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60-Second Science 11/20/09
Plants Share Light If Neighbor Is Related
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A study in the American Journal of Botany finds that plants can tell if they're next to a relative and will grow to allow the kin more access to light. Cynthia Graber reports.
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60-Second Earth 11/19/09
The Jellyfish Menace
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Are humans making the oceans fit only for jellyfish? David Biello reports -
60-Second Science 11/19/09
Sound During Sleep Fixes Learning
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A study in the journal Science found that sleeping after learning consolidated the acquisition of the new information, especially if sound cues related to the info were played to the sleeper. Karen Hopkin reports -
Science Talk 11/18/09
Tree Ring Science and Tomorrow's Water
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Tree ring expert Kevin Anchukaitis, of the tree ring lab at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, part of Columbia Universitys Earth Institute, talks about the information available in tree rings. And Colin Chartres, the director general of the International Water Management Institute, talks to Lynn Peeples about water issues. Plus, we test your knowledge of some recent science in the news, specifically the November issue of Scientific American magazine. Web sites related to this episode include http://snipurl.com/sciamwater; http://snipurl.com/sciamnov -
60-Second Science 11/18/09
Pharaohs Had Heart Disease
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A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that multiple ancient Egyptian mummies show signs of atherosclerosis. Karen Hopkin reports
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60-Second Science 11/17/09
Darwin in Battle of Wits against Unarmed Man
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Antievolutionist Ray Comfort will be distributing copies of the Origin of Species with a new introduction that misrepresents, misunderstands and distorts Darwin's ideas and legacy. Steve Mirsky comments
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60-Second Psych 11/17/09
The Roots of Language
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Recent research with chimps provides support for theories of how language evolved in humans. Christie Nicholson reports
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60-Second Science 11/16/09
Why Bangladesh Water Contains Arsenic
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In a study in the journal Nature Geoscience, M.I.T. researchers identify what they believe is the sequence of events whereby arsenic trapped in the sediment of the Ganges Delta is finding its way into the drinking water supply of Bangladesh. Cynthia Graber reports
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60-Second Earth 11/13/09
Are Algae Mass Murderers?
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A new theory suggests that algae might be to blame for the Earth's greatest mass extinctions. David Biello reports
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60-Second Science 11/13/09
Pick the World's Ugliest Insect
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Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University want your vote at askabiologist.asu.edu/uglybugs to help them crown the ugliest insect in the world. Adam Hinterthuer reports
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60-Second Science 11/12/09
Finding Room for New Memories
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A study in the journal Cell shows that the formation of new memories requires the movement of other memories located in the hippocampus to long-term storage in the neocortex. Karen Hopkin reports
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60-Second Science 11/11/09
Judging a Book by Its Odor
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A study in the journal Analytical Chemistry identifies various organic compounds that old books give off and that can be analyzed noninvasively, offering important clues to an historic work's condition and prognosis. Steve Mirsky reports
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60-Second Psych 11/10/09
Boost Your Creativity with Eye Movement
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Recent research published in the journal Brain and Cognition finds that people can boost the number and quality of their original ideas when they increase the interaction between the brain's right and left hemispheres. Christie Nicholson reports
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60-Second Science 11/10/09
Diet and the Brain
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A study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences finds that brain chemicals linked to addiction are in play with a high-sugar diet, and a study in the Archives of Internal Medicine shows that a high-carb diet had lasting mood-elevation effects. Cynthia Graber reports
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60-Second Science 11/9/09
Butterfly Shows Speciation Signs
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A study in the journal Science looks at Heliconius butterflies in Ecuador, in which a single gene change that influences mate choice may be the first step in the splitting of the population into two species. Cynthia Graber reports
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