Articles by Bob Yirka
Phys.org / Why people develop 'the ick' regarding potential dating targets
A trio of psychologists at Azusa Pacific University in the U.S. has identified a possible reason for people experiencing a sudden negative reaction to a potential dating partner that has come to be known colloquially as "the ...
Phys.org / Green staghorn coral may be more likely to survive ocean warming if crabs are around
A team of environmental scientists at Duke University, working with colleagues from the University of New South Wales, the University of Queensland and the University of California, has found that green staghorn coral around ...
Phys.org / 'Dictator Game' experiments show women are more generous than men
A group of psychologists and economists at Jaume I University, in Spain, has found evidence that women are more generous than men. In their study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE, Iván Barreda-Tarrazona, Ainhoa ...
Phys.org / AI model generates antimicrobial peptide structures for screening against treatment-resistant microbes
A team of microbiologists, chemists and pharmaceutical specialists at Shandong University, Guangzhou Medical University, Second Military Medical University and Qingdao University, all in China, has developed an AI model that ...
Phys.org / 'Work flow' music designed to improve performance does just that
A small team of neuroscientists, psychologists and musicologists affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. reports that music created specifically to enhance work performance does just that. In their study, published ...
Phys.org / Genetic study of Greenlanders reveals variants specific to their culture
An international team of geneticists, public health specialists and environmental scientists from Greenland, Denmark and several other countries in Europe has conducted a genetic analysis of Greenlanders to learn more about ...
Phys.org / Measuring the 'size' of a neutrino: Physicists suggest it's considerably larger than an atomic nucleus
An international team of physicists has successfully measured the size of a certain type of neutrino to a certain degree. In their paper published in the journal Nature, the group describes experiments they conducted that ...
Phys.org / Macaques demonstrate human-like skill by associating words with pictures
A team of cognitive neuroscientists at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, working with colleagues from Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion, Universidad de Guadalajara, all in Mexico, and Baylor College of Medicine, ...
Phys.org / 'Water tweezers': New technique generates topological structures with gravity water waves
A team of physicists at Fudan University, working with colleagues from Henan University, both in China, and from Nanyang Technological University, in Singapore and Donostia International Physics Center, in Spain, has developed ...
Phys.org / Simulation shows wolves had time to self-domesticate and evolve into dogs
A team of mathematicians and statisticians from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, the University of Tennessee and Valparaiso University, all in the U.S., has found new evidence that wolves had ample time to self-domesticate ...
Phys.org / Astrophysicists suggest shaded outer disk regions formed Jupiter's largest moons
A pair of astrophysicists with Aix- Marseille Université, CNRS, and Institut Universitaire de France have developed a new theory about the formation of Jupiter's largest moons. In their paper published in The Planetary Science ...
Phys.org / Lab experiments add to evidence that Earth's mantle is more complex than thought
A team of geologists and mineral physicists at Harvard University, the University of California, Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago has found evidence via lab experiments that show the Earth's mantle ...
Phys.org / Honey hunters in Mozambique use honeyguide birds to locate 75% of their harvest, study finds
A team of ornithologists from the University of Cape Town, in South Africa, and wildlife managers with the Niassa Carnivore Project, in Mozambique, has found that honey hunters in northern parts of Mozambique use honeyguide ...
Tech Xplore / Pork gelatin powers biodegradable robot arm for delicate tasks
A team of engineers at Westlake University, Zhejiang Normal University and Shaoxing University, all in China, has tested the possibility of making some robot parts biodegradable. In their project, published in the journal ...
Tech Xplore / DeepMind AI achieves gold-medal level performance on challenging Olympiad math questions
A team of researchers at Google's DeepMind project, reports that its AlphaGeometry2 AI performed at a gold-medal level when tasked with solving problems that were given to high school students participating in the International ...
