Thousands of people are hospitalized every year for dog bites, and aggressive behavior is a major reason dogs end up in shelters. Biologists have studied the biology behind canine aggression, …read more Source:: Science
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Huge genetic diversity among Papuan New Guinean peoples revealed
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•The first large-scale genetic study of people in Papua New Guinea has shown that different groups within the country are genetically highly different from each other. Scientists reveal that the …read more Source:: Science
Face value: Brain’s ability to recognize faces is shaped through repeated exposure, study suggests
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•Scientists have long deemed the ability to recognize faces innate for people and other primates — something our brains just know how to do immediately from birth. However, the findings …read more Source:: Science
Scientists block evolution’s molecular nerve pruning in rodents
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•Researchers investigating why some people suffer from motor disabilities report they may have dialed back evolution’s clock a few ticks by blocking molecular pruning of sophisticated brain-to-limb nerve connections in …read more Source:: Science
Paying people to protect forests is worth it
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•A new study suggests that paying people to conserve their trees could be a highly cost-effective way to reduce deforestation and carbon emissions and should be a key part of …read more Source:: Science
When sizing up potential friends and mates, the eyes of men and women move differently
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•Where do your eyes linger when judging a person for potential friendship? New research shows that people observe the body differently when assessing friends versus mates. …read more Source:: Science
Vaccines protect fetuses from Zika infection, mouse study shows
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•Zika virus can cause severe brain damage in people infected before birth. A new study in mice shows that females vaccinated before pregnancy and infected with Zika virus while pregnant …read more Source:: Science
Changes in brain regions may explain why some prefer order and certainty
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•Why do some people prefer stable, predictable lives while others prefer frequent changes? Why do some people make rational decisions and others, impulsive and reckless ones? Behavioral neuroscientists have identified …read more Source:: Science
Computer that reads body language
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•A computer has been created that understands the body poses and movements of multiple people from video in real time — including, for the first time, the pose of each …read more Source:: Science
3 Kaggle alternatives for collaborative data science
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•By Serdar Yegulalp What’s the best way to get a good answer to a tough question? Ask a bunch of people, and make a competition out of it. That’s long been <a class="colorbox" href="https://www.kaggle.com/" …read more Source:: OpenSource