ScienceDaily: Top News

---

• Trust is key motivator for individuals who protest on behalf of people different from them
• Who are you? Squatters can actually help a neighborhood
• Is divorce seasonal? Study shows biannual spike in divorce filings
• Sex and gender more important than income in determining views on division of chores
• Relationships with family members, but not friends, decrease likelihood of death
• Citrus fruits could help prevent obesity-related heart disease, liver disease, diabetes
• Paper-based device spots falsified or degraded medications
• Edible food packaging made from milk proteins
• Squid, jellyfish and wrinkled skin inspire materials for anti-glare screens and encryption
• Stopping scars before they form
• Fungi recycle rechargeable lithium-ion batteries
• Youth cyberbullying most common among current or former friends and dating partners
• 'I miss you so much': How Twitter is broadening the conversation on death and mourning

Trust is key motivator for individuals who protest on behalf of people different from them Posted: 21 Aug 2016 06:31 AM PDT It appears that people who actively participate in demonstrations during social movements on behalf of those dissimilar to them do so for two important reasons.

Who are you? Squatters can actually help a neighborhood Posted: 21 Aug 2016 06:31 AM PDT Squatters who illegally occupy vacant homes or buildings are not always contributing to apathy or social disorder, says a new study.

Is divorce seasonal? Study shows biannual spike in divorce filings Posted: 21 Aug 2016 06:31 AM PDT To everything there is a season -- even divorce, sociologists concludes.

Sex and gender more important than income in determining views on division of chores Posted: 21 Aug 2016 06:31 AM PDT For heterosexual couples, most Americans still believe in the traditional division of household labor between husbands and wives, while for same-sex couples, they think the 'more masculine' partner and the 'more feminine' partner should generally be responsible for stereotypically male and female chores, respectively, suggests a new study.

Relationships with family members, but not friends, decrease likelihood of death Posted: 21 Aug 2016 06:30 AM PDT For older adults, having more or closer family members in one's social network decreases his or her likelihood of death, but having a larger or closer group of friends does not, finds a new study.

Citrus fruits could help prevent obesity-related heart disease, liver disease, diabetes Posted: 21 Aug 2016 06:30 AM PDT Oranges and other citrus fruits are good for you -- they contain plenty of vitamins and substances, such as antioxidants, that can help keep you healthy. Now a group of researchers reports that these fruits also help prevent harmful effects of obesity in mice fed a Western-style, high-fat diet.

Paper-based device spots falsified or degraded medications Posted: 21 Aug 2016 06:30 AM PDT The developing world is awash in substandard, degraded or falsified medications, which can either directly harm users or deprive them of needed treatment. And with internet sales of medications on the rise, people everywhere are increasingly at risk. So, a team of researchers has developed a simple, inexpensive paper-based device to screen suspicious medications.

Edible food packaging made from milk proteins Posted: 21 Aug 2016 06:30 AM PDT Most foods at the grocery store come wrapped in plastic packaging. Not only does this create a lot of non-recyclable, non-biodegradable waste, but thin plastic films are not great at preventing spoilage. Scientists are now developing a packaging film made of milk proteins that addresses these issues -- and it is even edible.

Squid, jellyfish and wrinkled skin inspire materials for anti-glare screens and encryption Posted: 21 Aug 2016 06:30 AM PDT What do squid and jellyfish skin have in common with human skin? All three have inspired a team of chemists to create materials that change color or texture in response to variations in their surroundings. These materials could be used for encrypting secret messages, creating anti-glare surfaces, or detecting moisture or damage.

Stopping scars before they form Posted: 21 Aug 2016 06:30 AM PDT Most people start racking up scars from an early age with scraped knees and elbows. While many of these fade over time, more severe types such as keloids and scars from burns are largely untreatable, and can carry the stigma of disfigurement. Now scientists are developing new compounds that could stop scars from forming in the first place.

Fungi recycle rechargeable lithium-ion batteries Posted: 21 Aug 2016 06:30 AM PDT Rechargeable batteries in smartphones, cars and tablets don't last forever. Old batteries often wind up in landfills or incinerators, potentially harming the environment. And valuable materials remain locked inside. Now, a team of researchers is turning to fungi to drive an environmentally friendly recycling process to extract cobalt and lithium from tons of waste batteries.

Youth cyberbullying most common among current or former friends and dating partners Posted: 20 Aug 2016 06:14 AM PDT Youth cyberbullying is dramatically more likely to occur between current or former friends and dating partners than between students who were never friends or in a romantic relationship, suggests a new study.

'I miss you so much': How Twitter is broadening the conversation on death and mourning Posted: 20 Aug 2016 06:14 AM PDT Social media is redefining how people grieve, bringing conversations about death back into the public realm, sociologists found. And Twitter in particular, they say, is broadening the discourse around who may engage when someone dies.

You are subscribed to email updates from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States