January 2013 Archives
31 January 2013
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ScienceShot: Hot Planet Cools Off Its Own Sun
World's gravity creates stellar dark spot
31 January 2013
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ScienceShot: Minding Nemo
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are rampant in ornamental fish
31 January 2013
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Podcast: Microbes in the Clouds, Sensing 'Infrasound,' and Surviving Siberia
Listen to a roundup of some of our favorite stories from the week
31 January 2013
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The Secret of the Pigeon's Crest
Bird's genome reveals DNA behind stunning plumage
31 January 2013
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What's Your Fish Thinking?
New technique allows scientists to watch a freely moving animal's neurons fire in real time
30 January 2013
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'Sound Maps' May Help Pigeons Navigate
Birds tune into faint background noise in atmosphere
30 January 2013
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ScienceShot: Giving Birth at 10 Million Years Old
Aging star could still form planets
30 January 2013
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ScienceShot: Virtual Superpowers Translate to Real Life
Volunteers given the ability to fly like Superman more likely to help their fellow man
30 January 2013
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ScienceShot: A 270-Million-Year-Old Tapeworm Infection
Parasites found in ancient shark poop is oldest evidence of such infections in vertebrates
30 January 2013
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Why Petting Feels Good
Scientists pinpoint special sensory cells that respond to gentle touch
30 January 2013
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ScienceShot: Arctic Driftwood Reveals Its Secrets
Tree detritus could reveal long-term changes in ocean currents, climate
30 January 2013
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ScienceShot: Weighing Distant Black Holes
Scientists have a new way to estimate the mass of black holes up to 244 million light-years away
30 January 2013
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Live Chat: The Science of Gun Violence
Talk to experts about the future of gun violence research
29 January 2013
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Are We Built to Be Lazy?
Study attempts to figure out why we walk the way we do
28 January 2013
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How to Survive a Siberian Winter
Frigid populations have a trio of mutations that help them withstand the cold
28 January 2013
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Microbes Survive, and Maybe Thrive, High in the Atmosphere
Bacteria, fungi, and other organisms may form an ecosystem in the clouds
28 January 2013
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Blind Mole Rats Show Evolution in Action
Rodent population appears to be dividing into two species despite lack of physical barrier
28 January 2013
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Video: The Smooth Moves of the Male Orb-Web Spider
A good dance can save your life
25 January 2013
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Top Stories of the Week: Dung Beetles, DNA Data Storage, and Dog Domestication
A roundup of our favorite stories of the last 5 days
25 January 2013
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Purported Relativity Paradox Resolved
Conflict between relativity and classical electrodynamics doesn't exist, physicists say
25 January 2013
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Fish Ladders and Elevators Not Working
Structures intended to help fish climb upstream aren’t doing their jobs
25 January 2013
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Seagrass Meadows Shelter Fish in Silence
Underwater pastures disrupt the prey-locating chirps of dolphins
25 January 2013
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Podcast: Dog Domestication, a DNA Hard Drive, and Facebook Memories
An audio roundup of some of our favorite stories of the week
24 January 2013
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Dung Beetles Navigate by the Milky Way
They’re the first known insects guided by starlight
23 January 2013
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Diet Shaped Dog Domestication
Genomic analysis reveals that dogs and humans walked similar evolutionary paths
23 January 2013
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Half a Million DVDs in Your DNA
Researchers store books, images, and audio files in our genetic material
23 January 2013
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Magnetic Sun Produces Hot Hot Heat
Astronomers spot previously unseen phenomena in our star's atmosphere
23 January 2013
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Live Chat: The Future of Supercomputers
Talk to experts about the next generation of powerful machines; NOTE: chat will be at 4 p.m. EST
22 January 2013
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ScienceShot: What Birds Know About Fractal Geometry
Single number describing a partridge's feather patterns reveals its health
22 January 2013
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Can You Smell Yourself?
Brain able to differentiate our scent from that of others
22 January 2013
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ScienceShot: Why Are There Holes in the Swiss Cheese Plant?
Missing leaf area may serve a surprising purpose
22 January 2013
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Earliest Evidence of Chocolate in North America
1200-year-old Utah find points to a chocolate-drenched American Southwest
21 January 2013
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Clues to Prehistoric Human Exploration Found in Sweet Potato Genome
Study provides strong evidence for early contact between Polynesia and South America
19 January 2013
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ScienceShot: Sea Cow in Space
Distant nebula bears striking resemblance to manatee
18 January 2013
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Top Stories of the Week
Unforgettable Facebook, barnacle sex, this year’s flu, and more
18 January 2013
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Polaris: Not So Close After All
Astronomer rebuts report that the North Star is 111 light-years nearer than thought
18 January 2013
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Slideshow: Sperm Whales Adopt Deformed Dolphin
Biologists spot rare show of benevolence amongst fierce hunters
18 January 2013
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ScienceShot: So Long, Mr. Spock
Astronomers find no evidence of "Vulcanoids" orbiting close to the sun
18 January 2013
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Podcast: Sexual Cannibalism, a Mysterious Planet, and More
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18 January 2013
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Facebook Chitchat Is Unforgettable
Banal Internet remarks more memorable than sentences from recent books
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