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- It’s written all over your face: To potential mates, your mug may reveal more than you think
- Team spirit: Working together, bacteria and other microbes can accomplish much more than they can alone. Now scientists hope to harness that ability by engineering their own microbial consortia.
- For a big view of inner Earth, catch a few … Geoneutrinos
- This week's table of contents
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Mimicking the growth of life’s sinuous architectures has remained a challenge for scientists. Recently, researchers got up close and personal with the growth of curvy nanocrystalline materials made of barium carbonate and silica. Full Story Laboratorio de Estudios Cristalográficos (CSIC-Universidad de Granada)
- Whiff of Martian methane offers lively possibilities The definitive discovery in Mars’ atmosphere of methane — often, but not always, a compound hinting at life — introduces the possibility of underground organisms. Read the full story. | Jan 15th 2009 Found in: Atom & Cosmos
- Capuchin monkeys choose the right tool for the nut New field experiments indicate that wild capuchin monkeys choose the most effective stones for cracking nuts, suggesting deep evolutionary roots for the use of stone tools. Read the full story. | Jan 15th 2009 Found in: Life and Zoology
- Using checklist reduces surgery complications Measure twice, cut once: Going over a checklist of procedures in the operating room before and after surgery lowers the complication rate and, in developing countries, saves lives, a study in eight hospitals shows. Read the full story. | Jan 14th 2009 Found in: Biology, Biomedicine and Body & Brain
- Omega-3 fatty acid is early boost for female preemies DHA given to newborns in the first weeks following birth improves brain development in girls, but not boys. Read the full story. | Jan 13th 2009 Found in: Body & Brain
- Genetic sameness could be factor in Tasmanian tiger extinction The first complete mitochondrial genome of the Tasmanian tiger is revealed. Analysis shows little genetic diversity. Read the full story. | Jan 12th 2009 Found in: Genes & Cells and Life
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For worms, one gene can change survival behavior
1.15.09 - Natural variations on a single gene cause worms to either eat or avoid harmful bacteria Found in: Biology, Genes & Cells and Life
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World’s windiest ocean locale
1.14.09 - News briefs from the American Meteorological Society annual meeting being held January 11 – 15 in Phoenix Found in: Earth
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FOR KIDS: Between a rock and a wet place
1.13.09 - If you’re a fish that climbs waterfalls, is it better to have a squat body, or be tall and a fast swimmer? Found in: Life and Science News For Kids
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FOR KIDS: Hold on to your stars, ladies and gentlemen
1.13.09 - Our galaxy is heavier and spinning much faster than scientists thought Found in: Atom & Cosmos and Science News For Kids
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Going nano to see viruses 3-D
1.12.09 - 'Technical tour de force' is first step to seeing proteins in 3-D Found in: Biomedicine and Molecules
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Dinosaur fossil reveals creature of a different feather
1.12.09 - New view is first evidence of feather type before only theorized Found in: Life
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Armenian cave yields ancient human brain
1.12.09 - Excavations have produced roughly 6,000-year-old relics of a poorly known culture existing near the dawn of civilization Found in: Archaeology, Body & Brain and Humans
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Early chemical warfare comes to light
1.11.09 - Remains of a Roman garrison in Syria document a third-century battle and offer a glimpse of a grisly tunnel fight Found in: Archaeology and Humans
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Shipwrecks harbor evidence of ancient sophistication
1.10.09 - Frame-based shipbuilding emerged surprisingly early and became more advanced within a few hundred years. Found in: Archaeology
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Superloud moth jams bat sonar
1.9.09 - Loud blast essentially renders moths invisible to predators Found in: Life
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Calculating the geography of crime
1.8.09 - A mathematician fine-tunes how to blend crime records, geography to track down serial criminals Found in: Numbers and Science & Society
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Love song of the dengue vector mosquito
1.8.09 - Male and female mosquitoes match pitch when in the mood Found in: Life
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