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Colorful birds possibly raised for ceremonial and trade purposes long before Spanish arrivalPublished: Friday, November 6th, 2009Found in: Anthropology, Archaeology and Humans -
In a first, a study shows that bioluminescence can be controlled by slow-acting hormones, not rapid-fire nerve cells.Published: Friday, November 6th, 2009Found in: Genes & Cells, Life and Molecules -
Home / News / November 21st, 2009; Vol.176 #11 / Obesity can affect offsprings' brains; beetle with bifocalsBeetle bifocals CHICAGO — Sunburst diving beetle (Thermonectus marmoratus) larvae possess a grand total of 12 eyes, four of which are naturally bifocal, researchers reported October 17 at the Society for Neuroscience’s annual meeting. These marine beetle larvae are voracious predators, tracking and eating mosquito larvae. The 12 eyes span the head, giving the beetle larvae a panoramic view of the world. Annette Stowasser and her colleagues at the University of Cincinnati found that the four most prominent eyes on these aquatic hunters hold several retinas apiece, allowing the eyes to clea... (p. 9)Published: November 21st, 2009; Vol.176 #11 -
The signature of positrons has been found for the first time in gamma rays associated with storms on Earth.Published: Friday, November 6th, 2009Found in: Atom & Cosmos -
Study offers most comprehensive inventory yet of the human microbiome and a basis for understanding how those microbes affect health.Published: Thursday, November 5th, 2009Found in: Body & Brain and Genes & Cells
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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.Published: Thursday, November 5th, 2009Found in: Genes & Cells -
Scorpionflies with long-reaching mouthparts may have helped plants procreate long before blossoms evolved.Published: Thursday, November 5th, 2009Found in: Earth, Life, Paleobiology and Paleontology -
Gamma-ray emissions are providing a guide to finding the compact, rapidly rotating remnants of massive stars known as pulsars.Published: Thursday, November 5th, 2009Found in: Atom & Cosmos -
Days after birth, French and German infants wail to the melodic structure of their languages.Published: Thursday, November 5th, 2009Found in: Humans and Psychology
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The largest known galactic congregation is bigger than astronomers thought—and its inhabitants are all dead or dying.Published: Wednesday, November 4th, 2009Found in: Atom & Cosmos -
An experimental immunization can clear up premalignant growths caused by the human papillomavirus in some patients.Published: Wednesday, November 4th, 2009Found in: Body & Brain
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Quakes far from tectonic plate boundaries may simply be aftershocks of ancient temblors.Published: Wednesday, November 4th, 2009Found in: Earth and Earth Science
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Female crab spiders switch colors to match flowers but may not fool their preyPublished: Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009Found in: Life and Zoology -
Volcanic activity is more recent than expected, MESSENGER shows on its third flyby of the planet. Also, surface iron occurs as oxides.Published: Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009Found in: Atom & Cosmos -
A new technique to make shuttle launches safer combines tricks from particle colliders, moon landings and vulture tracking.Published: Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009Found in: Atom & Cosmos
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