Study: At 'Rate My Professors,' A Foreign Accent Can Hurt A Teacher's Score
Teachers with Asian-sounding names were given poorer marks, and their accents were the main reason.
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Arsenic Antidote Hidden In Our Genes
Even at low doses, the potent poison damages organs and causes cancers. Now scientists have found a population high in the Andes Mountains that has adapted to the toxic metal over thousands of years.
We're Not Taking Enough Lunch Breaks. Why That's Bad For Business
Research shows that only 1 in 5 five people takes a break and leaves his desk to eat. Most workers are simply eating at their desks. But creativity can take a big hit without a change of scenery.
Jaw Fossil In Ethiopia Likely Oldest Ever Found In Human Line
The 2.8 million-year-old bone may mark the first human branch in the primate family tree. It wasn't just a bigger brain that marked the shift, scientists say. It was also big changes in the mouth.
U.S. Government Teams Up With Private Sector To Stave Off Cocoa Crisis
Chocolate is increasingly popular and under assault from diseases that infect cocoa plants. Scientists are working to find varieties that will resist diseases and keep the world's sweet tooth happy.
Archaeologists Use Moles To Solve Mysteries Of Middle Ages' Fort
Danish archaeologists have recruited moles to help them dig. By sifting through molehills, they're able to map the location of the fort's buildings buried underground.
10 Questions Some Doctors Are Afraid To Ask
Just 10 questions about bad childhood experiences can turn up undiagnosed illness in adults, research suggests. So why don't more doctors ask? Some say they aren't equipped to deal with the answers.
Jawbone Fossil Fills Big Gap In Human Evolution, Scientists Say
Writing in Science, scientists say the 2.8 million-year-old fossil appears to belong to an individual from the beginning of the ancestral line that led to humans.
People With Eczema Are Itching For Better Health Care
Just a rash? Not if you have eczema. People with eczema often have a hard time finding appropriate health care and are apt to miss work dealing with the chronic skin problem, a study finds.
Why Shark Finning Bans Aren't Keeping Sharks Off The Plate (Yet)
Fewer shark fins are being imported into Hong Kong, the epicenter of shark-fin soup, a culinary delicacy. But while the trade in shark fins may be down, the trade in shark meat is still going strong.