgrounds: Broken Hill Kids Exposed To Poisonous Dust

Oct 16 2014 | comment(s)

'Extreme Altruists' Are Motivated By Gut Instinct

'Extreme Altruists' Are Motivated By Gut Instinct

Oct 16 2014 | comment(s)


Intuitive processes may underlie decisions of those who help others while risking their own lives. Credit: AAresTT/Shutterstock

By Penny Orbell, The Conversation

If you noticed a person in grave danger would you act first and think later in order to save them? New research suggests people who put their own lives in danger to help others make the decision to do so without a second thought.