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May 21, 2013

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9:00 AM | Is biodiversity important? Considering other drivers of global change (Part 3)

[Continued from Part 2] Two weeks ago, I reviewed some of the experimental evidence for the importance of diversity. In . . .

May 20, 2013

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9:32 PM | Bra Dryer Gets Delicates Ready Fast

A dryer just for your bras, when air drying just isn't fast enough. Continue reading →

May 17, 2013

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5:26 PM | Victorian Era Brits Were Smarter Than Us

The average intelligence level of Victorian-era individuals was higher than that of people today, according to a new study. Continue reading →

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5:02 PM | Badass Biology: Toxoplasma gondii

Look, we humans are awesome. We own this planet. If we really wanted to, we could spill every barrel of oil we have into the ocean, light it all into one gigantic fiery blaze, get on fire-proof boats in robot … Continue reading →

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1:41 PM | Man Grabs Girl, Mom Gives Chase

When a man grabs a four-year-old girl, the girl's mother springs into action. All ends well. Continue reading →

May 15, 2013

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10:44 PM | 'Dead' Man Walks Again ... But Why?

In Zimbabwe, a man about to be buried suddenly seemed to come back from the dead. Continue reading →

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10:00 PM | First human stem cells created through cloning…thank Mitalipov’s macaques!

Today is one of those days that will go down in medical and scientific history, the day that scientists at Oregon Health and Science University led by Professor Shoukhrat Mitalipov announced that they had successfully created pluripotent human stem cells by cloning … Continue reading →

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7:13 PM | 10 Awesome Things You Didn’t Know About Your Brain

I’ve been thinking lately…thinking a lot about my brain (that’s a little trippy, right?) I mean, it essentially controls everything about my life, which means that if I wanted to say, get more motivated to start working out, or study better for an upcoming exam, cure my depression, get out of a bad relationship, find […]

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1:43 PM | How are humans like ants?

Last year, I wrote about how some ants can find their way home after finding food. They have the remarkable …Continue reading »

May 14, 2013

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7:29 PM | Child Abductions By Strangers Very Rare

Despite parents' concerns and news media stories, child abductions by strangers are much rarer than most people think. Continue reading →

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7:00 AM | Diverse Introspectives: A Conversation with Peter Kareiva

On May 7th, fellow UW grad student Halley Froelich and I had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Peter Kareiva, . . .

May 13, 2013

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7:00 PM | Alligators Inspire New Way for Growing Teeth

American alligators could help to revolutionize tooth replacement in humans. Continue reading →

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4:29 PM | Dog DNA may hold clues to eczema for humans

Dr. Kerstin Lindblad-Toh at Uppsala University (Sweden) who specializes in comparative genomics and Dr. Åke Hedhammar, SLU (Sweden) recently identified a novel gene in German shepherd dogs, PKP-2, that encodes a protein (plakophilin-2) important for regulating proper skin structure and function. This protein was found to be associated with canine atopic dermatitis (i.e. doggy eczema), a…

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4:09 PM | Sexcereal Boasts Spoonfuls Of Libido Boosts

The world's first all-natural, gender-based cereal is here to quell one appetite and stimulate another. Continue reading →

May 12, 2013

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11:39 AM | Are Moms' Brains Bigger?

Having kids might make moms smarter. Continue reading →

May 09, 2013

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9:45 PM | Fatigued? Skip the High-Fat Foods

Trading high-fat food for carbs increases alertness during the day, a new study finds. Continue reading →

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9:10 PM | How Psychics Play the Odds and Still Lose

Psychics use common sense and a few psychological principles to provide the illusion of accuracy. Continue reading →

May 08, 2013

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4:29 PM | Drinking Champagne Improves Memory

Drinking one to three glasses of champagne a week may counteract the memory loss associated with aging. Continue reading →

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2:12 PM | Child Abuse Billboard Only a Child Can Read

A printing technique is used to create a message that can only be viewed from the low vantage point of a child. Continue reading →

May 07, 2013

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7:13 PM | 15,000-Year-Old Words?

Mother, bark and spit are some of the oldest known words, say researchers. Continue reading →

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3:49 PM | Should You Suck on Your Baby's Pacifier?

A baby's immune system could get a boost when the binkie gets a lick from parents. Continue reading →

May 04, 2013

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11:40 PM | Revelation that the ’6-Inch Alien’ is human. Siriusly. (UPDATE: Aborted fetus?)

Keeping up with this story of skeletal remains that was hyped as possibly alien, then revealed to be human but very odd (see original below), this analysis seems very plausible – that it is indeed a human fetus and the distortions are explained. Atacama ‘alien’ mystery is no mystery | Zygoma. The main differences I can discern by looking at the high quality photos on the Sirius Disclosure website are that the Atacama specimen is from a slightly earlier stage foetus (discussed […]

May 03, 2013

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3:50 PM | Are Millennials Lazy?

A new study suggests that members of Gen Y are less likely to want to work hard. Continue reading →

May 02, 2013

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3:51 PM | Can Handwriting Identify Better Employees?

Graphology, the practice of determining personality from handwriting, is being used to screen job applicants. Continue reading →

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1:44 PM | Twins Born 87 Days Apart

The span of time will break the Guinness World Record title for longest interval between birth of twins. Continue reading →

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4:01 AM | Toxic Metals Found In Lipstick

In chemical testing on commonly used lipsticks and lip glosses, researchers found toxic metals at levels that could possibly lead to health problems. Continue reading →

May 01, 2013

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1:29 PM | Two-Year-Old Girl Gets Stem Cell Windpipe

The little Korean-Canadian girl has a new trachea -- grown from her own stem cells. Continue reading →

April 30, 2013

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4:57 PM | Why People Believed Fake Bomb Detectors Worked

It took years and many deaths for anyone to realize the devices were fakes; here's why. Continue reading →

April 26, 2013

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7:48 PM | Is Dove Beauty Campaign Based on Bad Data?

A widely reported survey found that 4 percent of women consider themselves beautiful, but what does that really mean? Continue reading →

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5:03 PM | Can Facebook Guess Your Weight?

Your social-media habits and interests say a lot about your health, researchers find. Continue reading →