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Movie sparks group brain responses
People exhibit a surprising amount of brain activity in common while viewing a dramatic movie, a brain-imaging study finds.
By Bruce Bower -
Health & MedicineEar piercings cause illness, disfigurement
Piercing the upper-ear cartilage under nonsterile conditions can leave a person vulnerable to a Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection, as happened in Oregon in 2000.
By Nathan Seppa -
AnimalsRoad rage keeps ants moving smoothly
Streams of ants manage to avoid traffic gridlock by a bit of strategic pushing and shoving.
By Susan Milius -
Health & MedicineHeart patients gain from steep cholesterol drop
Heart patients can lessen their risk of a heart attack and increase their odds of survival by aggressively reducing harmful low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in their blood.