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July 2011 Archives

Missing Gene Helps Mice Run for Hours

Study may reveal the secret behind long-distance athletes

Earth Still Retains Much of Its Original Heat

Despite billions of years of cooling, our planet still has about half of the heat it was born with

ScienceShot: Sex and the Single Insect

Female scale insects harbor their own sperm, but is it a good idea?

A High-Bandwidth Interplanetary Connection

Twisting laser light could improve data transmission through space

ScienceShot: 'Lost' Frog Found on Borneo

Rainbow Toad resurfaces after 87 years

Podcast: An Arctic Mystery, the Real Dino Killer, and a Tool-Using Fish

Listen to a roundup of some of our favorite stories from the week

ScienceShot: Anemones Have Personality

Simple animals show consistent response to "squirt test"

New Virus Jumps From Monkeys to Lab Worker

Study shows for the first time that an adenovirus can cross the species barrier

Bacteria Flash Like Christmas Lights

E. coli can fire their membranes electrically like neurons

ScienceShot: It's Lonely—And Stressful—At the Top

Savanna baboon alpha males have stress hormone levels equal to many of their subordinates

ScienceShot: Asteroid Vesta Emerges

On its final approach, spacecraft snaps close-up of giant asteroid

A Less Shocking Way to Reset a Broken Heart

Researchers find way to stop deadly fibrillation without a huge volt of electricity

Anti-HIV Pills Powerfully Protect Uninfected Heterosexuals

Two new trials of a novel prevention intervention show dramatic results

Live Chat: Green Energy's Forgotten Past, Uncertain Future

Experts answer your questions about the failures and future of the green energy revolution

Supermassive Black Holes: No Crash Required

Cosmic beasts are activated by processes other than intergalactic collisions

Case Closed for Dino Killer?

Paleontologists find evidence that dinos were alive and well just before asteroid impact

The Mole Loses Its Mysterious Second Thumb

Burrowing mammal's sixth finger is not a finger after all, scientists say

Parrotlet Chicks Learn Their Calls From Mom and Dad

First study of wild parrot chicks' calls show similarity to speech of human infants

ScienceShot: Tropical Lizards Get Brainy

Reptiles best birds on memory test

Skeleton May Help Solve Mystery of Doomed Franklin Expedition

Reanalysis of 150-year-old bones provides clues to fate of Arctic explorers

ScienceShot: Female Crickets Hear Everything

Study explains how insects keep track of the changing calls of potential mates

ScienceShot: Scientists Sequence the Spud

Potato genome may help combat diseases and enhance crop's nutritional value

Diver Snaps First Photo of Fish Using Tools

The blackspot tuskfish cracks open shells with a rock

Video: Oozing Toward Love

Male sea snails follow a female's mucous trail

Podcast: Frying Tumors, Zombie Cane Toads, and a 123-Year-Old Recording

Listen to a roundup of some of our favorite stories from this week

'Language Protein' May Help Build Brain Circuits

FOXP2, which has been linked to the evolution of speech, may help neurons connect

ScienceShot: 'Beehive Fences' Keep Elephants Out

Unusual strategy could ease tensions between pachyderms and farmers in Africa

ScienceShot: Billion-Pixel Array Will Map the Milky Way

Camera is largest ever built for a space mission

Polar Bears Rooted in Ireland

DNA shows polar bears descended from a female Irish brown bear

Antiparasitic Drug Has Bonus Effect on Mosquitoes

Ivermectin, already prescribed for two other tropical diseases, may help fight malaria as well

Jackson Pollock, Physicist?

Analysis shows that 20th Century abstract expressionist fiddled with fluid dynamics for effect

Scientists Play World's Oldest Commercial Record

1888 recording of woman's voice etched into warped metal

ScienceShot: A Planet-Wide Thunderstorm

Saturn's latest "Great White Spot" revealed in unprecedented detail

ScienceShot: Why Fish Haul Around Extra Guts

Large digestive systems allow fish to make the most of sporadic eating opportunities

ScienceShot: The Rise of Jaws

New analysis gives clues to evolution of first biting fish

Live Chat: Coloring-In the Prehistoric World

Experts answer your questions about the true appearance of dinosaurs, early birds, and other ancient creatures

(Cellular) Death by Chocolate

Researchers identify unexpected culprit behind fat-induced cell suicide

ScienceShot: How Tree Frogs Keep Their Feet Sticky

Gluey mucus restores adhesion with every step

Video: Flying Spy Camera Is Both a Bird and a Plane

Engineers modeled their craft on the swift

Magnetic Nanoparticles Fry Tumors

"Magnetic hyperthermia" proves more effective in mice than traditional cancer drug
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