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• Arctic sea ice minimum in 2013 is sixth lowest on record
• Stronger sexual impulses may explain why men cheat more than women
• Covert operations: Your brain digitally remastered for clarity of thought
• The pursuit of hopefulness in entertainment media
• Group prenatal care led to improved birth outcomes
• Followers' actions affect an organization's leadership capacity

Arctic sea ice minimum in 2013 is sixth lowest on record Posted: 21 Sep 2013 06:22 AM PDT After an unusually cold summer in the northernmost latitudes, Arctic sea ice appears to have reached its annual minimum summer extent for 2013 on Sept. 13, scientists have reported. Analysis of satellite data by NSIDC and NASA showed that the sea ice extent shrunk to 1.97 million square miles (5.10 million square kilometers).

Stronger sexual impulses may explain why men cheat more than women Posted: 21 Sep 2013 06:22 AM PDT A recently published study strongly suggests men succumb to sexual temptations more than women -- for example, cheating on a partner -- because they experience strong sexual impulses, not because they have weak self-control.

Covert operations: Your brain digitally remastered for clarity of thought Posted: 21 Sep 2013 06:22 AM PDT With advances in neurofeedback techniques, the signal-to-noise ratio of the brain activity underlying our thoughts can be remastered, according to a recent discovery.

The pursuit of hopefulness in entertainment media Posted: 21 Sep 2013 06:20 AM PDT Has a movie or TV show ever left you feeling happy or uplifted about your own life? Entertainment media provides a wealth of emotionally evocative content, but relatively little attention has been paid to the subject of media creating positive emotions, and specifically, hope. In a recent study, the author researches the effects of hope and underdog characters in entertainment media.

Group prenatal care led to improved birth outcomes Posted: 20 Sep 2013 12:29 PM PDT Women in group prenatal care had improved birth outcomes, a finding that could inform future policy decisions.

Followers' actions affect an organization's leadership capacity Posted: 20 Sep 2013 12:29 PM PDT Members of an educational organization contribute to its leadership and can blend personal and social needs to help leaders encourage cooperation, a researcher has found.

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