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449 results for: Dolphins
- Animals
Furry Friends Forever
Humans aren’t the only animals who benefit from having someone to count on.
- Health & Medicine
Body & Brain
The brain sleeps in shifts, plus thinking better with folate, how brains feel the beat and more in this week's news.
- Health & Medicine
Dolphins may offer clues to treating diabetes
Insulin-resistance switch helps maintain glucose levels in dolphin brains, suggesting possible clues to treating diabetes in people.
- Life
Help, elephants need somebody
In pull-together tests, pachyderms are on par with chimps in understanding the basics of cooperation.
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From sleep to science literacy at the 2010 AAAS meeting
Read Science News' complete coverage of the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting held February 18–22, 2010 in San Diego, Calif.
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- Earth
Ancient marine reptiles losing their cool
Warm-bloodedness may help explain the creatures’ evolutionary success, a new study suggests.
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3-D Explorer Oceans: A Journey from the Surface to the Seafloor by Jen Green
3-D Explorer Oceans: A Journey from the Surface to the Seafloor by Jen Green Pop-up scenes, photos and illustrations portray colorful life in the sea’s depths. Silver Dolphin Books, 2009, 32 p., $17.95. 3-D EXPLORER OCEANS: A JOURNEY FROM THE SURFACE TO THE SEAFLOOR BY JEN GREEN
- Animals
Sonar causes rock-concert effect in dolphins
Test of recorded sonar causes temporary hearing impairment in dolphins.
- Life
One ocean, four (or more) killer whale species
A new genetic analysis splits killer whales into multiple taxa.
- Life
Evolutionary genetic relationships coming into focus
Researchers have filled in about 40 percent of the tree of life for mammals and birds, but other vertebrates lag behind.
