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"Long before it's in the papers"
July 08, 2010
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From brain science, new questions about free will "Power-hungry" image may hurt female, but not male politicians Diversity within species may be as important as among them: study Study seeks to show how acupuncture really works Scientists explore whether some apes shake heads for "no" Mostly-male book images may reduce girls' science scores New anti -cancer strategy: make tumors age It seems we're all more human than average Scientists learning how monkeys fend off "monkey AIDS" Scientists: docs don't feel your pain much-and that may be best Baby temperament found to predict adult brain structure Females may suppress biological "inner male" Second "Mozart Effect"? Premature babies may grow faster Poor, misunderstood testosterone Tattoos, piercings may advertise good health How could they? Poop-eating apes prompt quest for answers It's not an earthquake-it's an aftershock from long ago Huge "hidden" Saturn ring found For freeloader birds, careful counting comes in handy Small "epidemic" may have killed Mozart Scientists report growing new teeth for mice, in place Monkeys live longer after eating less: study Study turns pigeons into "art critics" Do sex cells hold the secret to long life? No enforcement, no trade-not for chimps
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From brain science, new questions about free will
Subconscious thoughts are a starting point for much of our decisionmaking, some researchers argue.
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"Power-hungry" image may hurt female, but not male politicians
Voters tend to punish female candidates for seeming brazenly ambitious, but let the same quality slide in males, a study suggests.
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Study seeks to show how acupuncture really works
A traditional Chinese healing technique may work by activating pain-suppressing molecules in the body, researchers say.
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Diversity within species may be as important as among them
Many past studies have focused on diversity of species as a key factor in the health and resilience of a natural environment.
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Scientists explore whether some apes shake heads for "no"
Preventing an action by someone else may be one purpose for which bonobos shake their heads, a study suggests.
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Mostly-male book images may reduce girls' science scores
In a small study, a gender gap in school science scores flipped when students used a text showing only female scientists.
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New anti-cancer strategy: make tumors age
Researchers have identified a chemical chain of events that leads cancer cells to stop reproducing because they get old.
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It seems we're all more human than average
A widespread tendency for people to consider themselves "better" than the norm is well known. Now scientists say another odd human conceit may be coming to light.
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Scientists learning how monkeys fend off "monkey AIDS"
The findings could be useful in the quest to design a vaccine for people, biologists say.
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Scientists: docs don't feel your pain much-and that may be best
If you've ever felt like you've had a doctor who just didn't care, researchers now have an explanation.
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Baby temperament found to predict adult brain structure
Four-month-old infants' temperament predicts some aspects of their brain structure at age 18, researchers say.
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Females may harbor biological "inner male"
In female mice, switching off one gene seems to start turning the ovaries into testicles that produce male hormones, scientists report.
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Second "Mozart effect"? Premature babies may grow faster
Hearing classical music might make premature babies grow faster by reducing their energy expenditure, a study has found.
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Poor, misunderstood testosterone
Contrary to popular conceptions, the hormone may sometimes promote fair play.
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Tattoos, piercings may advertise good health
Body decorations common since ancient times may exist because they signal "biological quality" to potential mates, a study proposes.
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How could they? Poop-eating apes prompt quest for answers
Nature can be beautiful. Elegant. Graceful. But not always.
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It's not an earthquake-it's an aftershock from long ago
Some "earthquakes" that occur in unusual locations may really be aftershocks
of quakes centuries ago, a new report suggests.
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Huge "hidden" Saturn ring found
Astronomers are reporting the discovery of largest-known planetary
ring in the Solar System.
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For freeloader birds, careful counting comes in handy
A species of birds that freeload on other birds by dumping their offspring
on them, may employs sophisticated counting skills to carry out the
ruse.
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Small "epidemic" may have killed Mozart
A bacterial outbreak spread from a military hospital may have felled the
great composer, scientists say.
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Scientists report growing new teeth for mice, in place
The technique may be a step toward more advanced organ replacement
therapies, researchers propose.
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Monkeys
live longer after eating lighter, research finds
Cutting calories by 30 percent seems to have remarkable effects, scientists
say.
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Study turns pigeons into "art critics"
A Japanese researcher is reporting that he has trained birds to tell
apart "good" and "bad" children's paintings.
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sex cells hold the secret to long life?
The secret of longevity may lurk within the genetic activity of
sperm and eggs, new research suggests.
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No enforcement, no
trade-not for chimps
Scientists have managed to teach chimps to trade a primitive "currency."
But the creatures never quite ran with the idea.
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Drug said to thwart mental decline, grow brain cells in rodents Right whales forced to shout over people's noise, scientists say Once-in-a-lifetime eclipse by asteroid to treat Europe Genes found to predict longevity with 77 percent accuracy Experience with different cultures may boost creativity Natural “Velcro” binds ant, tree in deadly cooperation “Standard model” safe as physicists can’t find misbehaving light particles Brain structure linked to personality Touch: how a hard chair creates a hard heart "Superstorm" detected on planet outside our system Coffee may help prevent cancer Chimps kill each other for territory, study finds Star reportedly witnessed in birth Sense of direction may be innate Study finds why stress may affect women more "Trust hormone" may drive aggression between groups Neighborhood violence may impair kids' thinking Ocean covered a third of Mars, study concludes Comets may have come from other solar systems Cockroaches may share food advice Arctic ice at multi -millennium low: researchers Squirrels found to adopt orphans Could banknotes made like butterfly wings deter forgery? Hey Jude: Get that song out my head! Oil spill threatens iconic fish with saw-like snout Termites, not lions, may be kings in African grasslands Off-kilter planetary system surprises astronomers Fuel from sewage can be profitable: study Scientists report making first cell controlled by artificial genome Mysterious ball lightning may be brain illusion
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Once-in-a-lifetime eclipse by asteroid to treat Europe
In a rare event next Thursday, some skywatchers will be able to see a star be “eaten” by an asteroid.
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Group of genes may predict longevity with 77% accuracy
Researchers have identified a group of genes that they say can be used to foretell whether people will live to near or past 100.
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Experience with different cultures may boost creativity
Creativity can be enhanced by experiencing cultures different from one’s own, according to new research.
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Natural “Velcro” binds ant, tree in deadly joint mission
An unusual mechanism helps some tree-dwelling ants attack prey far larger than themselves.
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“Standard model” safe as physicists can’t find misbehaving light particles
A distinction between two basic types of particles held firm in a new test, backing up long-held assumptions about space, time and causality.
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"Superstorm" detected on planet outside our system
Brutal, nonstop winds roil a hot, distant world that lies toward the constellation Pegasus, according to a report.
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Brain structure linked to personality
The size of different parts of people’s brains correspond to their personalities, though experience can mold brain structure, scientists say.
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Touch: how a hard chair creates a hard heart
Through textures, shapes, weights and temperatures, the sense of touch influences both our thoughts and actions, researchers say.
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Chimps kill each other for territory, study finds
Scientists have wondered what motivates violence among groups of primates closely related to humans.
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Coffee may help prevent cancer
Several new studies suggest coffee helps ward off breast, prostate, head and neck cancers.
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Star reportedly witnessed in birth
Not yet developed into a true star, the object has just begun pulling in surrounding gas and dust to form a core, according to astronomers.
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Sense of direction may be innate
New research suggests the brain comes hard-wired with working navigational cells.
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Study points to why stress may affect women more
Studying rat brains, researchers found that females are more sensitive than males to low levels of a stress hormone.
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Neighborhood violence may impair kids' thinking
Local violence may impair a child's ability to think, even if he or she didn't see the violence directly, a study finds.
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"Trust hormone" may drive aggression between groups
The compound oxytocin's well known role in social relationships may also extend to promoting group defense, a study suggests.
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Ocean covered a third of Mars, study concludes
An ancient ocean was probably part of an Earth-like water cycle that included rain, some scientists say.
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Surveillance technologies get more powerful
Two new systems might dramatically boost the reach of equipment ostensibly meant to catch terrorists and criminals.
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Comets may have come from other solar systems
Many of the best known comets may have been born orbiting other stars, according to a new theory.
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Cockroaches may share food advice
The pesky insects may use chemical signals to pass along knowledge of food sources in your home and elsewhere, researchers say.
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Squirrels found to adopt orphans
Those squirrels you see fighting over food may not seem altruistic, but a study has found they sometimes take in orphaned relatives.
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Arctic ice at multi-millennium low: researchers
Less ice covers the Arctic today than at any time in the past few thousand years, a study concludes.
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Could banknotes made like butterfly wings deter forgery?
Scientists say they have created artificial surfaces that mimic the stunning colors found on the wings of tropical butterflies.
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Oil spill threatens iconic fish with saw-like snout
The huge spill spreading in the Gulf of Mexico could finish off a critically endangered sawfish, an expert says.
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Hey Jude: Get that song out my head!
Most of us have, at some point, been "infected" with a song we just can't seem to shake off. What does it mean?
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Termites, not lions, may be kings in African grasslands
When it comes to actually shaping a landscape, small players sometimes have the edge over attention-grabbers.
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Scientists report first cell made with artificial genes
Their "synthetic genome" is a near-copy of a natural one, but researchers say their method can be used to better understand the workings of life.
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Off-kilter planetary system surprises astronomers
New findings could complicate the study of how planetary systems evolve, researchers say.
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Fuel from sewage can be profitable: study
It costs only a little more to produce biodiesel fuel from sewage sludge than to make conventional diesel fuel, a report says.
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Garden birds found to shun organic
Wild garden birds prefer conventional bird seed to organically grown bird seed, according to a study.
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Mysterious ball lightning may be brain illusion
A new theory addresses a mysterious phenomenon in which lightning apparently forms into a ball and starts floating around.
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Pillars of Fire
This Hubble Space Telescope
image captures the chaotic activity atop a pillar of gas and dust, three light-years tall, which is being eaten away by the brilliant light from nearby bright stars.
Colors have been added to the image to bring out structures whose light is
otherwise not visible to the naked eye. The pillar is also being assaulted from within, as infant stars buried inside it fire off jets of gas that can be seen streaming from towering peaks. This turbulent cosmic pinnacle lies within a tempestuous stellar nursery called the Carina Nebula, located 7,500 light-years away in the southern constellation of Carina. The image celebrates the 20th anniversary of Hubble's
launch into orbit around the Earth. The colors in this composite image correspond to the glow of oxygen (blue), hydrogen and nitrogen (green), and sulphur (red).
(Credit: NASA, ESA, M. Livio and the Hubble 20th Anniversary Team
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