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The Brain’s Word Act: Reading verbs revs up motor cortex areas
A strip of brain tissue that regulates most voluntary movements also respond vigorously as people do nothing more than silently read active verbs.
By Bruce Bower -
ChemistryNitrogen Unbound: New reaction breaks strong chemical link
Researchers have developed a new way to turn nitrogen into ammonia that could improve upon an energy-intensive, 90-year-old method used to make fertilizers.
By Sid Perkins -
AnimalsFish in the dark still size up mates
Female cave fish still have their ancestral preference for a large male, even though it's too dark to see him.
By Susan Milius -
Health & MedicineMalaria drug boosts recovery rates
Adding the herbal-extract drug artesunate to standard malaria treatment reduces the relapse rate, even in areas where the malaria parasite is resistant to standard drugs.