January 2011 Archives
31 January 2011
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The Sky Is Falling ... More Than We Thought
Small meteorites are more likely to strike Earth intact than scientists once believed
31 January 2011
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ScienceShot: Meet the World's First 'Dark Sky Island'
English isle designated a haven for astronomers
31 January 2011
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An Army of Ant Genomes
Newly revealed DNA from four species may help control pests
31 January 2011
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Do Gut Bugs Practice Mind Control?
Mouse study indicates that intestinal bacteria may influence brain development, behavior
28 January 2011
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ScienceShot: Copycats Make Democrats
Mimicked people are more likely to vote for liberals
28 January 2011
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Better Molecular Pens
Polymer gives patterning technique a new spring in its step
28 January 2011
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Hugs Follow a 3-Second Rule
Timing Olympic athletes’ embraces sheds light on how we perceive the present
28 January 2011
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Podcast: Dung-Eating Plants, the Secret of Chopin's Madness, and More
Listen to a roundup of some of our favorite stories from this week
27 January 2011
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ScienceShot: Homing Pigeons Follow Their Noses
Birds sniff through right nostril to navigate
27 January 2011
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Where Pygmy Killer Whales Roam
Scientists finally track these rare and mysterious cetaceans
27 January 2011
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Video: A Self-Planting Seed
Seeds of Geranium relative drill themselves into the ground
27 January 2011
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How to Read a Prehistoric Thermometer
New technique helps reconstruct one of Earth's largest mass extinctions
27 January 2011
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Babies Size Up the Social Scene
Even before they can speak, infants have notions about who's the boss of whom
27 January 2011
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What Is a Galaxy?
A pair of astronomers call for a debate on a tricky definition
26 January 2011
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How Giants Conquered the Earth
A new fossil helps explain how sauropod dinosaurs got so big
26 January 2011
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Orangutan Genome Full of Surprises
Great ape has evolved at a slower rate than chimps and humans
26 January 2011
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Growth Hormone Also a Memory Booster
IGF-II improves long-term memory in rats
26 January 2011
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Distant Galaxy Is Record Breaker
Farthest object ever may give clues to baby boom in early universe
25 January 2011
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Carnivorous Plant Feasts on Bat Dung
Bats sleep in plants' insect traps, then make a deposit
25 January 2011
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ScienceShot: Dad's Odor Splits a Species
A female stickleback only mates with males that smell like her father
25 January 2011
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Like NASCAR Drivers, Microbes Forced to Circle Forever to the Left
Slick surface effect puts new twist on bacterial motion
25 January 2011
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ScienceShot: Oversized Exoplanets Inflate Themselves
Finding explains why many "Hot Jupiters" are larger than expected
25 January 2011
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Don't Take That Cookie!
Self-control predicts health, wealth, and misdemeanors
25 January 2011
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Video: Building a Better Seahorse
Fish's curly shape helps it outhunt the competition
24 January 2011
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Frédéric Chopin's 'Madness' Diagnosed
New study argues that composer suffered from a type of epilepsy
24 January 2011
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When Trees Attack, Fungus Can Parry
Genetic analysis reveals why the pine beetle has ravaged so many trees
24 January 2011
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ScienceShot: A Dino With Just One Finger
Tyrannosaurus rex relative sported a single, clawlike digit
24 January 2011
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Podcast: The Smallest Farmers, the Largest Black Hole, and More
Listen to a roundup of some of our favorite stories from the week
23 January 2011
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Toxic Ash Clouds Might Be Culprit in Biggest Mass Extinction
Tiny globs of once-molten coal may have poisoned the oceans 250 million years ago
21 January 2011
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Musseled-Out Native Species Return to the Hudson
Fortunes have changed for invasive zebra mussels, but the reasons remain mysterious
20 January 2011
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ScienceShot: Superstars Team Up in the Southern Cross
Spitzer telescope captures the galaxy's brightest gathering of suns
20 January 2011
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Mama Pterosaur Discovered in China
Ancient flying reptile and her egg provide new clues about this mysterious animal
20 January 2011
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ScienceShot: Parasite Invasion Caught on Camera
High-res 3D imaging captures malaria parasite breaking in to red blood cell
20 January 2011
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Nest Garbage Says, 'Keep Out!'
Some birds use plastic to ward off rivals
19 January 2011
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The World's Smallest Farmers
Single-celled amoebas plant bacteria for food
18 January 2011
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Video: Six-Pack Crabs
Crabs with bigger muscles are better home evictors
14 January 2011
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Podcast: Blobs in Space, Banded Penguins, and More
What is that mysterious green blob in outer space? Do metallic bands hurt penguins? And will sea levels continue to rise no matter what we do? Science's Online News Editor...
14 January 2011
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ScienceShot: Hot World Breaks Record
Hottest planet yet sizzles at 3200°C
13 January 2011
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ScienceShot: The Dusty Swirls of the Whirlpool Galaxy
Hubble captures the stuff of newborn stars
13 January 2011
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Fall of Rome Recorded in Trees
Tree-ring samples correlate with important events in European history
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