Mexico City birds that decorate their digs with discarded cigarette butts are less bothered by parasites. Karen Hopkin reports.
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Trace amounts of mercury dumped in the Pacific possibly during gold rush days are being carried back on land in fog from the ocean. Christopher Intagliata reports
Dec 4, 2012 | 1
Parrots appear to purposely imitate the calls of other individual parrots from which they wish to get a response. Karen Hopkin reports
Dec 3, 2012 | 3
A consortium has published the complete genome of a top fresh fruit--the domesticated watermelon. Gretchen Cuda Kroen reports
Dec 1, 2012
Blue-green algae (really bacteria) can fine-tune their photosynthetic apparatus to take advantage of the predominant wavelength of ambient light. Gretchen Cuda Kroen reports
Nov 30, 2012
Experts aren't sure why a meat allergy linked to tick bites is reaching areas beyond the ticks' range. Gretchen Cuda Kroen reports
Nov 28, 2012 | 1
The bumps that cover the skin of crocodilians are full of nerve endings that are exquisitely sensitive to pressure and vibration. Gretchen Cuda Kroen reports
Nov 27, 2012
Combining a wide variety of odors gives rise to a nondescript scent, just as combining colors of many wavelengths generates white light. Karen Hopkin reports
Nov 26, 2012 | 2
By measuring wormholes in ancient texts, researchers can identify the larval attackers and then limit the origin site for the individual book. Rose Eveleth reports
Nov 20, 2012 | 2
Zookeeper ratings of the moods of 500 chimps and orangutans revealed that our closest relatives also show a U-shaped curve of life satisfaction. Karen Hopkin reports
Nov 19, 2012 | 1
Placebo painkillers do less for people who tend toward hostility and work best for the naturally resilient. Karen Hopkin reports
Nov 16, 2012 | 9
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