October 2010 Archives
29 October 2010
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Hellish 'Super-Earths' Likely Prevalent Throughout Our Galaxy
Study suggests that many extrasolar planets will be too hot for life
29 October 2010
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ScienceShot: And the Winner Is ... Nanocones!
Judges choose an image of nanocones in inaugural photo contest
29 October 2010
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Podcast: Robotic Hands, an Ice-Encased Earth, and More
Listen to a roundup of some of our favorite stories from this week
28 October 2010
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No Lack of Exo-Earths Out There
Extrapolating from the seen to the unseen, astronomers give assurances that Earth-sized planets abound
28 October 2010
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Stone Age Toolmakers Surprisingly Sophisticated
Our ancestors advanced beyond rocks and hammers far earlier than archeologists thought
27 October 2010
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ScienceShot: Headless Dragonfly Trapped in Time
Gruesome battle trapped in amber for 100 million years
27 October 2010
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Did 'Snowball Earths' Trigger Animal Evolution?
An ice age–induced torrent of phosphorus may have pumped up the world's oxygen levels
27 October 2010
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ScienceShot: Neutron Star Breaks Mass Record
Find could help constrain just what these stars are made of
27 October 2010
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Mouse-Sized Primates Shed Light on Human Origins
Thirty-nine-million-year-old teeth belong to ancestors of monkeys, apes, and humans
26 October 2010
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ScienceShot: Newest Monkey Species Allergic to Rain?
Burmese monkeys so rare scientists have yet to see one alive
26 October 2010
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ScienceShot: How Spider Assassins Mimic Prey
Researchers figure out how clever predators trap spiders in their own webs
25 October 2010
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Robot 'Hands' Write Without Fingers
Grain-filled sacks help robots get a grip on cumbersome objects
25 October 2010
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ScienceShot: Giant Virus May Be Ocean's Largest
Virus packs in more DNA than some bacteria, may blur line between life and nonlife
22 October 2010
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Podcast: How Grammar Sways Voters, How Dad's Diet Affects His Sperm, and the Farthest Object Ever
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22 October 2010
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Attention Passengers: Please Keep Your Shoes On
New sensor array quickly sniffs out shoe-bomber explosive
21 October 2010
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ScienceShot: Exercise Boosts Muscle Stem Cells
Finding may help explain why running and other workouts stave off loss of muscle mass in old age
21 October 2010
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Tree Leaves Fight Pollution
Plants suck volatile organic compounds from the atmosphere
20 October 2010
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Malaria in India May Be 13 Times Worse Than Feared
New estimates of 200,000 deaths a year prompt shock and skepticism
20 October 2010
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ScienceShot: Black Hole vs. Massive Star
Binary companions engage in gravitational tug of war
20 October 2010
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Galaxy Is Most Distant Object Ever Seen
System dates back to just 600 million years after the big bang
20 October 2010
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Dad's Diet May Give Children Diabetes
Rat study suggests that fathers who eat high-fat food can pass on ill effects in their sperm
20 October 2010
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ScienceShot: Black-and-White Butterflies Show Their True Colors
Males impress females, but they also put themselves in danger
19 October 2010
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ScienceShot: Seeing Spots? Must Be a Forest Cat
Markings on big cats reflect their habitat
19 October 2010
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ScienceShot: Usurpers in the Hive
Queen bees that can't rule at home conquer abroad
19 October 2010
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ScienceShot: Alien World Sports Mysterious Hot Spot
Planet's surface temperatures warmer on the horizon than on the side facing its sun
19 October 2010
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'Dance Your Ph.D. 2010' Winner Announced
Judges pick best danced interpretation of graduate research
18 October 2010
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The Cavemen's Complex Kitchen
Our ancestors ground flour as early as 30,000 years ago
18 October 2010
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A Setback for Neandertal Smarts?
Cave reanalysis suggests that our closest cousins may not have made jewelry and other symbolic objects after all
18 October 2010
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A Video Tribute to Benoît Mandelbrot
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Mandelbrot set in less than 3 minutes
15 October 2010
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ScienceShot: T. rex, a Cannibal?
Fossilized bite marks indicate that the famed dinos sometimes ate each other
15 October 2010
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ScienceShot: Distant Sun Boasts Shortest Starspot Cycle
Star's tempestuous cycle is seven times faster than our sun's
15 October 2010
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Politicians, Watch Your Grammar
Sentence phrasing influences whether voters feel candidate is electable
15 October 2010
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Podcast: Pessimistic Dogs, Decaying Fish, and More
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15 October 2010
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ScienceShot: Sticky Weather Makes for Sticky Geckos
Humidity helps lizards bind to surfaces
14 October 2010
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Caribbean Coral Die-Off Could Be Worst Ever
Warm waters bleaching reefs throughout islands
14 October 2010
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The Benefits of Pop Quizzes
Test-taking helps students develop better clues for remembering
14 October 2010
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Deadly Cattle Disease Eradicated
Rinderpest becomes only the second devastating viral disease to be wiped off the face of the earth
13 October 2010
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Baseball's Zany Pitches Just a Visual Illusion
Breaking curveballs and rising fastballs are merely in the eye of the batter
13 October 2010
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ScienceShot: Love Conquers All—Even Pain
A lover's face can ease physical suffering
13 October 2010
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ScienceShot: Young Galaxies Made Stars From Scratch
Find may solve mystery of how early galaxies formed
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