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Children Unable To Tell Genuine From Faked Sadness

Children as old as 12 have difficulty telling the difference between true and feigned sadness, study shows.

How Malaria Turns Our RBCs Against Us

When red blood cells are infected with malaria parasites, subtle changes in their membrane structure cause them to deform and stick to blood vessel walls.

New Exoplanet Too Big For Its Star

Assisted by an amateur astronomer, researchers have discovered a puffed up planet 500 light years away.

Weaker Vaccine Causing Whooping Cough Surge

A switch to a vaccine with fewer side effects between 1992 to 1997 could explain the whooping cough resurgence, scientists say.

Wanted: Girls Into Math & Stats

The BHP Billiton Foundation has committed US17.6 million to a program encouraging girls to ‘Choose Maths’.

TenasiTech Receives US$3 Million Funding For Nano-Additive

TenasiTech's ceramic nano-additive for plastics and rubbers can be used to make acrylic glass crack and scratch resistant.

Move Over 3D Printing, It’s Time For 4D

Temperature sensitive 4D printed hydrogels could spur the growth of soft robotics.

The Link Between Sex & Endometriosis

The in vitro findings raise the possibility that exposure to seminal fluid may contribute to the worsening of endometriosis.

Scientists Develop ‘Breath Test’ For Malaria

Chemicals in the patient's breath could one day be used to detect malaria infections.