October 2009 Archives
30 October 2009 |
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A Little Fellatio Goes a Long Way
Fruit bats found to engage in oral sex--a behavior that may have important consequences
30 October 2009 |
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Mission Improbable: A Concise and Precise Definition of P-Value
ScienceNOW engages in a heated debate about a controversial statistical term
29 October 2009 |
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Brain Cells Chat, Even Without a Synapse
One type of neuron sprays neurotransmitters like a lawn sprinkler
29 October 2009 |
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Did Ancient Earth Go Nuclear?
Natural fission reactors may have irradiated early life
28 October 2009 |
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A Blast From the Deep, Dark Past
Astronomers spy universe's oldest object thus far
28 October 2009 |
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Grandma Plays Favorites
Older women may be genetically predisposed to take better care of certain grandchildren
27 October 2009 |
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Sick Damselflies Hit the Road
When something activates their immune system, the insects fly far from their homes
27 October 2009 |
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To Mosquitoes, We Smell Like Bird
Common odor may explain transmission of West Nile Virus
26 October 2009 |
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Naked Mole Rat Wins the War on Cancer
Novel mechanism could point to new therapies for humans
26 October 2009 |
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Cutting Carbon Emissions, One Household at a Time
Researchers find that energy-efficiency measures also curb carbon footprints
24 October 2009 |
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Gene Therapy Helps Blind Children See
Success builds on preliminary work in adults
23 October 2009 |
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Nothing to Fear From the Big Bald Wolf
Elk have little to fear from an aging predator
22 October 2009 |
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Why Fish and Red Wine Don't Mix
Researchers discover basis for unpleasant aftertaste
22 October 2009 |
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We're Still Evolving--And We May Be Shrinking
When it comes to natural selection, human's aren't much different than other creatures
21 October 2009 |
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Rare Neurons May Process Painful Noise
Finding helps resolve decades-old mystery
21 October 2009 |
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New Primate Fossil Poses Further Challenge to Ida
"Missing link's" relation to humans becomes more distant
21 October 2009 |
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Why Sleepyheads Forget
Scientists pinpoint how lack of sleep undermines memory
20 October 2009 |
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New Details on Accused Scientist Spy, Largest AIDS Vaccine Study Offers Hope
Plus more from Science's policy blog, ScienceInsider
20 October 2009 |
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Pre-Columbian Societies Knew a Thing About Extracting Gold
South Americans may have developed metallurgy process centuries before Europeans did
20 October 2009 |
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Gizmo Converts Light Into Motion
Device could open broad technological horizons
19 October 2009 |
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Black Hole Conditions, Right Here on Earth
Scientists replicate an accretion-disk environment in the lab
16 October 2009 |
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Trust Is Only Skin Deep
When they know others are watching, beautiful people trust more
16 October 2009 |
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Heart and Head Misfire Together
Researchers find link between heart trouble and epilepsy
![Picture of radiowaves](http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/assets_c/2010/02/2009101521-thumb-60x60-1772.jpg "Read: Researchers Use Radio Waves to "See" Through Walls")
15 October 2009 |
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Researchers Use Radio Waves to "See" Through Walls
Technology could help spot burglars or save people from fires
15 October 2009 |
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Lasers Impart Life Lessons in Flies
Researchers create new memories with the flip of a switch
14 October 2009 |
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Flying Reptile Fills an Evolutionary Slot
Winged fossil may demonstrate an emerging view of natural selection
14 October 2009 |
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Weird "Particles" Spotted in Hot New Material
Observation in graphene could be sign of even stranger things to come
13 October 2009 |
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Swine Flu Complacency and a Win for Biotech
Plus more from Science's policy blog, ScienceInsider
![Picture of spiders](http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/assets_c/2010/02/2009101321-thumb-60x60-1769.jpg "Read: First Omnivorous Spider Says "No Thanks" to Insects")
13 October 2009 |
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First Omnivorous Spider Says "No Thanks" to Insects
Mostly vegetarian, these arachnids dodge stinging ants to swipe a high-fiber dinner
13 October 2009 |
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Mother's Cancer Can Infect Her Fetus
Japanese case sheds light on how the disease evades the immune system
9 October 2009 |
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Physics? It's All the Same to Birds and Babies
Rooks can grasp a basic physical principle, but how smart does that make them?
9 October 2009 |
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Moon Impact: NASA Plays Down Lack of Fireworks
Observers don't see debris plume, but LCROSS scientists press onward
8 October 2009 |
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How We Lost Our Diversity
Human ancestors survived two genetic bottlenecks as they spread out of Africa
8 October 2009 |
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Case Closed: Famous Royals Suffered From Hemophilia
Russian bones solve centuries-old mystery
8 October 2009 |
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Monkey Moms Have Madonna Moments
Rhesus macaques oogle their babies just like human mothers do
7 October 2009 |
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Baby Bats Imitate Dad's Songs
Vocal mimicry may give clues to evolution of language in humans
7 October 2009 |
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Riverbed Model Works Like the Real Thing
Researchers construct a laboratory version of a meandering stream
7 October 2009 |
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2009 Chemistry Nobel Honors Work on Ribosomes
Trio of researchers helped decipher critical piece of cellular machinery
6 October 2009 |
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One Planet, Two Parents?
Gas giant with eccentric orbit may be being pulled by two suns
6 October 2009 |
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Mystery Solved: The Dark Side of a Moon
Solar system's largest ring discovered, and it's tarnishing a neighbor
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