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Sci saw this paper being tweeted around the internets recently, a paper on the evolution of overconfidence . It seemed like a really interesting and cool paper, and I was kind of surprised that no one had covered it

Like a pit bull, piranhas will tear the flesh from your bones. Also like a pit bull, they bark

Hopes for new Alzheimer's drugs that would slow or stop the disease's inexorable decline have repeatedly foundered in recent years. Large pharmaceutical companies, which have pushed ahead with drugs that stop the buildup of toxic proteins that damage and kill brain cells, have reported a recurring string of bad news.

By Lauren Gravitz of Nature magazine One can't squeeze blood from a turnip, but new research suggests that a bit of transgenic tweaking may make it possible to squeeze blood--or at least blood protein--from a grain of rice. [More]

WAYCROSS, Ga.--Pawn shops, diners, churches and pine trees. Hundreds of thousands of pine trees.

WAYCROSS, Ga.--Pawn shops, diners, churches and pine trees. Hundreds of thousands of pine trees. [More]

It’s time to get scared. Nightmare On Elm Street, Psycho, Texas Chainsaw Massacre will be airing on TVs through to midnight tonight, Halloween.

It’s time to get scared.

By David Cyranoski of Nature magazine Two of the largest studies yet carried out on the genetics of schizophrenia in Chinese populations have turned up three genetic loci, or chromosomal regions, previously not known to be related to the disease.

By David Cyranoski of Nature magazine Two of the largest studies yet carried out on the genetics of schizophrenia in Chinese populations have turned up three genetic loci, or chromosomal regions, previously not known to be related to the disease. These genome-wide association studies (GWAS), done independently and published in Nature Genetics on October 30, also begin to redress a geographical imbalance: until now, GWAS have focused mainly on Western populations

At current growth rates, forecasters expect to see a total of 9.1 billion humans on Earth by 2050, although small shifts in the birth rate might add or subtract one billion people.

At current growth rates, forecasters expect to see a total of 9.1 billion humans on Earth by 2050, although small shifts in the birth rate might add or subtract one billion people. The rise could be slowed without taking any direct measures to control population. The most effective way to reduce fertility rates is to educate women: worldwide, each additional year of female education lowers the average birth rate further

Chocolate may be the most sought-after treat among trick-or-treaters on Halloween, with little hands grasping for all of the milk- and dark-chocolate morsels they can collect, but the details of its taste and aroma profiles have long eluded scientists. [More]

Chocolate may be the most sought-after treat among trick-or-treaters on Halloween, with little hands grasping for all of the milk- and dark-chocolate morsels they can collect, but the details of its taste and aroma profiles have long eluded scientists.

By Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - One of the darkest Halloweens ever loomed for about 3 million households left without power on Sunday by a rare October snowstorm in the Northeast that bedeviled transportation and killed at least eight people.