August 2010 Archives
31 August 2010
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Mama's Boys Get the Girls
Bonobo sons mate more when their moms are around
31 August 2010
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ScienceShot: Gabby Pandas Are Manly Pandas
Males who bleat longer have higher levels of testosterone
30 August 2010
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Mammoth-Killer Impact Rejected
Experts refute what they say was the last potential piece of evidence linking an asteroid to mammoth extinction
30 August 2010
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The First Feast?
Researchers find evidence for earliest symbolic meal 12,000 years ago in Israel
27 August 2010
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Quantum Physicists Dream Up Smallest Possible Refrigerator
One or two quantum particles are enough to approach absolute zero
27 August 2010
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Podcast: The Iceman's Burial Ceremony, a Tool for Trapped Miners, and More
Listen to a roundup of some of our favorite stories from this week
27 August 2010
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'Hunting for Conservation' Backfires
Overeager trophy hunters biggest threat to African lions
26 August 2010
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With Two New Saturns, Kepler Starts Its 'Top 400' Countdown
The planet-hunting telescope makes its first major scientific finding
26 August 2010
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Caterpillars Sign Their Own Death Warrants
While chomping on tobacco leaves, they help the plant send out an SOS
26 August 2010
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Galactic Collisions Spread the Wealth
When galaxies smash into each other, regions rich and poor in metals mix it up
26 August 2010
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Iceman May Have Been Buried in a Ceremony
New research suggests 5000-year-old man may not have died frozen and alone
25 August 2010
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ScienceShot: Colored Lice Are for the Birds
Tiny insects have mastered the art of camouflage
25 August 2010
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Has Wheat Peaked?
Selective breeding is no longer increasing wheat yield in the United States
25 August 2010
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ScienceShot: The Smallest Frog in the Old World
Researchers discover pea-sized amphibian on Borneo mountain
25 August 2010
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New Corneas in Sight?
Lab-made replacements may help those who can’t get transplants
25 August 2010
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ScienceShot: Giving Birth, Asteroid Style
Lumpy pebble piles can spin themselves apart
24 August 2010
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ScienceShot: That Birdsong Is So Five Minutes Ago
Some warbler songs evolve like human fashion trends
24 August 2010
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ScienceShot: Neighboring Solar System Resembles Ours
Up to seven planets—including an Earth-sized world—may orbit a nearby star
24 August 2010
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Bacteria Are Gobbling Gulf Oil
Study finds microbes migrating to oil plumes
24 August 2010
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Can Geoengineering Halt Sea-Level Rise?
New study finds that extreme approaches work best, but come with risks
24 August 2010
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Pulsar Signals Could Reveal Solar System Secrets
Data could help refine mass of planets, uncover hidden planetary bodies
23 August 2010
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Second Paper Supports Viral Link to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
But skeptics say the jury's still out
23 August 2010
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Hair Follicles Track the Body's Clock
Researchers follow sleep-wake cycles by plucking hairs from scalps and beards
23 August 2010
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Video: Jupiter Takes Yet Another Hit
Third object in 13 months strikes gas giant
20 August 2010
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Tapping Tesla to Save Trapped Miners
Century-old technology uses magnetic waves to communicate through rock
20 August 2010
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Podcast: Cheating Birds, Missing Moons, and Killer Volcanoes
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20 August 2010
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ScienceShot: Martian Volcano Mud May Have Hosted Life
Outflows may have harbored water and other organic ingredients
19 August 2010
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ScienceShot: A Glimpse of the Early Moon
Cracks on the lunar surface hint that it's still cooling down from its sizzling past
19 August 2010
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Report Paints New Picture of Gulf Oil
Plumes not as dark, massive as media reports suggested
19 August 2010
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Where Has All the Plastic Gone?
Despite a rise in plastic production, Atlantic Ocean pollution levels haven't changed over 2 decades
19 August 2010
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You Are Now Free to Move About the Insect
Researchers discover how flies settle on a comfortable cruising altitude
19 August 2010
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Fields Medals, Other Top Math Prizes, Awarded
Awards recognize advances in areas pure and applied
18 August 2010
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The Mystery of the Absent Black Hole
Astronomers spy something unexpected inside a cluster of supermassive stars
18 August 2010
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ScienceShot: Bantamweight 'Terror Bird' Jabbed Like a Boxer
Andalgalornis
slashed at prey with a sharp beak attached to a huge skull
18 August 2010
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Video: Surf's Up for Massive Stars
High velocity gas gives rise to stellar ripples
18 August 2010
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Cheatin' Hearts Get Stuck With the Kids
Faithful birds receive more help raising offspring
17 August 2010
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Are Some Chimp 'Cultural' Behaviors Actually in the Genes?
New analysis of wild chimps finds they may inherit actions that appeared to be transmitted socially
17 August 2010
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ScienceShot: Zombies Thrived on Ancient Earth
Parasitized ants were early victims of fungal mind control
17 August 2010
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Strange Rocks May Preserve Some of Earth's First Animals
Fossil find suggests presence of sea sponges 645 million years ago
16 August 2010
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Lessons From Skipping Stones Could Improve Aircraft Safety
Researchers develop model that reveals what happens when a stone skips across the water
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