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July 15, 2011

Some of the world’s most forbidding environments occur right in our own homes, but microorganisms …

July 14, 2011

Two teams of scientists have converted skin cells directly into neurons.

July 13, 2011

Promiscuity-related genes in finches may exist to exist solely to benefit males.

July 12, 2011

Rats gain weight when fed fat-free potato chips.

July 11, 2011

Using precision instruments, scientists have discovered a second dolphin echolocation signal …

July 8, 2011

NOISE & NAVIGATION: Bats maneuver in the dark with the help of microscopic wing hairs, …

July 8, 2011

Humans have an internal chemical compass.

July 7, 2011

A new study looks at the world through the eyes of birds.

July 6, 2011

A prototype cooling system runs on waste heat from car exhaust.

July 5, 2011

A type of spontaneous brain activity seems to create favorable conditions for remembering things.