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- A mind for math: A part of the brain associated with making memories may also predict success in learning math
- Teens take home science gold: A low-cost, self-driving vehicle; battery alternatives and analyses of galaxy clusters claim top prizes at a global high school science competition
- Flagging loose bolts: “Smart alert washer” automatically flags when a nut is coming loose, warning of potential danger
December 3rd, 2011
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Searching for signs of picky, competitive mating in a whole other kingdom (p. 16)
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Two centuries on, scientists revisit the magnitudes of New Madrid’s biggest rumbles (p. 22)
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Spacecraft finds Earthy features on sister planet (p. 26)
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Recent data from two spacecraft suggest the planet was mostly dry and cold, with a wet, warm subsurface. (p. 5)
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Reduced quality of slumber with age erases memory benefits of snoozing. (p. 8)
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Stress and motherhood, tandem MRIs, the memory benefits of resveratrol and more from the organization's meeting November 12-16 in Washington, D.C. (p. 8)
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People with total recall of their life’s events have enlargement in a region also associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder. (p. 9)
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Skateboarding develops intuition about slope speeds unavailable to most people. (p. 10)
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Paying attention to what others say can make listeners totally unaware of unexpected sounds. (p. 10)
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Gut bacteria appear to play a role in initiating multiple sclerosis in mice. (p. 11)
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Killing off dormant cells slows the decline of mice genetically engineered to grow old fast. (p. 11)
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A chemical brew used by snakes to build cardiac muscle could have medical applications. (p. 12)
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White-nose syndrome has devastated bat population in eastern North America. (p. 12)
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With air passageways in its skull like no other animal known, an extinct outsized rodent may have made sound all its own. (p. 13)
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Supposedly separate types may really have been one. (p. 13)
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The surprising composition and terrain of an asteroid may provide a variety of lessons about the solar system. (p. 14)
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