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July 2011 Archives

Podcast: Frightened Penguins, Earth-Like Alien Moons, and LSD for Headaches

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

Long-Dead Cane Toads Continue to Haunt Australian Wildlife

Road kill "toad jerky" is highly toxic, even after months in the sun

Chimps Are Good Listeners, Too

Like humans, chimps can pick out meaning even when the sounds of words are distorted, suggesting yet again that human language has roots in other species

ScienceShot: Old Spiders Weave Messy Webs

Arachnids are just as prone as humans to the mental ravages of old age
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