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- Humans
Pottery cooked from the start
Japanese sites yield late Stone Age evidence of people heating fish in ceramic vessels.
- Life
New technique gives see-through view into mouse brains
Replacing fatty molecules turns organs transparent, allowing study of structure and function at the same time.
- Health & Medicine
2013 American Association for Cancer Research meeting
Highlights from the annual AACR meeting include ovulation’s impact on cancer risk and an experimental drug’s promising performance against leukemia.
- Life
Dinosaur embryos were restless, speedy growers
Hundreds of fossils found in China suggest some unhatched dinos kicked their legs.
- Life
A giant tortoise by any other name
Long, heated battle ends with a moniker for the Indian Ocean reptile.
- Health & Medicine
Ovarian cancer drug candidate passes early clinical test
An experimental medicine that uses a seek-and-destroy design to kill tumor cells may help some patients who face a recurrence.
- Humans
Penis size does matter
Women tend to consider men with lengthier members more visually attractive.
- Climate
Rising carbon dioxide means more air turbulence
More jarring flights are likely, simulation suggests.
- Humans
Reports of junk DNA’s ‘demise’ were based on junky logic and dubious definitions
Science is an oddly successful enterprise. On the whole, it provides an impressive guide to reality. From antibiotics and atomic bombs to laser beams and X-rays, science enables humans to forge powerful tools from nature’s secrets. Yet many aspects of science are deeply flawed, from the politicization of research funding to widespread misuse of math […]
- Life
Molecule in meat may increase heart disease risk
Gut bacteria transform compound into artery hardener.
- Chemistry
Network of cell mimics comes to life
3-D printed material resembles body tissue in form and perhaps function.
- Earth
Isolated coral reefs can regrow after bleaching
Having neighboring coral reefs is unnecessary for recovery.
