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The long, tubular proboscis (arrow, left image) sported by some species of scorpionflies suggests that the insects were pollinating ancient plants including conifers (right) millions of years before flowers evolved. Full Story Photo: Wenying Wu; Illustration: Mary Parrish/National Museum of Natural History
- Hormones give lantern sharks the glow In a first, a study shows that bioluminescence can be controlled by slow-acting hormones, not rapid-fire nerve cells. Read the full story. | Nov 6th 2009 Found in: Genes & Cells, Life and Molecules
- Bacteria flourish in favorite ecosystems on the human body Study offers most comprehensive inventory yet of the human microbiome and a basis for understanding how those microbes affect health. Read the full story. | Nov 5th 2009 Found in: Body & Brain and Genes & Cells
- Horse genome added to growing list of barnyard genetics projects Equines join cucumbers and pigs as the most recent additions to the roster of organisms to have their complete DNA code spelled out. The new work on horses also helps answer a key question about chromosome structures called centromeres. Read the full story. | Nov 5th 2009 Found in: Genes & Cells
- Newborn babies may cry in their mother tongues Days after birth, French and German infants wail to the melodic structure of their languages. Read the full story. | Nov 5th 2009 Found in: Humans and Psychology
- Small earthquakes may not predict larger ones Quakes far from tectonic plate boundaries may simply be aftershocks of ancient temblors. Read the full story. | Nov 4th 2009 Found in: Earth and Earth Science
- Mount Kilimanjaro could soon be bald The world-renowned ice caps could disappear by 2022, new research suggests. Read the full story. | Nov 2nd 2009 Found in: Climate Change, Earth and Earth Science
- Cosmic rays traced to centers of star birth By detecting gamma rays, a new generation of telescopes bolsters theory that supernovas are origin of some cosmic rays Read the full story. | Nov 2nd 2009 Found in: Atom & Cosmos
- HIV self-test proves accurate Study in an ER shows individuals successfully determined their own HIV status. Read the full story. | Nov 2nd 2009 Found in: Biomedicine and Science & Society
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Macaws bred far from tropics during pre-Columbian times
11.6.09 - Colorful birds possibly raised for ceremonial and trade purposes long before Spanish arrival Found in: Anthropology, Archaeology and Humans
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Obesity can effect offsprings' brain; beetle with bifocals
11.6.09 - More news from the Society for Neuroscience meeting
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Signature of antimatter detected in lightning
11.6.09 - Fermi telescope finds evidence that positrons, not just electrons, are in storms on Earth Found in: Atom & Cosmos
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Pollination in the pre-flower-power era
11.5.09 - Scorpionflies may have aided plant reproduction long before blossoms evolved Found in: Earth, Life, Paleobiology and Paleontology
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Gamma-ray sources guide astronomers to pulsars
11.5.09 - Fermi Telescope observations provide candidates to check for radio emissions Found in: Atom & Cosmos
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Giant galaxy graveyard grows
11.4.09 - The largest known galactic congregation is bigger than astronomers thought—and its inhabitants are all dead or dying Found in: Atom & Cosmos
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Vaccine may head off genital cancer in women
11.4.09 - Therapeutic shots can wipe out precancerous growths caused by HPV Found in: Body & Brain
- Textbook case of color-changing spider reopened
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Volcanic and ferric surprises on Mercury
11.3.09 - Volcanic activity more recent than expected, MESSENGER flyby shows Found in: Atom & Cosmos
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New way to help avoid a space shuttle disaster
11.3.09 - Extending a bird-watching system, a team devises method for real-time spotting of potentially dangerous debris during launch Found in: Atom & Cosmos
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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria strike drug of last resort
10.30.09 - Effective 1960s-era medicine shows first signs of failing in some infections Found in: Body & Brain
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Your cholesterol drug might help you weather the flu
10.30.09 - Data suggest illness is less likely to be fatal in those taking statins Found in: Body & Brain
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Aerosols cloud the climate picture
10.29.09 - New work suggests scientists and policy makers can't ignore interactions between greenhouse gases and light-scattering particles Found in: Chemistry, Climate Change, Earth, Earth Science and Environment
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Flu shots for moms-to-be benefit babies
10.29.09 - Vaccination for seasonal influenza may help prevent premature and low-weight births Found in: Body & Brain
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