Ancient Food Roundup
Lager beers have been around for about 500 years, thanks to the meeting of yeasts from the Old and …
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Darkest Planet
Scientists have identified the darkest known extrasolar planet.
Free-Market Fungi
Symbiotic plants and fungi reward generous trade partners and punish stingy ones.
Shrinking Brains
Our brains shrink by up to 15% over our lifetimes, but those of chimpanzees do not.
Pregnant Pleisiosaur
A pregnant reptilian fossil clears up a long-standing paleontology mystery.
Sizing Up Vowels
New research suggests that different vowel sounds cue babies in to the size of objects.
Electric Dolphins
One dolphin species hunts by detecting the electricity given off by its prey.
Aging Brains
Age-related working memory loss may be at least partly reversible.
Safe Water Software
New software can quickly flag tainted water supplies.
Blood Sucker Roundup
Diseases spread by mosquitoes plague millions of people. But what if people could make mosquitoes …
Dolphin Healing
Dolphins heal remarkably well after massive shark bites, and scientists want to know how they do it.