3,878 results
- Paleontology
Oldest dog debated
A fossil jaw may, or may not, come from the oldest known example of man’s best friend.
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The Sopranos with feathers
Stories from a day of bird searching.
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As Told By the Egg
The story of fertilization, from the female point of view.
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Yawn
Latest research awakens debate over why people can’t keep their mouths closed.
- Health & Medicine
Experimental Biology 2011 conference
Even larvae can love the blues, plus distemper’s roots, fat-busting blueberries and more meeting news.
- Life
Vying for the title of World’s Fastest Cell
Scientists film 58 kinds of mobile cells to study movement — and to have a little fun.
- Psychology
Kids share, chimps stash
Divvying up goods comes easily to 3-year-old kids but not to adult chimps, a finding with evolutionary implications.
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Plumbing the Archives
A meditation on 90 years of Science News.
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Science Past from the issue of March 25, 1961
CUT-OFF LIVER KEPT ALIVE — Three surgeons have completely isolated the liver from dogs, and with heart-lung machines have kept the animals and their livers alive for as long as eight hours. They were able to replant the livers in place, rejoin the numerous blood vessel connections and restore the animals to health.… The purpose […]
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Consciousness Emerges
Somewhere along a tangled path, sights, sounds and insights pop into awareness.
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The Dog Who Couldn’t Stop Loving by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
Not just an animal lover’s tale, this book looks at recent scientific research on how humans evolved to care for canine companions. THE DOG WHO COULDN’T STOP LOVING BY JEFFREY MOUSSAIEFF MASSON Harper, 2010, 249 p., $25.99.
