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Phys.org / Nice tone! What an exclamation point does for a text
Smeal College of Business, Pennsylvania State University, and University of Southern California report that exclamation point use is widely read as feminine and shapes impressions of warmth, enthusiasm, power, and analytical ...
Phys.org / Signatures meant more in Mesopotamia than they do now: What cylinder seals say about ancient and modern life
The earliest form of the signature came from ancient Iraq in the form of cylinder seals.
Phys.org / Global move towards plant-based diets could reshape farming jobs and reduce labor costs worldwide
A global shift towards healthier, more sustainable eating patterns could reshape agricultural employment across the world, according to new research from the University of Oxford's Environmental Change Institute (ECI).
Phys.org / Lichens and drones reveal dinosaur bones
Vibrant orange-colored lichens are helping scientists discover dinosaur fossils in Canada, according to a study published in Current Biology.
Phys.org / Pixelized galaxy cluster strong lens modeling improves precision of Hubble constant measurement
For the first time, an international research team led by the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has demonstrated that applying pixelized strong-lensing modeling on a galaxy cluster ...
Phys.org / Orcas seen killing young great white sharks by flipping them upside-down
A specialized shark-hunting pod of orcas in the Gulf of California has been caught on camera expertly targeting young great white sharks—flipping them upside-down to eat the energy-rich liver.
Phys.org / First observation of single top quark production with W and Z bosons
The experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) detect rare events on a daily basis, but some are exceptionally rare, such as this latest result from the CMS collaboration. For the first time, the collaboration has observed ...
Phys.org / Large brains require warm bodies and big offspring in vertebrates, study finds
Vertebrates have extremely different brain sizes: even with the same body size, brain size can vary a hundredfold. As a rule, mammals and birds have the largest brains in relation to their body size, followed by sharks and ...
Phys.org / Plant-like complexity evolved multiple times in different algae lineages, phylogenomics study reveals
Land plants—such as mosses, ferns and trees—are some of the most structurally complex photosynthesizing organisms on Earth. But their evolutionary story is deeply tied to their ancestors: simpler green algae that lived ...
Phys.org / Oldest rocks on Australian continent offer insight into origins of Earth and the moon
An analysis of feldspar crystals within the oldest magmatic rocks in Australia has provided a unique insight into Earth's ancient mantle and continents, and the early beginnings of the moon.
Phys.org / Wild giraffes lose their conservation safety net as zoo populations hybridize
Zoos and private collections teach, inspire, and connect people to animals they may never encounter in the wild. And, in some cases, those animals represent valuable "assurance populations"—essentially, backups that could ...
Phys.org / When slowing down pays off: Physicists reveal surprising insights from taxi drivers
Taxi drivers who slow down when searching for passengers are not only more efficient but also earn more, according to a new study. The research analyzed over 2.3 billion GPS data points collected from 40,000 taxi drivers ...
