Chimps and Punishment
Chimps exhibit many human-like social behaviors, but punishing the crimes of others isn't one of …
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Addiction Blocker
A drug called (+)-naloxone blocks the brain’s addiction to heroin and other opiates.
Gibbons on Helium
An experiment with helium shows that gibbons can manipulate their vocal tracts like expert opera …
Surviving Rabies
Some people in the remote Peruvian Amazon have developed antibodies to rabies.
Earth Microbiome
The Earth Microbiome Project is an unprecedented effort to study microbial communities around the …
Quantum Computing
Quantum computing harnesses strange properties of atoms and particles and could revolutionize the …
Haste vs. Happiness
If you consume something too rapidly, you may enjoy it less than if you space out consumption.
Mouse HIV
Mice with human immune systems could speed up the search for an AIDS vaccine.
Robin Hood Rodents
Tropical rodents called agoutis steal cached seeds from each other, and the behavior may have helped …
Archaeology Drone
An unmanned aerial drone maps archaeological sites in minutes instead of years.
Skin Microbes & Immunity
Bacteria that live on our skin support the function of immune cells.
