World Science: Studies may have overestimated human generosity

* Studies may have overestimated our generosity:
Scientists recreated a game often used to assess
people's altruism -- but this time there was a
twist, and a darker result.

http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/130617_altruism


* Eww! 95% don't wash hands properly:
Remember mom's advice about washing your hands
thoroughly after using the restroom?

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/130610_handwash


* Sunscreen slows skin aging, study finds:
Daily use of sunscreen slows skin aging in the young
and middle-aged, a study has found.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/130604_sunscreen


* Meeting online may lead to happier marriages:
If you're still turning up your nose at "online
dating," you might want to think again, research
suggests.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/130603_dating


* Some may beat "guilt-detection" tests by 
suppressing memories:
Tests designed to check brain activity for signs of
guilty memories are in use in several countries --
but they're not foolproof, a study indicates.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/130529_GuiltDetection.htm


ADDITIONAL NEWS

* Research paints new picture of "dinobird" 
feathers:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/130612_archaeopteryx


* Bacteria found to arrange themselves in 
hidden patterns:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/130612_fractals


* Study: Hidden wildfires taking big toll on Amazon 
rainforest:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/130608_wildfires


* Bird has different dance for different songs:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/130606_lyrebird


* Oldest nearly complete primate skeleton reported:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/130605_primate


* Ending poverty, protecting nature go hand in 
hand: UN report:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/130601_poverty


* Astronomers hope to find alien civilizations 
through heat:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/130530_colossus


* Rats have "double view" of world:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/130528_rats


* Even farm animal diversity is waning, experts 
say:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/130527_diversity



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