February 2011 Archives
28 February 2011
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How the Rocky Mountain Range Got Its Midsection
A new hypothesis could answer a long-standing enigma
28 February 2011
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Does Bird Flu + Swine Flu = Superflu?
Swapping genes between the avian and human influenza viruses could ignite a pandemic
28 February 2011
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ScienceShot: Gene Therapy Dries Up Binge Drinking Rats
Blocking brain signaling may lead to therapy for alcoholism
25 February 2011
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More Evidence Against Dark Matter?
Modified gravity theory alone explains key property of galaxies, one astronomer claims
25 February 2011
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Visions of Africa Shaped Eye Evolution
New high-res image database could help explain why we see the way we do
25 February 2011
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Neutron Star Provides Direct Evidence for Bizarre Type of Nuclear Matter
Neutrons pair up much like the free-flowing electrons in a superconductor
25 February 2011
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Podcast: Gruesome Goblets, Monkey Clues to Autism, and More
Listen to a roundup of some of our favorite stories from this week
24 February 2011
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Indonesia's Infamous Mud Volcano Could Outlive All of Us
Study predicts mud will spew for decades
24 February 2011
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Child Burial Provides Rare Glimpse of Early Americans
Cremation of a 3-year-old reveals unique burial practices in the first Alaskans
24 February 2011
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Fire Ants Using U.S. as Staging Ground for Global Invasion
Nations struggle with how to slow spread
24 February 2011
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A Fungal 'Vaccine' for Malaria-Carrying Mosquitoes
Genetically modified fungus prevents parasite from maturing in insect host
24 February 2011
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ScienceShot: 'Keep It Down!' Says the Pygmy Killer Whale
Brain scans of cetaceans reveal that loud noises and pollution can harm their hearing
23 February 2011
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Wolves Can Follow a Human's Gaze
Study questions central tenet of dog domestication
23 February 2011
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ScienceShot: Tough on Crime? Depends on the Metaphor
People who hear crime described as either a "beast" or a "virus" propose very different solutions
23 February 2011
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Video: Organ Development in 3D
Movie lets viewers peer inside a developing mouse embryo
23 February 2011
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Cancer Diagnosis by Smart Phone
Small device can detect cancerous cells faster and cheaper than current methods
23 February 2011
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A Marker for PTSD in Women?
Study may help explain gender difference in susceptibility to posttraumatic stress disorder
23 February 2011
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ScienceShot: How Arthropods Got Their Armor
520-million-year-old "walking cactus" provides clues to the evolution of crabs, spiders, and their relatives
23 February 2011
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Dinosaur Munchies May Have Bulked Up Pinecones
Once-slender seed carriers got bigger and spikier when long-necked dinos showed up
23 February 2011
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ScienceShot: Why Was the New Zealand Quake So Devastating?
Temblor hit a bad place at a bad time
22 February 2011
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Podcast: Thinking About Thinking
Science Online News Editor David Grimm explores metacognition in humans and other animals
22 February 2011
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ScienceShot: Marine Mud Is High in Fish Poop
Unique fecal signatures could be used to track changes in populations
22 February 2011
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Podcast: The Mysteries of Stuttering
Science
podcast host Robert Frederick explores the biology behind the affliction
21 February 2011
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Hot Off the Presses, New Skin for Burn Victims
Bioprinters use inkjet technology to repair burns and grow organs
21 February 2011
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Seaweed a Source of Potential Antimalarial Drug
Compound thwarts malarial parasite in red blood cell
21 February 2011
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Podcast: Using Thoughts to Control Robots
Science reporter Sara Reardon explores brain-machine interfaces
21 February 2011
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Live @ AAAS - Ian Baldwin on 'Talking Trees' (Transcript)
Ian Baldwin will discuss his studies of how plants use chemical signals to fend off hungry insects or attract helpful pollinators
21 February 2011
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Live @ AAAS - Samantha Joye on BP Oilspill Impact (Transcript)
At 11 a.m. EST on Monday, 21 February, Live @ AAAS will host a live chat here with Samantha Joye, who has tracked the oil and gas released by...
21 February 2011
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Ancient Mutation to Blame for Stuttering
Genetic analysis suggests new therapies, new avenues of research
21 February 2011
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Podcast: Your Chemical Exposure. How Much Should You Know?
Science reporter Erik Stokstad explores the ethics of biomonitoring
20 February 2011
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Podcast: A Global Katrina?
Science deputy news editor Robert Coontz explores extreme space weather
20 February 2011
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Where Do Potato-Sized Diamonds Come From, 10-Year Project Asks
Geophysical “observatory” puts hundreds of scientists on the trail of carbon in Earth’s depths
20 February 2011
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A Warming World Could Add Billions to Shipping Costs
Climate change will spur the growth of barnacles and other ship-clinging creatures
20 February 2011
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Podcast: International Responses to Climate Change
Science reporter Eli Kintisch explores why some countries do more than others
20 February 2011
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What Do Worms Have to Do With Asthma?
Genetic mutations that protect against worm infection may make individuals more susceptible to asthma
20 February 2011
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Live @ AAAS - Olaf Blanke and Jose del R. Millan on Robotics (Transcript)
Olaf Blanke and Jose del R. Millan discuss research on developing a brain-computer interface system.
19 February 2011
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Methane From Oil Spill Migrating Undigested?
Microbes may not have eaten all the gas released in the Gulf spill
19 February 2011
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A Post Mortem on the Gulf Oil Spill
Government asks scientists for damage assessment to restore region
19 February 2011
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Machines That Run on Human Thoughts
Scientists are trying to break down the barriers between mind and machine
19 February 2011
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Podcast: Using Surgery to Treat Psychiatric Disorders
Science reporter Sara Reardon explores the ethics of "deep brain stimulation"
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