December 2010 Archives
23 December 2010
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An Award-Winning Year for Science
Read the stories that garnered our news department honors this year
23 December 2010
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A Supplement to Stop Seizures
Synthetic oil may save epileptic patients from the rigors of the ketogenic diet
22 December 2010
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Dead or Alive? The Eyes Hold the Answer
Study of morphing faces reveals the "tipping point" of humanness
22 December 2010
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These Fake Pills May Help You Feel Better
Doctors don't need to lie to harness the placebo effect, study finds
22 December 2010
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Finger Points to New Type of Human
"Denisovans" lived at the same time as Neandertals and may have interbred with Melanesians
21 December 2010
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ScienceShot: Some Don't Like It Hot
Ocean warming may destroy the skeletons of young mollusks and sea urchins
21 December 2010
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New State of Matter Seen in Clay
Ultrastable gel could improve drug delivery
21 December 2010
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ScienceShot: California Takes a Ride on the 'Pineapple Express'
Powerful weather pattern delivers extreme rain and snow
21 December 2010
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Researchers Split African Elephants Into Two Species
New comparison of nuclear DNA may aid conservation efforts
20 December 2010
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Do Chimps Play With Dolls?
Young female chimpanzees cradle sticks the way human girls cradle their toys
20 December 2010
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A Better Read on the Dyslexic Brain
Brain scans predict which dyslexic kids will learn to read better
20 December 2010
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Exclusive Interview: Discoverer of Arsenic Bacteria, in the Eye of the Storm
Deluged by questions, researcher calls for patience
20 December 2010
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Grisly Scene Gives Clues to Neandertal Family Structure
Cannibalized bones suggest human cousins lived in small groups of related men
20 December 2010
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ScienceShot: 'Carnivorous' Dinos May Have Actually Been Vegetarians
Many T. rex relatives were not meat eaters
19 December 2010
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How Landslides Get Slippery
Landslides over wet ground grow through self-lubrication
17 December 2010
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What Makes Glaciers Shake?
Geologists probe the cause of icequakes
16 December 2010
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Top 10 ScienceNOWs of 2010
A look back at some of our favorite and most popular stories of the year
16 December 2010
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Fearless Woman Lacks Key Part of Brain
Study suggests that the amygdala plays a crucial role in fear, but not other emotions
16 December 2010
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What's Hiding the Universe's Brightest Explosions?
Astronomers think they've figured out what causes "dark" gamma-ray bursts
15 December 2010
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A Dog's Growl Announces Its Size
Canines know how big their foes are just by listening to them
15 December 2010
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How to Save Polar Bears
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving management might boost populations
14 December 2010
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Cutting Soot Counteracts Warming in California
Reductions in black carbon prevent a surprisingly large amount of atmospheric heating, modeling suggests
14 December 2010
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ScienceShot: The Secret of the Glowing Snail
Shell amplifies mollusk's internal light
14 December 2010
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ScienceShot: Celestial Ornament
The appearance of this gossamer ring hides a dark past
14 December 2010
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ScienceShot: Twisters Spread Out
Researchers argue for expansion of "Tornado Alley"
13 December 2010
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Cosmic Radiation Features Could Suggest Our Universe Is Not Alone
Data may provide evidence of a "multiverse"
13 December 2010
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Sperm May Hold Cure for Diabetes
Researchers grow insulin-producing cells from sperm stem cell precursors
13 December 2010
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Video: Sleepy Bees Lose Their Rhythm
Bee's waggle dance is less precise when sleep deprived
12 December 2010
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Violent Origin for Saturn's Rings
New study may have solved centuries-old mystery
10 December 2010
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Podcast: Mimicking Whales, a New Type of Vision, and Plucking Baby's DNA From Mom's Blood
Listen to a roundup of some of our favorite stories from this week
10 December 2010
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NASA: 2010 Meteorological Year Warmest Ever
Temperatures higher than previous record holder, 2005
10 December 2010
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ScienceShot: Cockroaches Prefer Right Turns
Finding could help engineers design roach-robot hybrids
9 December 2010
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ScienceShot: Whistling Caterpillars Shake Off Predators
High-pitched sound scares birds away
9 December 2010
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Video: Charging Takes a Toll on a Battery's Insides
Movie reveals why rechargeable batteries wear down
9 December 2010
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To Eat Less, Imagine Eating More
People who imagine eating many pieces of candy eat less when given the real thing
9 December 2010
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How to Feed a 180-Ton Whale
Blue whales expend tremendous amounts of energy while eating, but the effort is worth it
8 December 2010
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ScienceShot: The Downside of Manliness
Chimps with high testosterone have more parasites
8 December 2010
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Fetal DNA Sequenced From Mother's Blood
New technique could provide a safer, less invasive way to screen for diseases
8 December 2010
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ScienceShot: The First Carbon Planet?
Distant world has an unusual makeup
8 December 2010
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Japan's Akatsuki Mission Misses Venus
Spacecraft was to study planet's weather
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