* Genes affecting generosity may be found: One gene underlying altruism is an evolutionarily ancient strip of DNA also found in rodents, a study indicates. ...
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* Competition drives forward robo-car technology: A university team won $2 million for its entry in a government-sponsored competition for self-driving cars. ...
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* Drastic diet may extend human life: study Researchers knew it worked in animals, but whether we'd benefit has been unclear. ...
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* Breakthrough may let scientists make stem cells on demand: Researchers say they appear to have success- fully turned ordinary human cells into powerful stem...
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* First reversal of aging in an organ claimed: A short-term success in rejuvenating the skin of mice points the way to future progress against aging,...
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* How the mind may work like Google: Thinking and using a Web search engine might seem to be very different activities. But a study has found they may draw on...
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* Famed wreck reported found, "pristine";: Remains of a ship linked to the scandalous 17th century "pirate," Capt. Kidd., could shed light on a pivotal era,...
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* Science gives beauty some of its mystery back -- for now: There may be more to good looks than averageness after all, new research suggests. ...
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NOTE: Apologies for the mistaken subject line in the previous email. --The Editors. * Shrinking helium reserves may threaten more than kids' play: The element...
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* Mystery world a merged planet?: A strange object "needs a strange explanation," an astronomer says. http://www.world-science.net/othernews/080110_merger.htm ...
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* Claim of alien cells in rain may fit historical accounts: study A controversial theory concerning recent strange, red rains hasn't died. In fact, things...
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* Get lazy, age faster: People who are physically active in their spare time seem biologically younger than their couch-bound peers, researchers say. ...
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* Communing with nature less and less: People are losing interest in the outdoors, and it bodes ill for health and the environment, researchers warn. ...
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* Probe would swim into alien seas: Scientists hope to send a robotic submarine into oceans that may lurk within a moon of Jupiter. ...
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* Two strange dinos, one dark hunger: Newfound fossil reports highlight the unusual dinosaurs that prowled southern lands in search of fresh meat. ...
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* Moon systems, not planets, may be place to find life: Alien life might be both easier and more interesting to discover through a new strategy, a study...
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Feb 27, 2008 12:32 am
* Robot arms race seen underway: Proponents of robot weapons say they could keep soldiers out of harm's way. Critics say the machines raise troubling...
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* Pollution may make birds change their tune: Nothing like a birdsong to remind you of nature's glory, right? Maybe not quite, according to rather creepy new...
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* Estimates for peopling of Americas getting earlier: Humans appear to have first entered the Americas some 22,000 years ago, according to some archaeologists....
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* The evolution of drug abuse: New research challenges traditional explanations of why we wallow in chemical gratification. ...
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* Hunting was just final straw for mammoth, study finds: Does the human species have mammoth blood on its hands? Scientists have long debated it. ...
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* Dinosaurs along the Grand Canyon?: Arizona's giant gorge may be 55 million years old or more, researchers say. ...
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Apr 17, 2008 4:03 pm
* The inbred -- betrayed by scent? Female mice can sniff out inbred males, and the same might be true of other species, researchers say. ...
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* Musical genes may be coming to light: Musical ability seems to share genetic roots with language, scientists report. ...
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* Dip in brainpower may follow drop in real power: Researchers say low status seems to erode mental function -- with complicated implications for society. ...
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May 19, 2008 11:31 pm
* Extinct gene resurrected: Scientists say they have gotten a gene from the now-lost Tasmanian tiger to work in a mouse. ...
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* Tests back up theory of hot springs on Mars: Mars may have experienced life-giving processes similar to those that occur at Yellowstone National Park,...
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* Almost "uncontacted" tribe revealed in photos: Rare photos were released to highlight the perils facing peoples living remote from the modern world. ...
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* Parasite turns host into bodyguard: Among those nasty creatures that live as unwanted guests inside others, some are particularly sinister. ...
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* Study: gays' brain symmetry resembles other sex Researchers have found that gay people's brains resemble those of the opposite sex in some ways. ...
