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- Animals
How weaver ants get a grip
Strong sticking power and quick reaction time help the insects stay put in trees.
- Health & Medicine
Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Meeting
Highlights from the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, San Antonio, February 22-26, 2013.
- Humans
News In Brief: Lipstick smudges reveal their identity
Raman spectroscopy allows forensics researchers to distinguish among dozens of lipsticks.
- Science & Society
Researcher rehab
A project called RePAIR aims to help those who have engaged in misconduct or unprofessional behavior get a second chance.
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- Health & Medicine
Mouse brain cells live long and prosper
Mouse neurons live twice as long as usual when transplanted into rat brain, suggesting that brain deterioration may not necessarily accompany long life.
- Earth
Nutrients matter in tropical forests
Soil nutrients and rainfall predict tree species range in Panama’s tropical forests.
- Health & Medicine
Tracing pollution links to asthma, allergy
Excessive exposure to air high in diesel exhaust and wood smoke is tied to disabled immune-regulating cells in children.
- Earth
Moderate climate warming could melt permafrost
Ancient cave formations in Siberia reveal effects of warmer past on frozen ground.
- Life
Insulin levels wax and wane daily
Modern life may clash with the hormone’s natural cycle, new mouse research suggests.
- Space
New home for runaway black hole
Galactic merger and ejection may have sent a cosmic wanderer through deep space.
- Earth
Intensive care linked to BPA exposure in newborns
High levels of pollutant BPA occur in sickest babies, study finds.
