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Prairie Dogs: Communication and Community in an Animal Society by C.N. Slobodchikoff, Bianca S. Perla and Jennifer L. Verdolin
An investigation into how prairie dogs communicate a predator’s presence. Harvard Univ., 2009, 264 p., $39.95 Prairie Dogs: Communication and Community in an Animal Society by C.N. Slobodchikoff, Bianca S. Perla and Jennifer L. Verdolin
- Life
Bornavirus genes found in human DNA
Researchers have found molecular fossils of an RNA virus in human and other mammalian genomes, pushing back the emergence of RNA viruses millions of years.
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- Life
Killer bees aren’t so smart
Brains are probably not what powers the invasive bee’s takeover from European honeybees
- Tech
2009 Science News of the Year: Technology
A polymer doped with a color-changing molecule turns red seconds before snapping. Credit: D. Stevenson, A. Jerez, A. Hamilton, D. Davis About to breakEngineers one day may not need to guess when a bridge is near its breaking point. New materials that flush red in response to damage may provide a visual warning sign of […]
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- Anthropology
Contested signs of mass cannibalism
A new study yields controversial evidence of mass cannibalism in central Europe 7,000 years ago.
- Health & Medicine
Brain doesn’t sort by visual cues alone
Blind and sighted people’s brains sort the living from the nonliving in the same way, suggesting this ability may be hard-wired.
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Stomach’s Sweet Tooth
Turns out taste is not just for the tongue.
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- Health & Medicine
Bad air for growing brains and minds
Preliminary evidence suggests that children’s regular exposure to heavy air pollution can be accompanied by brain inflammation and lowered scores on intelligence tests.
