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Genetics influences political views, prof reports

U. archaeologists uncover Maya stucco masks

Sixteen hundred years ago, the inhabitants of the powerful ancient Maya kingdom of Tikal looked to the west and saw red. On a hilltop, in their direct line of sight, stood the Temple of the Night Sun. This temple, covered in fourteen five-foot tall stucco masks of the Maya sun god and painted blood ...

Higgs boson breakthrough fueled by U. professors

In the decades leading up to the European Organization for Nuclear Research's (CERN) July 4 announcement of the probable discovery of the Higgs boson, five Brown professors were hard at work theorizing the particle's existence and collecting and organizing the data that made possible this leap forward ...

BrainGate seeks to empower disabled

Prof adjusts to life on Mars time

While most professors and students are adjusting to the schedule of the new year, one professor is adjusting to Mars time, a day 40 minutes longer than our own. Ralph Milliken, assistant professor of geological sciences, is spending most of fall semester as a member of the science team on the NASA Mars ...

Senator meets geologists on climate change

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., met with members of the Department of Geological Sciences Friday, May 11 to discuss the importance of informing federal policymakers about climate change and to learn about steps Brown is taking in climate science. Whitehouse described the challenges he faces in convincing ...

New nanoparticle research no small task

University researchers, together with scientists from Northwestern University and the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, have employed a novel method to coat substances with graphene oxide. Their study was published in the journal Nano Letters last month.

Brain patterns of passion revealed

Love may be in the air, but it is also in your brainwaves. Xiaomeng Xu is part of a growing group of researchers using neuroimaging to reveal new insights about falling in love - and staying that way. Xu has found that the experience of love in the brain is consistent across cultures and can even predict ...

Science-inspired art displayed with research

Twelve students displayed artwork celebrating the human form, insects, space and other scientific subjects in an exhibit entitled "The Art of Biology" Wednesday in Andrews Dining Hall. The exhibit was presented alongside 59 research posters during the annual poster day for undergraduate research in ...

Protein's location connected to cancer cell survival

What do real estate and the cancerous protein survivin have in common? The answer, according to a recent study by University researchers, is location, location, location. Just as location is a key factor in determining the value of a property for homeowners, it is a key factor in determining the value ...

Speaker links cognitive science and religion

Study shows efficiency of bat flight

Powered flight in nature has only evolved through four stages. The earliest stage, the pterosaur, was a flying reptile that is now extinct. Today, insects, birds and bats represent the remaining evolutionary stages. But as far as wing structure goes, bats have the upper hand. Compared to their fellow ...

Solar-thermal panel installation largest in country

Brown is now home to the largest installation of hybrid solar-thermal panels in the country. The 168 panels, which cover half the roof of the Katherine Moran Coleman Aquatics Center, will provide around 10 percent of the building's energy needs - equivalent to the number of panels it would take to power ...

Neural study examines image-specific responses

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Museum director promotes collaboration

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Senator tours U.'s environmental cleanup facility

U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., toured the University's Superfund Research Program facility Monday. With 14 research groups nationwide, the Superfund program focuses on developing ways to clean up environmental damage. The University's facility is headquartered at the Laboratories for Molecular Medicine ...

Lecture dispels vaccine myths

Ancient form of justice survives in baseball

What do ninth century Iceland and Boston Red Sox games have in common? According to a recent study by Fiery Cushman, assistant professor of cognitive, linguistic and psychological sciences, published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, the two have more in common than one might think. ...

Conference fosters innovation of materials

Researchers explore water in past Martian climates

Many people wonder if there has ever been water on Mars. But researchers from the Department of Geological Sciences have a few more questions ­- What did the water contain? How long might it have been there?