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Sunday, January 20, 2013

ScienceDaily: Top News

ScienceDaily: Top News


From bullying to relationships: Mapping our online communications

Posted: 19 Jan 2013 03:50 PM PST

When we typically think of kids who are the victims of school bullying, what comes to mind are isolated youth who do not fit in. A new study, however, shows that when that harassment occurs online, the victims tend to be in mainstream social groups -- and they are often friends or former friends, not strangers.

Surprising connections between our well-being and giving, getting, and gratitude

Posted: 19 Jan 2013 03:50 PM PST

We all know that getting a good night's sleep is good for our general health and well-being. But new research is highlighting a more surprising benefit of good sleep: more feelings of gratitude for relationships.

Microquasar makes a giant manatee nebula

Posted: 19 Jan 2013 03:50 PM PST

A new view of a 20,000-year old supernova remnant demonstrates the upgraded imaging power of the National Science Foundation's Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array and provides more clues to the history of this giant cloud that resembles a beloved endangered species, the Florida Manatee.

Loneliness, like chronic stress, taxes the immune system

Posted: 19 Jan 2013 03:50 PM PST

New research links loneliness to a number of dysfunctional immune responses, suggesting that being lonely has the potential to harm overall health.

Nearby universe's 'cosmic fog' measured

Posted: 19 Jan 2013 03:50 PM PST

Researchers have carried out the first measurement of the intensity of the diffuse extragalactic background light in the nearby Universe, a fog of photons that has filled the Universe ever since its formation.

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