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5,106 results for: seek

  1. Life

    Computer chips wired with nerve cells

    Experiments could lead to ways of melding minds with machines.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg

  2. Book Review: Voyager: Seeking Newer Worlds in the Third Great Age of Discovery by Stephen J. Pyne

    Review by Alexandra Witze.

    By Science News
  3. Life

    Worries grow over monarch butterflies

    Migrants overwintering in Mexico rebounded somewhat this past winter, but still trending downward.

    By Susan Milius

  4. The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean by Susan Casey

    The author interweaves tales of scientists and surfers who, whether for study or an adrenaline rush, seek out monster waves. THE WAVE: IN PURSUIT OF THE ROGUES, FREAKS, AND GIANTS OF THE OCEAN BY SUSAN CASEY Doubleday, 2010, 352 p., $27.95.

    By Science News
  5. Humans

    Water’s Edge Ancestors

    Human evolution’s tide may have turned on lake and sea shores.

    By Bruce Bower
  6. Health & Medicine

    Mom’s past drug abuse may alter brain chemistry of offspring

    A new study in rats suggests that the lingering effects of adolescent opiate use may be passed on for two generations, even if the female is drug-free when she gets pregnant.

    By Tom Siegfried
  7. Plants

    Flirty Plants

    Searching for signs of picky, competitive mating in a whole other kingdom.

    By Susan Milius
  8. Humans

    Missing Lincs

    Lesser-known genetic material helps explain why humans are human.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  9. Humans

    Citation-amnesia paper published

    Many biomedical researchers fail to put their findings into context by citing related, previously published work. I termed this citation amnesia, when I wrote about it 18 months ago, based on data presented at a meeting on peer review and publishing. Readers who seek more details than my initial blog provided can now pore over the stats from that research for themselves. The Johns Hopkins University team that I encountered at the Vancouver meeting has now formally published its analysis.

    By Janet Raloff
  10. Health & Medicine

    Allergic to cancer

    Having an overactive immune system may protect against certain types of brain tumor, a study suggests.

    By Daniel Strain
  11. Humans

    In-laws transformed early human society

    A study of today's hunter-gatherers finds marital relationships help spread a social fabric.

    By Bruce Bower
  12. Health & Medicine

    Tired, sure, but is it from Lyme disease or chronic fatigue?

    A scan of proteins in spinal fluid reveals distinct signatures for these two conditions, offering hope for better diagnosis and possibly treatment.

    By Nathan Seppa