Orangutan Gestures
Orangutans use gestures to convey specific intentions, and expect appropriate responses.
Deforestation & Malaria
Malaria rates go up after areas of the Amazon rainforest are logged.
Mating Psychology Roundup
Research suggests that we're more attracted to people when others find them attractive.
Mating Psychology Roundup
Research suggests that we're more attracted to people when others find them attractive.
Neandertal Genome
A draft sequence of the Neandertal genome sheds light on the question of whether or not our extinct relatives interbred with ancient humans.
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GENETIC HISTORY - Scientists complete a draft sequence of the Neandertal genome, reconstructing the woolly mammoth's bloody past, and genes that jump from species to species. Also: a low-tech solution to a public-health dilemma in the developing world.
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WEIRD SCIENCE: Behind the legend of the chupacabra, does cracking your knuckles cause arthritis? A physiological explanation for near-death experiences, and animals that live without oxygen.
Chupacabra
A legendary beast called the chupacabra has a surprisingly recent origin.
Animal Behavior Roundup
A great ape called the bonobo never grows up.
Angry Faces
A new study suggests that not only do we cue into angry faces, we're more likely to think they're looking right at us even if they're not.
First Impressions
First impressions of someone's personality based on a photograph alone can be surprisingly accurate.
Facebook Personality
Our social networking profiles are surprisingly accurate reflections of our true personalities.
Sick Mummies
Researchers discover signs of heart disease in ancient Egyptian mummies.
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FLU REPORT: Why older people are at less risk of contracting the H1N1 flu virus, how to avoid the flu, and can you get the flu from a library book? Also: ancient mummies with heart disease and harmful bacteria discovered in cigarettes.
Aggressive Faces
Men's facial structure correlates with aggressive behavior, and how others judge them.
Newborn Accents
The sound of a newborn baby's cry depends on the language its parents spoke while it was in the womb.
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Satellites for human rights, a sprinter's anatomical advantage, the face of aggression, and newborns with accents.
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Debunking 2012 doomsday hype, developing a better rocket fuel, vegetarian spiders, and the genetics of aggression in Africanized bees.
Facial Contrast
Cosmetics enhance facial contrast, a quality that makes faces appear more feminine.
Ardipithicus Fossil
Scientists unveil details about Ardipithicus, a possible human ancestor.
Ancient Fibers
Ancient flax fibers found in a cave suggests humans may have been turning the plant into clothing or rope as far back as 36,000 years ago.
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An ancient hominid skeleton revises human evolution, the MESSENGER spacecraft makes its final flyby of the planet Mercury, facial contrasts and the use of cosmetics, and why your shower isn't as clean as you thought.
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The gecko's phantom tail, the social lives of fruit flies, stem cells from fat, fall color secrets, ancient cave discoveries.