January 2012 Archives
31 January 2012
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The Secret of Dino Success
Creatures didn't dominate Earth by decimating their competition
31 January 2012
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ScienceShot: Cowardly Spider Can Inseminate Female From Afar
Male's broken genitalia transfers sperm into cannibalistic female after he's fled
31 January 2012
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ScienceShot: Distracted Female Fish Lose Weight
Gaudy tails in male splitfins are bad news for female foragers
31 January 2012
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ScienceShot: A Brain Wave Worth a Thousand Words
Computer program reconstructs what a person hears based on brain activity alone
31 January 2012
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Rap Music Powers Health Device
A little Jay-Z each day could keep the doctor away
31 January 2012
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Volcanoes Indicted for Europe's Long, Big Chill
Massive eruptions 700 years ago seem to have triggered the centuries-long Little Ice Age
30 January 2012
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Antibiotic-Free Meat Not Free of Drug-Resistant Bacteria
Comparison of pork products from various farms finds signs of potentially deadly bugs
30 January 2012
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Breaking the Law or Bending the Terminology?
One team of physicists skirts a fundamental limit on a phenomenon called diffraction—sort of
30 January 2012
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Killer Whale Menu Finally Revealed
Inuit hunters provide glimpse of what giant predators eat in the remote Arctic
27 January 2012
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Podcast: Magic Mushrooms, Sleeptalking Dolphins, and a Breakthrough for Embryonic Stem Cells
Listen to a roundup of some of our favorite stories from this week
27 January 2012
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North Star May Be Wasting Away
Polaris could be casting off the equivalent of Earth's mass every year, observations suggest
26 January 2012
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ScienceShot: Where to Find Fungi to Fuel Orchids
Symbiotic fungi thrive in mature forests
26 January 2012
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3-D Vision for Tiny Eyes
To estimate pouncing distance, jumping spiders compare crisp images of their prey to blurry ones
26 January 2012
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Slideshow: Low-Quality Plants Power Locust Outbreak
Overgrazing leaves insect pests with plants they do best on
25 January 2012
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Physicists Squeeze X-Ray Laser Light Out of Atoms
Advance doesn't replace accelerator-based x-ray lasers, however
25 January 2012
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Headed for Surgery? Hold the Protein
Restricted diet may protect organs from damage
25 January 2012
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Live Chat: The Science of Antiaging
Experts field your questions on the latest research into human longevity
24 January 2012
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Listening for a Safe Neighborhood
Owls eavesdrop on alarm calls to find good nesting sites
24 January 2012
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Robotic Rat to the Rescue
Roomba with whiskers could help reveal how the brain interprets sensory information
24 January 2012
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ScienceShot: Ugly Noses Help Bats Navigate
Folds help animals cut through the clutter
24 January 2012
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ScienceShot: Jurassic Crow?
Archaeopteryx sported black feathers
24 January 2012
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ScienceShot: Tulip-Shaped Creature Found in Canadian Rockies
Bizarre animal anchored itself to bottom of Cambrian seas
23 January 2012
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Embryonic Stem Cells Appear Safe, May Help Eye Disease
First published results for a clinical trial using cells give field a boost
23 January 2012
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Mapping the Psychedelic Brain
Active ingredient in magic mushrooms disrupts communication between brain regions
23 January 2012
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Stem Cells Build a Better Rat Penis
New approach could help men with injuries or deformities
23 January 2012
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ScienceShot: Brightness Is in the Eye of the Beholder
Incandescent illusions cause the pupils to contract
20 January 2012
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Long Life Is Still (Somewhat) in Your Genes
Update of retracted study ties extreme longevity to nearly 300 gene variants
20 January 2012
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ScienceShot: Death of a Comet Captured for First Time
Astronomers spot object evaporating in sun's atmosphere
20 January 2012
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Do Dolphins Speak Whale in Their Sleep?
Captive dolphins make strange sounds in the middle of the night
20 January 2012
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Podcast: The Origins of Diamonds, A Nano-Ear, and More
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19 January 2012
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Metal Puts a Crimp in Deadly Bacterial Toxin
Manganese stalls delivery of poison released by germs that spread in food and water
19 January 2012
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ScienceShot: Bird Masters of Illusion
Bowerbirds that build skilled optical illusions have higher chances of mating success
19 January 2012
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Electric Material in Mantle Could Explain Earth's Rotation
Researchers find that a common material in Earth's layer of hot, softened rock conducts electricity
19 January 2012
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ScienceShot: High-Performance Pigeons Have a Dirty Little Secret
Genetics study hints at complicated family ties
19 January 2012
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ScienceShot: A Revealing Look at the Helix Nebula
New image reveals solar-system-sized clumps and strands of hydrogen gas
18 January 2012
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Malaria Drugmakers See the Light
New photochemical reaction system could make key medicine cheaper
18 January 2012
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How a Diamond Is Like a Champagne Cork
Carbon dioxide fizz rockets gems to Earth's surface
18 January 2012
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Live Chat: Science in Antarctica
Talk with experts about the challenges and opportunities of conducting research on the frozen continent
17 January 2012
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ScienceShot: I Can Feel Your Heartbeat ... Stop
Boa constrictors know when to stop squeezing
17 January 2012
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ScienceShot: Is Your Dog a Zen Master?
Genetics influences German Shepherds' ability to keep calm
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