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For materials science burlesque, Australian researcher wins Science's 'Dance Your Ph.D.' contest
This is the fifth year of the "Dance Your Ph.D." contest sponsored by Science and AAAS. The contest challenges scientists around the world to explain their research through the most jargon-free medium available: interpretive dance. The 36 Ph.D. dances submitted this year include everything from ballet and breakdancing to flaming hula hoops.
Contact: Jennifer Anderson
janderso@aaas.org
202-326-6466
American Association for the Advancement of Science
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UT study: Natural playgrounds more beneficial to children, inspire more play
Children who play on playgrounds that incorporate natural elements like logs and flowers tend to be more active than those who play on traditional playgrounds with metal and brightly colored equipment, according to a recent study from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Contact: Lola Alapo
lola.alapo@tennessee.edu
865-974-3993
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
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CognitionThe Marshmallow Study revisited
For the past four decades, the "marshmallow test" has served as a classic experimental measure of children's self-control: will a preschooler eat one of the fluffy white confections now or hold out for two later? Now a new study demonstrates that being able to delay gratification is influenced as much by the environment as by innate ability.
National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, J.S. McDonnell Foundation
Contact: Susan Hagen
susan.hagen@rochester.edu
585-567-5945
University of Rochester
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Fox squirrels show long-term investment savvy when hoarding nuts
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, are gathering evidence this fall that the feisty fox squirrels scampering around campus are not just mindlessly foraging for food, but engaging in a long-term savings strategy. Humans could learn something about padding their nest eggs from squirrels' diversification efforts. Of course, with squirrels, it's not about money, but about nuts.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Yasmin Anwar
yanwar@berkeley.edu
510-643-7944
University of California - Berkeley
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ZooKeysNew fanged dwarf dinosaur from southern Africa ate plants
With tiny 1-inch long jaws, a new species of plant-eater has come to light in rocks in southern Africa dating to the early dinosaur era, some 200 million years ago. This "punk-sized" herbivore is one of a menagerie of bizarre, tiny, fanged plant-eaters called heterodontosaurs, or "different toothed reptiles", that were among the first dinosaurs to spread across the planet.
Contact: Steve Koppes
skoppes@uchicago.edu
773-702-8366
Pensoft Publishers
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Hydroponic gardening initiative for Boston youths blooms with NSF grant
A $250,000 NSF grant will allow Boston College professor of education Mike Barnett, the Salvation Army's Kroc Center and the Boston STEM Garden Initiative to launch Boston's largest youth hydroponic gardening project. Produce will be sold at neighborhood farmers' markets and used to feed the needy.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Ed Hayward
ed.hayward@bc.edu
617-552-4826
Boston College
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Journal of Prosthetics and OrthoticsEgyptian toe tests show they're likely to be the world's oldest prosthetics
The results of scientific tests using replicas of two ancient Egyptian artificial toes, including one that was found on the foot of a mummy, suggest that they're likely to be the world's first prosthetic body parts.
Contact: Morwenna Grills
Morwenna.Grills@manchester.ac.uk
44-161-275-2111
University of Manchester
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Journal of Experimental BiologyChocolate makes snails smarter
Chocolate isn't usually on the diet for snails, but when Lee Fruson and Ken Lukowiak from the University of Calgary, became curious about the effects of diet on memory, they decided to try a flavonoid from chocolate, epicatechin (epi) on the pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis to see if it improved the animals' memories. After a dose of epi, the pond snails were able to remember a training protocol for longer and the memories were stronger.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions
Contact: Kathryn Knight
kathryn@biologists.com
44-078-763-44333
The Company of Biologists
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Journal of Experimental BiologyHummingbirds make flying backward look easy
Animals that move backwards usually require a lot of energy, so Nir Sapir from the University of California Berkeley, USA, was surprised when he realized that hummingbirds execute this maneuver routinely. Wondering how hummingbirds perform the feat, he analyzed their flight and the amount of oxygen they consume and found that reversing is much cheaper than hovering flight and no more costly than flying forward.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Kathryn Knight
kathryn@biologists.com
44-078-763-44333
The Company of Biologists
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'The Dust Queen's' research stars in new American Chemical Society video
A new episode in the American Chemical Society's popular Prized Science video series features insights into the effects of wind-blown dust on human health and climate from Vicki Grassian, Ph.D. She has jokingly been called "the Dust Queen" and is a noted authority on the tiny particles of sand and dirt, termed mineral dust, that are transported from areas as remote as the Sahara Desert.
Contact: Michael Bernstein
m_bernstein@acs.org
202-872-6042
American Chemical Society
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