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- Physics
Life’s code in soap
The mathematics of soapy water yields some clues to the origin of the genetic code.
- Humans
Symbolic snacks
Capuchin monkeys can reason with tokens as they do with different foods, demonstrating a basic capacity for thinking symbolically.
- Health & Medicine
Parasite payback
The protozoan parasite that causes leishmaniasis seems vulnerable to the anticancer drug tamoxifen, research in mice shows.
- Physics
Suction hunters
Scientists reveal new details on how extendable jaws help fish capture prey.
- Health & Medicine
Time on their side
Review of a decade's worth of major league baseball games shows a slight cost in performance in teams with jet lag.
- Health & Medicine
Thanks for the pounds, Mom
When inherited from mom, a gene linked to obesity and diabetes interferes with blood sugar metabolism.
- Health & Medicine
Ineffective alternative
The herbal remedy St. John’s Wort may not treat ADHD, a new study shows
- Animals
Invasion of the salmon
Chinook salmon, dwindling in the United States, go wild in South America.
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- Health & Medicine
Take a nap
A nap is the most effective way to combat an after-lunch slump, but caffeine will help too.
- Paleontology
Ancient burrows
Triassic-era sediments unearthed in Antarctica reveal the well-preserved lair of a four-legged, mammal-like reptile.
- Paleontology
A mammoth divide
Woolly mammoths roamed Siberia in two distinct clans, and the split between the groups, scientists say, is surprisingly deep, occurring more than 1 million years ago.
