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It’s written all over your face: To potential mates, your mug may reveal more than you think
Team spirit: Working together, bacteria and other microbes can accomplish much more than they can alone. Now scientists hope to harness that ability by engineering their own microbial consortia.
For a big view of inner Earth, catch a few…Geoneutrinos
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Primates get a neural facial

New brain-imaging studies indicate that similar brain areas coordinate face recognition in people, chimpanzees and macaque monkeys, suggesting that a face-sensitive brain system evolved early in primate evolution.
Found in: Behavior, Biology, Humans and Life
Lifestyle may link depression and heart disease

The association between depression and heart problems could stem from a lack of physical activity and other lifestyle factors.
Found in: Behavior, Biomedicine and Body & Brain
Baby boys may show spatial supremacy

Two new studies suggest that, at 3 to 5 months of age, boys already outperform girls on mental rotation tasks.
Found in: Behavior and Humans
Lizard push-ups grab attention

Nearby lizards more likely to get the message if its preceded by push-ups
Found in: Behavior and Life
Science & the Public: Antidepressants Aren’t for Fish

Antidepressants can play potentially dangerous mind games with fish.
Found in: Behavior, Environment and Science & Society
Minus one gene, male mouse is Mr. Mom

The last day of the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting offers new ideas on gender-based behavior, the genetics of creativity, the brain power of motherhood and the non-randomness of blinking.
Found in: Behavior, Biology, Biomedicine and Body & Brain
This is the teenager’s brain on peer pressure

Research shared during the fourth day of the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting remained diverse: What happens in the brain when teenagers feel peer pressure, a study in mice suggesting a new way to treat depression, the best way to relearn walking after a stroke, and the long lasting effects of disrupted sleep.
Found in: Behavior, Body & Brain, Humans, Life, Psychology and Science & Society
Moonsleeping bad for spacewalking

Day three of the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting offered news about Down syndrome and sleep cycles.
Found in: Behavior, Genes & Cells and Humans
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Blogs:

Science & the Public Big Increase Coming for NIH — Maybe
By Janet Raloff Dec 19th 2008

Columns:

Comment SESAME opens doors to international collaboration
By Herman Winick Jan 2nd 2009

Math Trek The Sudoku solution
By Julie Rehmeyer Dec 23rd 2008

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