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Cooperation and collaboration in space exploration are absolutely necessary if new, ambitious projects are to be set in motion, the leaders of multiple space agencies agree. Budgets are currently very low, compared to historic levels, while mission costs are skyrocketing.
Implementing new technologies on advanced s... |
24 May 2012
08:34 GMT |
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A team of experts at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB), in Germany, is currently taking a closer look at how the two hemispheres of our brains work together when it comes to solving more complex tasks.
One would be tempted to think that brain hemispheres work together all the time, but the fact is that one of ... |
2 March 2012
18:01 GMT |
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Investigators at the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) say that the brain of numerous higher species is hardwired for cooperative activities. This is especially visible in humans, but scientists were recently surprised to discover clear signs of similar behavior in plain-tailed wrens.
JHU behavioral neuroscientist Eric... |
4 November 2011
04:58 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific study, it would appear that chimpanzees prefer to collaborate and cooperate with each other only when they have to. If it doesn't serve their own interests, the primates will turn away from a task requiring a group to work together.
This is significantly diffe... |
23 September 2011
09:11 GMT |
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For many years, behavioral scientists and economists have been trying to figure out precisely why human tend to be generous and helpful to each other, even when there is no benefit to do so. A new study puts this issue in a new perspective.Humans are not the only species known to engage in such acts. Monkeys do it to... |
26 July 2011
11:02 GMT |
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All American scientific research that is conducted on the International Space Station (ISS) will from now on be controlled by a nonprofit organization. NASA decided to outsource control of its studies and experiments, in hopes that the group it selected will managed them better. The new organization will be based at ... |
14 July 2011
03:26 GMT |
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Each year before the mating season, birds called wire-tailed manakins gather in groups called leks. These are basically groups of competitors, which fight against each other for the females of the species. But within these groups, some of the males are in fact cooperating, researchers found. In a recent study, they a... |
22 June 2011
02:45 GMT |
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In a recent set of studies, researchers have demonstrated that elephants have the same natural instinct of knowing when to help their fellow group members that humans and primates do. This has never been shown in other animals before. It's not that biologists and animal behavior experts didn't know that ele... |
8 March 2011
04:28 GMT |
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A new study has evidenced that spouses or life partners who both take care of children tend to get into a lot more fights as they co-parent the young ones than on average. For this study, the baseline was set by couples in which the mother was the primary caregiver for the kids. The research was conducted on preschoo... |
27 January 2011
09:25 GMT |
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A group of Canadian scientists has determined that, contrary to popular belief, people are more than willing to help each other out even if they are strangers, or come from different countries. The conclusions belong to a new study conducted on Canadian and immigrant workers. The research, authored by experts at the ... |
13 January 2011
05:45 GMT |
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Investigations conducted by experts in the United States have revealed that moral corruption and power asymmetries are in fact phenomena that help maintain overall cooperation within societies. The discovery is counter-intuitive to say the least, but the experts have conclusive evidence to support their claims. The r... |
15 December 2010
09:16 GMT |
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Purdue University scientists announced the development of a new software, which allows touch screens and large visual displays to interact with each other in real-time, over a network connection.The innovation could be used to facilitate business and homeland security applications, the researchers say, but it conceiv... |
24 November 2010
16:01 GMT |
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In a new set of investigation, researchers looked at how very small ant colonies, containing on average just about 200 members, choose a new home when their old one is destroyed. The team learned that there is no single ant that calls the shots, and that the decisions are taken by the collective intelligence.These so... |
3 November 2010
05:41 GMT |
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The American space agency and The LEGO Group have recently agreed to cooperate and work together in promoting interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in children. The agreement was signed this Tuesday, November 2, and is being marked by sending a LEGO space shuttle replica up to the International... |
3 November 2010
04:09 GMT |
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Over the past few years, astronomers have begun drawing attention to the fact that protecting against near-Earth objects (NEO) and other space threats should climb to a higher position on our priority lists.This stands to reason when looking at the statistics. Expert say that as much as a million small space rocks hi... |
30 October 2010
06:54 GMT |
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According to a new research, it would appear that cooperating with people in a friendly way has a number of cognitive benefits, which means that whatever problem is being discussed is quickly solved.But the benefits are lost if a conversation meant to help with cooperation is carried out in a competitive tone, rather... |
28 October 2010
10:39 GMT |
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In an important event, representatives from the Government of the Republic of Lithuania signed a new cooperation agreement with the European Space Agency (ESA), which deals with the Baltic country's participation in research related to using space technologies for peaceful purposes.Within the new framework, the ... |
13 October 2010
09:34 GMT |
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Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) is opposing the visit that NASA Administrator Charles Bolden is planning to make to China, in order to discuss the possibility of cooperating on manned spaceflight in the future.The senior Republican appropriator is the ranking member on the House Appropriations commerce, justice, science subc... |
11 October 2010
01:35 GMT |
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A team of investigators from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has shown that when it comes to intelligence, the whole is indeed more than the sum of the parts. This is especially true for groups, which display levels of collective intelligence that cannot be explained by adding up the amount of intelli... |
1 October 2010
06:11 GMT |
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An European collaboration has recently signed an agreement that led to the development of a new type of smart e-shirt, a senor that can collect and display data on physical exercises or abilities instantly. The new device is expected to be especially sought-for by professional athletes, or by avid fitness and workout... |
17 September 2010
10:31 GMT |
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A new investigation appears to demonstrate that selfish individuals at times benefit society, rather than harm it through their behavior.The research was carried out in yeast cells, but the team that conducted the work says that the findings have applications in human studies as well.The point that these scientists w... |
15 September 2010
17:11 GMT |
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In a finding that confirms the existence of altruism among microorganisms, researchers at the Boston University discovered recently that Escherichia coli bacteria take care of each other when faced with a common enemy.When subjected to the actions of an antibiotic, the microorganisms unite their forces, cooperating s... |
2 September 2010
06:29 GMT |
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Officials from the American space agency and the Israeli Space Agency (ISA) signed a document meant to foster additional cooperation in the field of civilian space activities. The two organizations already share fruitful agreements, but the new document is meant to ensure even more projects are executed jointly. The ... |
12 August 2010
04:26 GMT |
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As biologists and anthropologists have over the past few years been trying to figure out how is it that crow groups of certain species tolerate birds that appear to be free-loading. Studies have revealed that some members of groups tend to stand around doing nothing to help the community. In other species, when this ... |
2 June 2010
04:07 GMT |
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A group of experts at ETH Zürich, in Switzerland, has recently taken an active interest in understanding how morality and moral behavior occur in relationships and interactions between neighbors. In order to do this, the team applied concepts pertaining to game theory. The conclusions are not exactly intuitive, ... |
7 May 2010
05:07 GMT |
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No single nation has the necessary resources to take on complete and thorough space exploration on its own, astronauts said recently at the 26th National Space Symposium, held in Colorado Springs earlier this month. Therefore, the only possible solution to advance research in astrophysics, astronomy and astrobiology ... |
29 April 2010
10:43 GMT |
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Researchers in Scandinavia have recently found that a particular type of birch tree has learned the advantages of cooperation in order to put itself out of harm's way. It is apparently able to secret chemicals that are the signature of the neighboring marsh tea plant called Rhondodendron tomentosum, a feat, whic... |
10 March 2010
19:11 GMT |
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Recent investigations into the role that social networks play in our everyday lives show that a lot more things than researchers initially thought are spreading through the connections that keep us together. Investigators have found, for example, that happiness, smiling, loneliness, obesity, and workplace-related pro... |
9 March 2010
14:11 GMT |
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Bonobos are very peculiar animals. In addition to their bizarre mating rituals, they also tend to share things. But that would in itself be nothing of significant importance, had researchers not discovered that there is basically nothing you can do to stop the primates from doing so. While human kindergarten teachers... |
2 February 2010
09:00 GMT |
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As it becomes increasingly obvious that fossil fuels are destroying our planet, and people begin to wake up to this reality, scientists are beginning to wonder what the future of energy may be. Some argue that nuclear fission could be a powerful alternative, but the most recent statistic study on the issue has reveal... |
19 January 2010
17:01 GMT |
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Jean-Jacques Dordain, the Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA), recently said that he wants a firm decision on the International Space Station (ISS) to be taken this year. He argued that, until now, there are no clear plans by any space agency involved in the programs to extend the functionality of the... |
15 January 2010
09:52 GMT |
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In a speech he held Tuesday in Washington DC, at the 215th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), NASA Administrator Charles Bolden urged nations to work more closely together in the field of space explorations. He also emphasized the fact that the United States must also engage in more cooperative effor... |
8 January 2010
03:25 GMT |
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A new scientific study has demonstrated that plants growing from the same seeds have the natural tendency of avoiding competitions with each other. Furthermore, they were shown to collaborate in a way that was not obvious when the “family” had to duel other plants for survival. The scientists, based at th... |
15 October 2009
16:21 GMT |
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Psychologists from the University of Leicester, in the United Kingdom, have recently published a work arguing that the trait humans have of waiting their turn when standing in line, for example, may have an evolutionary basis that transcends education and good manners. They have concluded that an “invisible han... |
9 July 2009
21:31 GMT |
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Christians of all faiths now have the opportunity to view an entire half of the 1,600-year-old Codex Sinaiticus manuscript online. Through painstaking work, researchers were able to piece together the required text, and decided to display it online, for everyone to see. The display can be found at codexsinaiticus. Th... |
6 July 2009
09:00 GMT |
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On June 24th, 2009, a new agreement between two research institutes was singed, stating that they would engage in actively looking for a new means of treating heavily polluted waters. At this point, the product is treated in regular decontamination plants, but these facilities are oftentimes inadequate to thoroughly ... |
25 June 2009
18:01 GMT |
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After more than a decade of efforts to bring the International Space Station to the highest of operating standards, the orbital facility was finally declared able to hold a full, six-astronaut crew a short time ago, and now, after the successful docking of the Soyuz TMA-15 capsule on the station, it does. Expedition ... |
29 May 2009
09:36 GMT |
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While for most people helping one another is just the right thing to do, when biologists observe this type of behavior in animal groups, they don't know what to make of it. According to the theory of evolution, all animals should be selfish, bent on satisfying their own selfish desires, and also in a constant st... |
28 May 2009
04:26 GMT |
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Throughout our bodies, cells that conventional medical wisdom places in certain parts of it do not always remain fixed, but rather travel around, accomplishing such important processes as cellular development, tissue regeneration, and even metastasis, in cancer cells. However, over the years, it has proven very diffi... |
13 May 2009
06:00 GMT |
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Leading European experts have recently made it clear that fighting lung cancer, in all its forms, as well as preventing it, may be made a lot easier if physicians, surgeons, medical oncologists and radiation oncologists learned to cooperate a lot better and more efficiently share test results. Prevention programs and... |
27 April 2009
04:37 GMT |
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One of the main questions plaguing evolutionists ever since Darwin wrote his theory is on how cooperative behavior appeared, and how come it doesn't go away from relationships between individuals of the same species. That is to say, the evolution theory holds that only the strong members of each species survive,... |
7 April 2009
09:19 GMT |
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According to a new strategic plan currently under consideration in the Kremlin, the Russian Federation now plans to create a new strategic task force that would serve the sole purpose of protecting the nation's interests in the disputed Arctic region. Over the years, the country has made it pretty clear that it ... |
28 March 2009
06:03 GMT |
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All around the world, wherever there are minorities, there is the issue of multilingualism. People who immigrate to a certain country wish, after a while, to be able to communicate with authorities in their native tongue, which they say will make it a lot easier for them to follow rules and get along with their neigh... |
10 February 2009
10:25 GMT |
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Even before he ran for President, Barack Obama expressed his concern about the morality and use of populating the orbit with space weapons, fearing that if the US engaged in such activities, than every other country with launch capabilities would follow suit. His view thoroughly opposed that of then-President Bush, w... |
5 February 2009
11:04 GMT |
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A new scientific study shows that people engaged in synchronous activities are more likely to cooperate with other group members than they would normally do. Actions like playing in a marching band, training together for military, or singing the national anthem together makes people come to realize the value of frien... |
29 January 2009
04:10 GMT |
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It's in the nature of economics: to get the maximum income with the least energy consumption. So, at best, if you do not lift a finger but still get the benefits, will you not choose this? Only if you are not punished... "The problem with punishment-why it's an interesting question for evolutionary biologis... |
2 July 2007
05:28 GMT |
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Chimpanzees have been regarded for long as the most intelligent apes, but a new research revealed that their close relative, the bonobo (also wrongly named pygmy chimpanzee) was found to outperform the chimpanzees in cooperative behavior, even if scientists would have bet on chimps due to their complex strong coopera... |
9 March 2007
11:31 GMT |
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