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Consciousness Emerges
Somewhere along a tangled path, sights, sounds and insights pop into awareness.
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Letters
Lumpy lunar illusion Are you folks aware of a phenomenon based on the universal expectation that objects are illuminated by light coming from above? Several startling optical illusions are based on this quirk of the mind. For example, the sharp moon map in “Orbiter delivers sharp moon map” (SN: 7/30/11, p. 12) makes the moon […]
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SN Online
LIFE Schooling fish stay together by focusing on neighbors rather than the group. See “School rules.” Gustavo Hormiga Spiders known for their web architecture can trace their lineage to one crafty ancestor that lived 200 million years ago. See “The origin of orbs.” BODY & BRAIN Scientists have pinpointed what makes hearing nails on a […]
- Life
Tarantulas shoot silk from their feet
The unique ability may give the heavy spiders a better grip and prevent deadly falls.
- Humans
Scientists probe terrorist talk on ‘Dark Web’
Mathematical tools can pry secretive terrorist communications in hidden sector of the Internet.
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2011 Science News of the Year: Life
Multicellular life from a test tube In less than two months, yeast in a test tube evolved from single-celled life to bristly multicellular structures. The new, snowflakelike forms act like multicellular organisms, reproducing by splitting when they reach large sizes and evolving further in response to harsh conditions, William Ratcliff of the University of Minnesota, […]
- Life
Spider sex play has its pluses
In the tricky world of arachnid mating, messing around with not-quite-mature females yields later benefits.
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Earth & Environment
Cities can break up passing storms, plus wild boar contamination, altered spider sense and more in this week’s news.
- Health & Medicine
Little Mind Benders
Parasites that sneak into the brain may alter your behavior and health.
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