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  1. Psychology

    Core calculations

    Number words may serve as mental tools for expanding on basic, nonverbal numerical knowledge rather than as determinants of such knowledge.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Humans

    Toddlers triumphant

    In new studies, toddlers display dramatic advances in object recognition that may underlie verbal and symbolic achievements.

    By Bruce Bower
  3. Health & Medicine

    Protein links metabolism and circadian rhythms

    Scientists have known for ages that metabolism is tied to the body’s daily rhythms. Two new studies suggest how.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  4. Physics

    Watching the northern lights form

    Scientists may have solved the mystery of what triggers the events that spark the northern and southern lights.