Hot streak: Finding patterns in creative career breakthroughs
You've likely heard of hot hands or hot streaks -- periods of repeated successes -- in sports, financial markets and gambling. But do hot...
Eye movements take edge off traumatic memories
Two human experiments demonstrate that a widely used yet controversial psychotherapy technique suppresses fear-related amygdala activity during recall of a traumatic memory.
Pluto should be reclassified as a planet, experts say
The reason Pluto lost its planet status is not valid, according to new research.
National survey shows ocean and coastal recreation is big business
A new report by social scientists reveals that viewing or photographing the ocean was the top activity for ocean lovers in the U.S. in...
Future of nuclear energy
Scientists have analyzed the reasons for the current global stall of nuclear energy capacity and discuss measures that could be taken to arrest and...
New York State sepsis reporting mandate appears to improve care, reduce deaths
A New York State requirement that all hospitals report compliance with protocols to treat severe sepsis and septic shock appears to improve care and...
Toddlers prefer winners, but avoid those who win by force
Toddlers aged just 1 1/2 years prefer individuals whom other people yield to. It appears to be deeply rooted in human nature to seek...
Cover the U.S. In 89 percent trees, or go solar
Researchers found that using bio-sequestration to capture carbon produced by US coal-fired plants even after carbon capture and storage would require using 62 percent...
Simple but effective: Spontaneous synthesis of homogenous polymer networks
Researchers have developed a spontaneous polymer network synthesis that allowed for the preparation of gels containing narrow molecular weight distribution polymers. The gel networks...
Osteoarthritis research effort works to understand cartilage development
For the first time, researchers have identified and characterized unique cell populations that form the superficial zone of human joint cartilage. The zone has...
