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Hot, Hot, Hot: Peppers and spiders reach same pain receptor
The burn of hot peppers and the searing pain of a spider bite could have a common cause.
- Plants
Cretaceous Corsages? Fossil in amber suggests antiquity of orchids
Orchids appeared on the scene about 80 million years ago, according to evidence from a bee that collected orchid pollen and got trapped in amber.
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- Life
Long-lasting daddy longlegs
Fossils of two new daddy longlegs species have been unearthed in China.
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2011 Science News of the Year: Life
Multicellular life from a test tube In less than two months, yeast in a test tube evolved from single-celled life to bristly multicellular structures. The new, snowflakelike forms act like multicellular organisms, reproducing by splitting when they reach large sizes and evolving further in response to harsh conditions, William Ratcliff of the University of Minnesota, […]
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The Digital Camera Revolution
Instead of imitating film counterparts, new technologies work with light in creative ways.
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Consciousness Emerges
Somewhere along a tangled path, sights, sounds and insights pop into awareness.
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Mixed Results
Having the right blend of animal personalities can make or break a group
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New species of the year
More creatures, less Latin used to describe them.
- Health & Medicine
Little Mind Benders
Parasites that sneak into the brain may alter your behavior and health.
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