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- Dead stars could be the future of spacecraft navigation
- Robots using tools: Researchers aim to create 'MacGyver' robot
- Swimming with hormones: Researchers unravel ancient urges that drive the social decisions of fish
- Beauty of the accused unfairly affects perceptions of their culpability, Spanish study finds
- Regenerated lizard tails are different from originals, researchers discover
| Dead stars could be the future of spacecraft navigation Posted: 09 Oct 2012 09:16 AM PDT Scientists are investigating the feasibility of using dead stars to navigate spacecraft in deep space. If feasible, this technique may in future revolutionize the way spacecraft navigate in the outer Solar System and beyond. |
| Robots using tools: Researchers aim to create 'MacGyver' robot Posted: 09 Oct 2012 07:13 AM PDT Robots are increasingly being used in place of humans to explore hazardous and difficult-to-access environments, but they aren't yet able to interact with their environments as well as humans. If today's most sophisticated robot was trapped in a burning room by a jammed door, it would probably not know how to locate and use objects in the room to climb over any debris, pry open the door, and escape the building. A research team hopes to change that by giving robots the ability to use objects in their environments to accomplish high-level tasks. |
| Swimming with hormones: Researchers unravel ancient urges that drive the social decisions of fish Posted: 09 Oct 2012 07:13 AM PDT Researchers have discovered that a form of oxytocin—the hormone responsible for making humans fall in love—has a similar effect on fish, suggesting it is a key regulator of social behaviour that has evolved and endured since ancient times. |
| Beauty of the accused unfairly affects perceptions of their culpability, Spanish study finds Posted: 09 Oct 2012 06:27 AM PDT A study from Spain based on police surveys indicates that in domestic violence crimes in which the woman kills her abuser, if she is more attractive she is perceived as guiltier. |
| Regenerated lizard tails are different from originals, researchers discover Posted: 09 Oct 2012 06:24 AM PDT Just because a lizard can grow back its tail, doesn't mean it will be exactly the same. Researchers examined the anatomical and microscopic make-up of regenerated lizard tails and discovered that the new tails are quite different from the original ones. |
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