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Evolution
Ocean Acidification Can Mess with a Fish's Mind
In more acidic waters clown fish wander too far from safety, sea snails fail to avoid prey
Environment
Rats Harmed by Great-Grandmothers' Exposure to Dioxin
Pregnant rats exposed to an industrial pollutant passed on a variety of diseases to three generations of descendants
Biology
Pre-Life Chemistry Happens at Space Temperatures
UV light, which radiates from stars and galaxies, can induce rapid changes in icy hydrocarbon molecules cooled to 5 kelvins, as on a comet. John Matson reports
Evolution
Sheer Survival: Extreme Strategy Helps Rare Pyrenees Plant Endure
Amidst the jagged, vast Pyrenees, a little green herb with heart-shaped leaves clings to just two adjacent cliff sides.
Mind & Brain
Sexually Aroused Women Are Harder to Gross Out
Sexual arousal dampens the disgust response in women, both in the bedroom and outside of it. Ian Chant reports
Biology
Birds Sound the Alarm on West Nile Virus
The virus's evolving virulence is being tracked via samples taken from dead crows and blue jays
The Sciences
Marine Bacterium Creates Cooperative Populations
Vibrionaceae bacteria form populations with a few antibiotic producers and many resistant individuals--the group can thus defend against other groups without their arrangement. Sophie Bushwick reports...
Biology
What Caused the Yosemite Hantavirus Outbreak?
With the Yosemite tourists having died from this normally high-altitude illness, we spoke with an infectious disease expert to see if hantavirus could spread to other areas of the country...
Evolution
Science and Archaeopteryx Overcome Creationism in South Korea
The government has asked publishers to retain examples of evolution in biology textbooks
Health
"Junk" DNA Holds Clues to Common Diseases
With the new annotation of the human genome, researchers are finding that most of the code between genes is controlling crucial functions for life and health
Biology
Rifle Hunters Shape Elk Evolution
Hunters with high-powered rifles are giving a survival advantage to elk that stay hidden in forests over fast, bold elk who had the advantage over natural predators. Christopher Intagliata reports...
Evolution
Evolution Megalab
Start your own banded snail hunt and learn about evolution first hand
Biology
Biodiversity Found to Increase During Warm Periods in Earth's History
A new approach contradicts previous research that reported an inverse correlation between high temperatures and biodiversity
Evolution
One Fifth of Invertebrate Species at Risk of Extinction
Freshwater snails and reef-building corals are among the threatened groups
Health
New Answers for Cancer
The newest targeted therapies are helping doctors to tailor increasingly effective treatments to individual patients
Mind & Brain
The Hidden Mind
We have long wondered how the conscious mind comes to be. Greater understanding of brain function ought to provide an eventual solution.
Evolution
New DNA Analysis Shows Ancient Humans Interbred with Denisovans
A new high-coverage DNA sequencing method reconstructs the full genome of Denisovans--relatives to both Neandertals and humans--from genetic fragments in a single finger bone
Biology
Burn Notice: Mustard Species's Specialized Spices Keep Local Bugs at Bay
Plant's flavorful variations reveal evolution at work
Evolution
Chimp 'Secret Handshakes' May Be Cultural
Other studies have found that different groups of chimps use tools differently, but new findings reveal the first example of different social interactions between groups
