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All in the family: for some animals, the ideal mate is a brother, sister or cousin
In late March, as winter unclenches its frigid grip on upstate New York, a spotted salamander's thoughts turn fleetingly to love. After early...
Science News, 04/12/08 by Ewen Callaway · More from publication -
Attack of the skinny tomato
One gone may mark the difference in shape between round supermarket tomatoes and some of the $5-a-pound heirlooms that grace farmers markets each...
Science News, 03/22/08 by Ewen Callaway · More from publication -
Beyond blood: next-generation MRI scans offer a sharper picture of the brain's inner workings
The test subject lies on his back, legs stretching from the tunnel-shaped brain scanner. Flat-screen computer monitors fill the cramped control...
Science News, 03/15/08 by Ewen Callaway · More from publication -
Common age: worms, yeast, and people share genes for aging
Genetic changes that slow aging in roundworms also keep the lowly baker's yeast from going rapidly over the hill, new research shows. Humans have...
Science News, 03/15/08 by Ewen Callaway · More from publication -
Cellulose that stiffens and softens
A new material inspired by the skin of sea cucumbers goes from firm to flabby in minutes. The substance could find wide use in medicine--including...
Science News, 03/15/08 by Ewen Callaway · More from publication -
Pick a photo, any photo
The guessing game 20 Questions might be won with a quick scan of an opponent's brain. Researchers have developed a way to measure how the human...
Science News, 03/15/08 by Ewen Callaway · More from publication -
Manifest dirt
Nineteenth-century settlers left a dusty mark on the West. Rocky Mountain lake deposits reveal that America's westward expansion kicked huge...
Science News, 03/08/08 by Ewen Callaway · More from publication -
Eau de fruit fly
A single scent moves female fruit files to swoon and males to flee. The difference, new research shows, is in the brain's wiring. A single scent...
Science News, 03/08/08 by Ewen Callaway · More from publication -
Some corals buffered from warming
Some western Pacific corals seem to be weathering global warming. Despite a warming ocean, reefs off Micronesia, Polynesia, and Melanesia suffered...
Science News, 03/08/08 by Ewen Callaway · More from publication -
Predators return
Antarctica may be the battleground for the next world war. Crabs, sharks, and other predators vanquished from the frigid continent millions of...
Science News, 03/01/08 by Ewen Callaway · More from publication
