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Sunday, August 7, 2011

ScienceDaily: Latest Science News

ScienceDaily: Latest Science News


Even science Nobel Laureates find acceptance isn't a given, study finds

Posted: 06 Aug 2011 05:35 PM PDT

The path of success for Nobel Prize laureates in the sciences isn't a straight shot from obscurity to never-ending scientific superstardom, a new study reveals. Instead, many laureates see their Nobel-winning idea grow in acceptance from their first related scientific article to their most successful publication. But their later work related to the Nobel idea gains less acceptance, and many times is no more accepted by the scientific community than their very first efforts.

Social networking's good and bad impacts on kids

Posted: 06 Aug 2011 05:35 PM PDT

Social media present risks and benefits to children but parents who try to secretly monitor their kids' activities online are wasting their time, according to a new presentation.

Dealing with the cyberworld's dark side

Posted: 06 Aug 2011 05:35 PM PDT

People who are cyberstalked or harassed online experience higher levels of stress and trauma than people who are stalked or harassed in person, according to a new presentation.

ScienceDaily: Strange Science News

ScienceDaily: Strange Science News


Sea lampreys fear the smell of death: Repellant could be key to better controlling destructive invasive species

Posted: 05 Aug 2011 01:35 PM PDT

A repellant for sea lampreys could be the key to better controlling one of the most destructive invasive species in the Great Lakes, according to new research. Scientists have seen the effect alarm cues have on lampreys. When scents from dead sea lampreys are poured into a tank of live ones, the lampreys' efforts to escape are dramatic. In the past, these reactions were simply dismissed as novel. But researchers now see this reaction as a potential game changer.