BALTIMORE, MARYLAND-Yawning may no longer be a wide open question. A new theory proposed by Gary Hack, DDS of the University of Maryland School of Dentistry and Andrew Gallup, PhD of Princeton University suggests that yawning cools the brain, and the sinuses may play a key role.
HAMILTON, ON Nov. 14, 2011— Voters prefer to choose candidates with lower-pitched voices, according to new findings by researchers at McMaster University. A team from the Department of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behavior found that study subjects were more inclined to vote for men with lower-pitched voices, suggesting that perceptions developed long ago may be still […]
14 November 2011 –The living conditions of millions of children across East Asia and the Pacific will be worsened by climate change, says a United Nations report released today, which argues that rising temperatures put children at greater risk of contracting diseases such as cholera and malaria, and natural disasters negatively affect their livelihoods and […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Oceans Caucus co-chair Senator Murkowski today announced that Dr. Jeremy Mathis – head of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Ocean Acidification Research Center – will be the first expert to address the U.S. Senate Oceans Caucus at its first meeting Thursday. “Alaska has more miles of coastline than the rest of […]