Giant and unusual undersea volcano found off Iceland
Scientists have found a giant and unusual underwater volcano just offshore of Iceland on the Reykjanes Ridge. ANI
Successful negotiations are done by the head, not the heart
Success in negotiations depends on focusing on the head and not the heart, in other words, it is better to take the perspective of negotiation opponents rather than empathize with them, says a new study. ANI
69 million-year-old crab fossil may rewrite evolutionary history of the species
The discovery of a 69 million-year-old crab fossil in Mexico, with an oversized right claw, a feature previously thought to appear more than 20 million years later, has lead scientists to rewrite the evolutionary history of crabs and the shelled mollusks upon which they preyed. ANI
Climate change could cause global conflicts as large as the two world wars
Defence experts have warned that climate change could cause global conflicts as large as the two world wars, which would last for centuries unless the problem is controlled. ANI
Lifestyle and geography play major role in gene evolution
Geneticists at the North Carolina State University have given scientific backing to the nurture side of the nature vs. nurture debate, by showing that environmental factors such as lifestyle and geography play a major role in whether certain genes are turned on or off. ANI