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- Neuroscience
Brain reconstruction hints at dinosaur communication
T. rex and other dinos might have understood complex vocal calls.
- Genetics
Dogs’ origins lie in Europe
First domesticated canines did not live in China or Middle East, a study of mitochondrial DNA finds.
- Physics
Single photon detected but not destroyed
Researchers build first instrument that can witness the passage of a light particle without absorbing it.
- Quantum Physics
Quantum information storage that lasts and lasts
Physicists have stored a snippet of quantum information at room temperature for more than 1,000 times the previous record.
- Neuroscience
Teenagers act impulsively when facing danger
Brain activity may help explain why crime peaks during the teenage years.
- Animals
Tibet may be ancient home of big cats
A recently discovered fossil skull and teeth suggest that the ancestor of all big cats lived in what's now Tibet.
- Psychology
Do you want the good news or the bad news first?
Do you want to hear the good news or the bad news first? A new study purports to answer the question. But can we apply this to how we deliver news? Well, I have good news, and I have bad news.
- Health & Medicine
Prion mutation yields disease marked by diarrhea
Rare prion ailment starts in adulthood, attacking the gut before brain.
- Science & Society
Top 10 revolutionary scientific theories
Quantum theory, game theory and evolution all make the list of history’s paradigm-busting revolutionary scientific theories.
- Neuroscience
Another look at paralysis
Robotic suits help paralyzed people move, but simple behavior changes may prevent the accidents that cause the injuries.
- Astronomy
Black hole spurts jets of iron and nickel
New observations show that the jets of black hole 4U 1630-47 carry massive particles such as iron and nickel atoms instead of the typical low-mass particles such as electrons.
- Life
How to kill the last microbes standing
Chemical wipes out bacteria that linger after antibiotic treatment.
