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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.Found in: Life and Zoology
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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.Found in: Biology, Biomedicine and Body & Brain
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The first complete mitochondrial genome of the Tasmanian tiger is revealed. Analysis shows little genetic diversity.Found in: Genes & Cells and Life
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Natural differences in a single gene cause worms to either eat or avoid harmful bacteria.Found in: Biology, Genes & Cells and Life
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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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Paleontologists have discovered a fossil partially covered with broad, unbranched filaments — a type of structure previously theorized to exist on primitive feathered dinosaurs but not found until now.Found in: Life
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Newly recorded moth could be the first demonstrated case of natural sonar-jamming.Found in: Life
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Male and female mosquitoes harmonize pitch when in the mood.Found in: Life
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