Category: Anatomy, Morphology, Biomechanics
7 December 2011
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ScienceShot: Hide and Seek in the Cambrian
Terrifying ancient predator had exceptional sight
7 December 2011
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Connected Brain Regions Grow Up Together
Synchronicity during development could be a clue to autism, risky behavior
6 December 2011
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ScienceShot: Do Presidents Age Faster Than the Rest of Us?
New study casts doubt on withering leader hypothesis
2 December 2011
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Podcast: Seal Babies, Shark Tails, and Dog Domestication
Listen to a roundup of some of our favorite stories from the week
29 November 2011
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How Sharks Go Fast
Fearsome fish stiffen their tails midswing to create extra jets of water
24 November 2011
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Baby Bumps Slow Dolphins Down
Pregnant cetaceans swim less efficiently, making them more vulnerable to predators
21 November 2011
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Crooked Teeth? Blame Early Farmers
Transition away from hunter-gatherer lifestyle may have changed the shape of the human jaw
16 November 2011
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ScienceShot: Flexible Ears Help Bats Tune In
Flyers bend their ears to pick up a variety of echoes
15 November 2011
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Video: Catapulting Frogs
High-speed movies reveal the secret behind the frog's leap
11 November 2011
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Podcast: Imaginary Horses, a New Way to Fight Fat, and More
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8 November 2011
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Video: Hoverflies 'Shift Gears' to Fly
High-speed video hints at how complex wing flapping works
21 October 2011
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Podcast: Flying Robots, Teenage IQs, and Losing Weight by Switching Neighborhoods
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7 October 2011
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Sex-Crazed Astrologer Was a Stellar Records Keeper
17th century medical files are most extensive from that period
23 September 2011
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Space Storms to Pose Greater Risk to Flyers and Astronauts
Worsening space weather might rule out a crewed Mars mission for decades
25 August 2011
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ScienceShot: Breathless Caterpillars Await Molting
Suffocating brings on skin shedding
16 August 2011
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How Baleen Whales Got Their Big Gulp
Fossil helps trace evolution from far more fearsome ancestors
16 August 2011
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ScienceShot: Baby Penguins Know How to Chill Out
King penguin chicks drop their body temperature for months while waiting for dinner
9 August 2011
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Video: Gold-Medal Gibbons
Apes break a record while leaping from tree to tree
4 August 2011
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The Mystery of the Missing Fingerprints
Researchers isolate a rare mutation that erases fingerprints in some people
1 August 2011
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Lab-Grown Disks May Cure That Aching Back
"Living disks" could replace painkillers and spinal fusion surgery
29 July 2011
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ScienceShot: Golf Is All About the X (and S) Factor
3D analysis reveals actions that separate the pros from the amateurs
26 July 2011
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ScienceShot: Brains Grow at Earth's Poles
People living far from the equator have bigger noggins
25 July 2011
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The Incredible Shrinking Human Brain
Study suggests we pay a hefty price for our smarts
18 July 2011
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Missing Gene Helps Mice Run for Hours
Study may reveal the secret behind long-distance athletes
12 July 2011
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The Mole Loses Its Mysterious Second Thumb
Burrowing mammal's sixth finger is not a finger after all, scientists say
8 July 2011
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Diver Snaps First Photo of Fish Using Tools
The blackspot tuskfish cracks open shells with a rock
30 June 2011
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ScienceShot: A Beetle With Screws for Legs
Weevil leg joints turn inward and outward by screwing and unscrewing
20 June 2011
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Wing Hairs Turn Bats Into Aerial Aces
Research into bat flight could inspire design of new types of aircraft
20 June 2011
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The Iceman's Last Meal
New details emerge about diet, eye color, and cavities of 5000-year-old traveler
19 May 2011
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Paralyzed Man Shows Remarkable Recovery
Electrodes implanted in the spinal cord enable patient to stand and perform some voluntary movements
19 May 2011
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Mammals' Big Brains Began With a Sniff
Sense of smell drove evolution of larger brains
11 May 2011
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Triassic Crocodile Cousin Walked Like a Dinosaur
Bipedal creature challenges hypothesis of why dinosaurs were so successful
26 April 2011
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Video: Caterpillar-Inspired Robots Rock 'n' Roll
Soft-bodied robot mimics caterpillars' natural wheeling behavior
26 April 2011
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ScienceShot: Laser-Enabled CSI
Zapped hair can reveal the diet and whereabouts of a victim or suspect
14 April 2011
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'Rock Eyes' Help Mollusk See Above Water
Chiton is first animal to sport eyes made of mineral aragonite
7 April 2011
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Virtual Whiskers Probe Sense of Touch
Computer simulation of rat whiskers could help scientists explain how our fingers feel
7 April 2011
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Does Your Brain Bleed Red, White, and Blue?
Scientists report differences in brain anatomy between liberals and conservatives
6 April 2011
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Researchers Grow Protoeye in Dish
Finding could lead to growing entire organs in the lab
31 March 2011
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Some Salmon Can Take the Heat
The Chilko sockeye adapts better to climate change than its comrades do
22 March 2011
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How a Dinosaur Is Like a Vacuum Cleaner
Sauropods used their long necks to suck up food
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