Category: Anatomy, Morphology, Biomechanics
21 July 2010
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ScienceShot: Anti-Malaria Drug Bleaches Hair
Woman who overdoses on chloroquine gets a surprising new doo
20 July 2010
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ScienceShot: Tiny Amphibian, Long Life
Human fish can live up to 100 years--much longer than expected for its size
19 July 2010
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Will IVF Work for You?
New model attempts to calculate the odds of in vitro fertilization success
15 July 2010
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ScienceShot: High Heels Come With a Price
Study reveals why women's feet hurt after they toss off their fancy shoes
12 July 2010
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ScienceShot: How to Make an Egg
Computer model illustrates chain reaction behind eggshell formation
8 July 2010
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ScienceShot: Synchronized Lightning Bugs
Why do some lightning bugs flash in sync?
2 July 2010
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ScienceShot: Saber-Tooth Tigers Add Powerful Arms to Their Arsenal
Forelimbs helped the cats pin down prey while they ripped it to shreds
2 July 2010
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ScienceShot: How Bats Tell Friend From Foe
Ultrasonic chirps help bats recognize others from their social group
1 July 2010
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ScienceShot: Can Ostriches Tell Us How Dinosaurs Moved?
Giant birds use their wings as "air rudders"
30 June 2010
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ScienceShot: This Beer Knows Where You've Been
Beverages leave chemical traces in hair that can track your travels
28 June 2010
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'Altitude Doping' Has Its Limits
Athletes who spend too long at high elevation to gain a competitive advantage may be hurting their performance
24 June 2010
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Rats Breathe With Lab-Grown Lungs
Researchers use lung cells, "skeleton" to make new organs
22 June 2010
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ScienceShot: Human Jaws Crunch the Competition
Three-dimensional models show that humans have a highly efficient bite compared to most other primates
21 June 2010
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Genes for Height Hiding in Plain Sight
Team argues that genes have been invisible because of their tiny effects
15 June 2010
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ScienceShot: How Strong Is a Man? Listen to His Voice
Humans can gauge a man's strength from the way he talks
14 June 2010
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Was the New World Settled Twice?
Analysis of ancient skulls suggests a wave of migration before the ancestors of today's Native Americans
14 June 2010
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Slideshow: A Collection of False Peepers
To avoid being eaten, caterpillars frighten birds with patterns that look like a predator's eyes
14 June 2010
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ScienceShot: The Brilliant Wings of Butterflies
New research reveals how nanostructures create the vivid colors seen in butterfly wings
10 June 2010
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ScienceShot: A Shark's Nasal Radar
Study reveals how sharks sniff out their prey
1 June 2010
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ScienceShot: Sauropods Held Their Heads High
For decades, sauropods were considered the awkward, lanky teenagers of the dinosaur world, keeping their long necks bowed low rather than standing tall and proud. More recently, some palaeontologists...
18 May 2010
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Whale Diversity Driven by Diet
Food preference explains large variation in cetacean sizes
18 May 2010
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ScienceShot: Brittle Shell Keeps Octopuses Afloat
Scuba divers solve 2000-year-old argonaut octopus mystery
13 May 2010
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Did First Feathers Prevent Early Flight?
Primitive birds may have lacked the wings they needed to fly far
12 May 2010
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Vision Cells Help Set the Body's Clock
Research could lead to new therapies for depression and insomnia
11 May 2010
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ScienceShot: Why Sperm Swim in Circles
Mathematical model reveals why some sperm get stuck
30 April 2010
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ScienceShot: How Lazy Crabs Become Marathon Runners Overnight
Dramatic shift in gene expression helps crustaceans make 5-kilometer trek
29 April 2010
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ScienceShot: Stolen Fungus Gene Turned Aphids Red
Insects are first animals know to produce their own carotenoids
20 April 2010
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Smell Less, Live Longer
Fruit flies die young when exposed to a specific food odor
19 April 2010
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ScienceShot: How Strong is Your Stomach?
Magnetic pills reveal the force of human guts
12 April 2010
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Video: Caterpillars Talk With Their Butts
Hind-end scraping warns off intruders—and may have evolved from walking
29 March 2010
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Murder or an Accident? The Brain Knows
Researchers finger region of the brain that helps us evaluate the intentions of others
25 March 2010
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ScienceShot: T. rex Had a Southern Cousin
Fossil find in Australia shows the dinosaur group had global reach
24 March 2010
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How Zebrafish Mend a Broken Heart
Findings may have implications for heart repair in humans
23 March 2010
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ScienceShot: World's Strongest Insect
Horned dung beetle can pull over 1000 times its own body weight
23 March 2010
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Why Bouncy Legs Work Better
New model reveals advantages of having a spring in your step
23 March 2010
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ScienceShot: Translating a Dog's Growl
Canine vocalizations may convey different meanings
19 March 2010
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ScienceShot: Bumblebees Have the Fastest Color Vision Around
Quick eyes help with foraging and navigation
11 March 2010
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Thalidomide's Partner in Crime
A protein that binds to the notorious drug may help explain how it causes birth defects
10 March 2010
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No Sexual Confusion for Chicken Cells
While developing mammals wait for hormonal cues, chicken embryos know their sex from the start
4 March 2010
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ScienceShot: How Mussels Hang On
What keeps these marine bivalves anchored in such inhospitable environments?
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