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4,004 results for: Dogs
- Health & Medicine
Asthma Counterattack
After several experimental attempts, researchers finally have verified that fighting allergens in the household can reduce symptoms of asthma.
- Paleontology
Flightless Feathered Friends
New finds of fossil penguins, as well as analyses of the characteristics and DNA of living penguins, are shedding light on the evolution of these flightless birds.
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Sit, Stay, Speak
If dogs could verbally comment on the scientific study of canine minds and how they really think, it might sound something like this.
- Humans
Science News of the Year 2004
A review of important scientific achievements reported in Science News during the year 2004.
- Health & Medicine
Food Colorings
Many deeply hued plant pigments appear to offer health benefits, from fighting heart disease and obesity to preserving memory.
- Tech
Matrix Realized
Devices called brain-computer interfaces could give paralyzed patients the ability to flex mechanical limbs, steer a motorized wheelchair, or operate robots through sheer brainpower.
- Math
Life on the Scales
A mathematical equation helps explain life processes on all biological scales, from molecules to ecosystems.
- Health & Medicine
A Fishy Therapy
Shark cartilage continues to be sold to fight cancer, even though its efficacy has not been confirmed by any major U.S. trials.
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Possible Worlds
A growing number of reports highlight imagination's pervasive influence on thinking, one example of which is the surprisingly large proportion of well-adjusted preschoolers who play with make-believe companions.
- Astronomy
Dark Influence
A study of galaxy clusters tests whether dark matter particles can collide with each other, while other observations show that dark matter doesn't behave as expected near the centers of galaxies.
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Read All about It
Brain studies and cross-cultural investigations indicate that the neural path to becoming a good reader varies, depending on a person's inherent capacity for assessing print and on the design principles of his or her native writing system.
- Ecosystems
Empty Nets
New research has begun challenging long-held assumptions about the consequences for fish stocks of harvesting the biggest fish first.
