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"Long before it's in the papers"
September 02, 2010
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World money meltdown can start in surprising places, physicists say From brain science, new questions about free will "Power-hungry" image may hurt female, but not male politicians Diversity within species may be as important as among them: study Study seeks to show how acupuncture really works Scientists explore whether some apes shake heads for "no" Mostly-male book images may reduce girls' science scores New anti -cancer strategy: make tumors age It seems we're all more human than average Scientists learning how monkeys fend off "monkey AIDS" Scientists: docs don't feel your pain much-and that may be best Baby temperament found to predict adult brain structure Females may suppress biological "inner male" Second "Mozart Effect"? Premature babies may grow faster Poor, misunderstood testosterone Tattoos, piercings may advertise good health How could they? Poop-eating apes prompt quest for answers It's not an earthquake-it's an aftershock from long ago Huge "hidden" Saturn ring found For freeloader birds, careful counting comes in handy Small "epidemic" may have killed Mozart Scientists report growing new teeth for mice, in place Monkeys live longer after eating less: study Study turns pigeons into "art critics" Do sex cells hold the secret to long life? No enforcement, no trade-not for chimps
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World money meltdown can start in surprising places, physicists say
Researchers used concepts from “statistical physics” to draw up a list of countries that could trigger a global economic crisis.
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From brain science, new questions about free will
Subconscious thoughts are a starting point for much of our decisionmaking, some researchers argue.
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"Power-hungry" image may hurt female, but not male politicians
Voters tend to punish female candidates for seeming brazenly ambitious, but let the same quality slide in males, a study suggests.
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Study seeks to show how acupuncture really works
A traditional Chinese healing technique may work by activating pain-suppressing molecules in the body, researchers say.
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Diversity within species may be as important as among them
Many past studies have focused on diversity of species as a key factor in the health and resilience of a natural environment.
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Scientists explore whether some apes shake heads for "no"
Preventing an action by someone else may be one purpose for which bonobos shake their heads, a study suggests.
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Mostly-male book images may reduce girls' science scores
In a small study, a gender gap in school science scores flipped when students used a text showing only female scientists.
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New anti-cancer strategy: make tumors age
Researchers have identified a chemical chain of events that leads cancer cells to stop reproducing because they get old.
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It seems we're all more human than average
A widespread tendency for people to consider themselves "better" than the norm is well known. Now scientists say another odd human conceit may be coming to light.
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Scientists learning how monkeys fend off "monkey AIDS"
The findings could be useful in the quest to design a vaccine for people, biologists say.
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Scientists: docs don't feel your pain much-and that may be best
If you've ever felt like you've had a doctor who just didn't care, researchers now have an explanation.
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Baby temperament found to predict adult brain structure
Four-month-old infants' temperament predicts some aspects of their brain structure at age 18, researchers say.
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Females may harbor biological "inner male"
In female mice, switching off one gene seems to start turning the ovaries into testicles that produce male hormones, scientists report.
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Second "Mozart effect"? Premature babies may grow faster
Hearing classical music might make premature babies grow faster by reducing their energy expenditure, a study has found.
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Poor, misunderstood testosterone
Contrary to popular conceptions, the hormone may sometimes promote fair play.
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Tattoos, piercings may advertise good health
Body decorations common since ancient times may exist because they signal "biological quality" to potential mates, a study proposes.
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How could they? Poop-eating apes prompt quest for answers
Nature can be beautiful. Elegant. Graceful. But not always.
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It's not an earthquake-it's an aftershock from long ago
Some "earthquakes" that occur in unusual locations may really be aftershocks
of quakes centuries ago, a new report suggests.
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Huge "hidden" Saturn ring found
Astronomers are reporting the discovery of largest-known planetary
ring in the Solar System.
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For freeloader birds, careful counting comes in handy
A species of birds that freeload on other birds by dumping their offspring
on them, may employs sophisticated counting skills to carry out the
ruse.
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Small "epidemic" may have killed Mozart
A bacterial outbreak spread from a military hospital may have felled the
great composer, scientists say.
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Scientists report growing new teeth for mice, in place
The technique may be a step toward more advanced organ replacement
therapies, researchers propose.
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Monkeys
live longer after eating lighter, research finds
Cutting calories by 30 percent seems to have remarkable effects, scientists
say.
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Study turns pigeons into "art critics"
A Japanese researcher is reporting that he has trained birds to tell
apart "good" and "bad" children's paintings.
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Do
sex cells hold the secret to long life?
The secret of longevity may lurk within the genetic activity of
sperm and eggs, new research suggests.
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No enforcement, no
trade-not for chimps
Scientists have managed to teach chimps to trade a primitive "currency."
But the creatures never quite ran with the idea.
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CONTENTS
Organic farms have better fruit, soil, environment, study finds Drug-resistant germs found to help their brethren through the attack Evolution rewritten, over and over First “clear evidence” of feasting Attacked, tobacco plants call their enemy’s enemy Biggest black holes formed early, study finds A moment on the lips, a year on the hips Designing the smells that sell household products Scientists: The Moon is slowly shrinking "Terror bird" jabbed like an agile boxer: scientists “Psychedelics” could find new lease on life—in the doctor’s office Scientists zero in on barnacle gene to keep critters off ships Adolescent obesity found to slide, but not for all groups Solar activity seen restarting after long lull Earliest evidence of tool use, meat eating identified Robots designed to develop emotions through relationships Watery moon claims off base, study claims Company floats giant balloon concept as space junk fix What hit the Moon? New crater makes a splash Men, not just ladies, in red may gain allure Tracks may tell tale of reptilian land conquest Birds may boost offspring survival through infidelity Planets found sharing strange dances "Best-ever" Mars map online; public invited to work on it Exiled stars may have merged to form speeding giant Newfound stars seen shattering known size limits Do cleaning products cause breast cancer? Strange crystals found to twist as they grow Unusual electrons go with the flow Superstition may boost performance-through confidence Ovarian transplant found to lengthen mouse lives 40% Longevity study in question Drug said to thwart mental decline, grow brain cells in rodents Right whales forced to shout over people's noise, scientists say Once-in-a-lifetime eclipse by asteroid to treat Europe
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Drug-resistant germs found to help their brethren through the attack
Confronting assault by antibiotics, some bacteria help each other out, researchers say.
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First “clear evidence” of feasting
Scientists are reporting what they call the earliest clear signs of one of humans’ most universal and important social behaviors.
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Biggest black holes formed early, study finds
New simulations suggest the first “supermassive” black holes arose shortly after the birth of the universe.
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Attacked, plant calls for its enemy’s enemy
When caterpillars chomp on wild tobacco plants, it triggers a special SOS signal from the victims, a study has found.
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A moment on the lips, a year on the hips
Just a few weeks of overeating may affect your weight and fat storage years later—even if you lost the initial excess weight, scientists say.
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Designing the smells that sell household products
Putting a smell that sells into consumer products is much like composing a symphony, according to a top fragrance designer.
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“Terror bird” jabbed like an agile boxer: scientists
Researchers produced what they called the most detailed study of the attack style of a fierce ancient hunter.
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The Moon may be slowly shrinking
Our companion world has seen its crust sink inward by up to a thousandth of a millimeter yearly, estimates suggest.
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“Psychedelics” could find new lease on life—in the doctor’s office
Sometimes touted as spiritual aids, certain illegal, hallucination-inducing drugs are now being discussed as potential medicines.
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Battle against barnacles goes genetic
Understanding one gene could help engineers keep pesky barnacles off ships without harming the environment, researchers say.
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Adolescent obesity may finally be sliding, but not for all groups
A study in California found encouraging trends, but researchers are concerned about some minorities.
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Solar activity seen restarting after long lull
Scientists say they have "sub-visual" evidence that a new cycle of solar activity is starting.
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Earliest signs of tool use, meat eating ID'd among human forebears
A new find could rewrite the history of the human lineage, researchers say.
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Robots designed to develop emotions through relationships
A new breed of machines is programmed to form emotions in much the way that children do, the makers claim.
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What hit the Moon? New crater makes a splash
NASA scientists are avidly studying a new crater that formed on the Moon within the past 39 years, as photographs show.
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Watery moon claims off base, study
says
Recent studies purporting to reveal unexpectedly high lunar water content are mistaken, a research group says.
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Company floats giant balloon concept as space junk fix
NASA estimates that over half a million bits of refuse are orbiting the planet, increasingly threatening to damage costly satellites.
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Tracks may tell tale of reptilian land conquest
Scaly pioneers were the first to inhabit continental interiors, some scientists say.
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Men, not just ladies, in red may gain allure
New research has documented a "red effect" that works in a direction opposite to
that typically expected.
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Planets found sharing strange dances
Most planets orbit in a solitary sort of majesty around their host star, too far from other planets to be affected by their gravity.
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"Best-ever" Mars map online; public invited to work on it
What researchers call the best Mars map is on view for planetary scientists and armchair astronauts alike.
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Birds
may boost offspring survival through infidelity
Scientists have been investigating possible reasons why infidelity
is common throughout the animal kingdom.
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Exiled stars may have merged to form speeding giant
The Hubble Space Telescope has detected a hypervelocity star, a rare object moving three times faster than our Sun.
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Do cleaning products cause breast cancer?
Women who report greater use of cleaning products may be at higher breast cancer risk than those who say they use them sparingly, a small study suggests.
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Newfound stars seen shattering known size limits
One monstrous star would make our Sun look as dull as the Moon by comparison, astronomers say.
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Strange crystals found to twist as they grow
New research points to a much more varied process of crystal growth than was previously known, chemists say.
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Superstition may boost performance-through confidence
Don't scoff at those lucky rabbit feet: having some kind of "lucky" token can actually improve your performance.
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Unusual electrons go with the flow
Scientists seeking new states of matter have found that on some surfaces, charged subatomic particles act like tiny superheroes.
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Ovarian transplant found to lengthen mouse lives 40%
Some scientists are asking themselves whether ovarian self-transplants in women might have similar benefits.
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Drug said to thwart mental decline, grow brain cells in rodents
Research has turned up clues to a mechanism that could lead to a for Alzheimer's disease treatment, scientists claim.
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Longevity findings in question
Some geneticists doubt the validity of a new study on genes that are said to predict who will live longest, a newspaper reports.
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Right whales forced to shout over people's noise, scientists say
There is a limit to how much background din North American right whales will be able to take, researchers warn.
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Once-in-a-lifetime eclipse by asteroid to treat Europe
In a rare event next Thursday, some skywatchers will be able to see a star be "eaten" by an asteroid.
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Cathedral of
darkness This hauntingly beautiful image is no painting, but a real snapshot from our local universe. A recent Hubble Space Telescope image, it shows a nebula, or cloud of dust and gas, designated IRAS 05437+2502. Astronomers aren't sure what is lighting up this foggy region, especially the upside-down V-shaped formation near the top. From the Earth perspective, the nebula covers only one-eighteenth of the width of a full moon against our night sky, and lies toward the constellation Taurus, or The Bull. (Credits: NASA, ESA, Hubble, & R.
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