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- Humans
Bushmeat on the Menu
Studies of the bushmeat trade reveal that such meat appeals to people who can't afford anything else and to prestige seekers who certainly can.
By Susan Milius - Paleontology
Pieces of an Ancestor: African site yields new look at ancient species
Fossils unearthed at sites in eastern Africa provide a rare look at Ardipithecus ramidus, a member of the human evolutionary family that lived more than 4 million years ago.
By Bruce Bower -
Unsure Minds
A controversial set of studies indicates that monkeys and dolphins know when they don't know the answer to certain tasks, an ability that presumably relies on conscious deliberations.
By Bruce Bower -
A call to arms aids recovery of sight
A man was able to recover some of the sight he lost as a result of brain damage simply by reaching out toward objects near his body, researchers say.
By Bruce Bower - Health & Medicine
SARS vaccine tests well in mouse model
Scientists have developed a DNA vaccine that stops the SARS infection in mice.
By Nathan Seppa -
Profiles in Melancholy, Resilience: Abused kids react to genetics, adult support
Abused and neglected children who possess two copies of a gene that affects brain chemistry develop depression at an elevated rate only if they also lack support from at least one adult.
By Bruce Bower - Earth
Skin proves poor portal for arsenic in treated wood
Direct contact with old-style pressure-treated lumber should pose little risk that arsenic will penetrate the skin.
By Janet Raloff - Health & Medicine
A Virus Crosses Over to Wild-Animal Hunters
A potentially dangerous virus is moving from nonhuman primates to Africans who hunt and eat wild animals, a new study suggests.
- Math
A Catalog of Random Bits
The generation of random numbers is too important to be left to chance.
By Science News -
Unfair Trade: Monkeys demand equitable exchanges
Researchers say they have shown for the first time that a nonhuman species—the brown capuchin monkey—has a sense of what's fair and what's not.
By Susan Milius - Chemistry
Connection blocker may stop viruses
Using compounds that disrupt the interface of two viral proteins might present a novel strategy for combating viruses, a study of herpes suggests.
By Nathan Seppa - Humans
Science News of the Year 2005
A review of important scientific achievements reported in Science News during the year 2005.
By Science News