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Humans

For a rare few, driving and cell phones go well together

Some people do well at combining driving with cell phone use, raising questions about the nature of attention.

Life

First songbird genome arrives with spring

The genome of a songbird has been decoded for the first time. Zebra finches join chickens as the only birds to have detailed maps of their genetic blueprints.

Health & Medicine

Putting African sleeping sickness to bed

Experiments in mice find a protein that could lead to a safer and more effective treatment for parasitic disease.

Planetary Science

Warmth in the dark age

Lower reflectivity kept Earth from freezing under a fainter young sun.