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A rural Indonesian cultural group bucks the trend and judges women with large feet to be more attractive than those with small feet. Sophie Bushwick reports
People with multicultural backgrounds may change a speech pattern in their second language after seeing an icon from their first culture. Cynthia Graber reports
Stem cells in the fat of adults were discovered serendipitously and appear to have similar potential to their embryonic kin. Karen Hopkin reports
Cheetahs rarely reach top speed when hunting, but rather rely on rapid acceleration and agility to catch their prey. Sophie Bushwick reports
The lower air pressure at high altitudes may be a factor in why ejective consonants are more popular in languages spoken higher up. Sophie Bushwick reports
Various citizen-science projects let you contribute to our understanding of the periodical cicada swarm. Karen Hopkin reports
Only 3 percent of bird species have males with obvious organs of intromission, and now we know the genetics behind that situation. Karen Hopkin reports
Stress may not necessarily make you reach for that candy bar, as much as it influences you to fall back on your ingrained habits--which may be to go for the candy. Cynthia Graber reports
You can help astronomers find faint and distant galaxies on your home computer by joining a search called "Space Warps." Karen Hopkin reports
Archaeological evidence indicates that France's winemaking techniques and grapes originated in Etrusca, part of present-day Italy. Cynthia Graber reports
Baleen in a flowtank showed that it naturally twines together when water rushes through to create a net that efficiently strains food. Marissa Fessenden reports
Researchers created an artificial colon to help track bacterial behavior from inside humans through their egress to the environment, and found they stick together better than in culture. Sophie Bushwick reports
When asked to walk through doorways of various widths, anorexics started to edge through to avoid contact when the openings were still easily passable. Sophie Bushwick reports
Researchers were surprised to discover that vitamin C was fatal to tuberculosis bacteria in culture. Steve Mirsky reports
Tens of millions of years passed between the emergence of land animals and the evolution of an efficient apparatus for munching on the available fare. Karen Hopkin reports
The skin of the feet host a more diverse fungal community than other parts of the surface of the body tested in a recent study. Sophie Bushwick reports
Genome analysis of stored potato leaf samples identified exactly what strain of blight ravaged potatoes in the Irish famine. Sophie Bushwick reports
Mice given a healthy colony of human gut bacteria were able to ward off infections by pathogen E. coli bacteria. Christopher Intagliata reports
Harlequin ladybirds carry a parasite that does not kill them--but does kill other ladybug species that attempt to eat the harlequin progeny. Sophie Bushwick reports
Isotopic analysis of fluid seeping from an isolated Canadian underground reservoir indicates that the water has been sequestered for at least 1.5 billion years. Sophie Bushwick reports
A study analyzed nearly 1,000 speed dates and their aftermaths to find out what conversational cues work best for people to click. Amy Kraft reports
Equestrians who use the bouncy "rising trot" actually keep their center of mass more steady when they stand, which reduces the force on the horse's back. Karen Hopkin reports
Analyses of sediment cores show that Arctic summers 3.6 million years ago were a good 8 degrees Celsius warmer than they are today, and supported Douglas fir and hemlock. Sophie Bushwick reports
With a relatively small surface area to body volume, elephant heat dissipation is limited to the point where extended exertion in the heat can be fatal. Sophie Bushwick reports
Researchers offer tips to racking up Twitter followers, based on an analysis of over 500 active tweeters and their half million tweets during a 15-month stretch. Christopher Intagliata reports
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