* Technology seen slashing battery recharge time, weight: Engineers say they've found a way to move energy faster through a well-known battery material. ...
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Mar 22, 2009 1:58 am
* Language of music may really be universal: Africans who have never listened to radio can pick up on emotions in Western music, according to a new report. ...
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Apr 7, 2009 5:15 am
* Bird can "read" our gaze : A bird whose eyes look rather like human eyes pays good attention to where our glances fall, researchers say. ...
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Apr 24, 2009 2:25 am
* A warm TV may drive away feelings of loneliness, rejection: For those feeling unloved, illusionary relationships with TV characters sometimes help fill the...
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May 5, 2009 11:39 pm
* Expedition to bursting, undersea volcano yields marvels: The mountain supports unique creatures thriving despite constant eruptions, scientists say. ...
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May 16, 2009 2:07 am
* Monkeys found to wonder what might have been: Recordings of brain cells show that monkeys take note of missed opportunities and learn from their mistakes,...
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May 28, 2009 11:23 pm
* "Language gene" alters mouse squeaks: Mice carrying a "humanized" gene can't talk, but might tell us something about our evolutionary past. ...
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Jun 7, 2009 5:16 pm
* Do sex cells hold the secret to long life?: The secret of longevity may lurk within the genetic activity of sperm and eggs, new research suggests. ...
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Jun 19, 2009 7:33 am
* Study turns pigeons into "art critics": A Japanese researcher is reporting that he has trained birds to tell apart "good" and "bad" children's paintings. ...
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Jul 9, 2009 2:56 pm
* Monkeys live longer after eating lighter: study Cutting calories by 30 percent seems to have remarkable effects, scientists say. ...
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Jul 29, 2009 6:52 pm
* "Dream therapy" set for a comeback?: Similarities in brain activity between a special dreaming state and some forms of mental derangement are drawing...
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Aug 17, 2009 9:07 pm
* Small "epidemic" may have killed Mozart: A minor bacterial outbreak spread from a military hospital may have felled the great composer, scientists say. ...
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Sep 6, 2009 12:04 am
* Cities work much like brains, study finds: Highway interconnections in cities are organized and evolve much like brain connections, research suggests. ...
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Sep 17, 2009 6:04 pm
* Tiny "T. rex" found: An ancestor of the giant predator resembles a miniature replica of it, at 1/90 the weight, scientists say. ...
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Oct 1, 2009 5:43 pm
* Pre-"Lucy" fossils reveal secrets: The last common ancestor of chimps and humans was probably not as chimp-like as widely believed, researchers report. ...
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Oct 7, 2009 4:22 pm
* Could birth control pills alter mate choices?: Contraceptive pills may alter women's abilities to choose, compete for and retain mates, scientists say. ...
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Nov 4, 2009 6:02 pm
* It's not an earthquake -- it's an aftershock from long ago: Some "earthquakes" that occur in unusual locations may really be aftershocks of quakes centuries...
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Dec 2, 2009 3:11 am
* Do black holes zap galaxies into existence? Astronomers say they may have solved a long-debated chicken-and-egg problem. ...
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Dec 10, 2009 8:15 pm
* Fossils said to clarify dinosaur evolution: A new find indicates that dinosaurs split up early into three basic lineages, researchers say. ...
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Dec 30, 2009 1:41 am
* Scientists create "memories" in isolated brain slices: Researchers say the effect occurred thanks to an obscure type of cell first described in 1893. ...
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Jan 12, 2010 10:42 pm
* For healthy mental aging, brain games may fill in for schooling: People with less education can avoid the increased risk of memory loss, a study suggests. ...
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Feb 17, 2010 5:02 am
* Vitamin cocktail found to extend youthfulness in mice: A complex mix of ingredients available in many drug stores was noted in a study to help keep mice ...
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Mar 10, 2010 7:33 pm
* Quake moved whole city: The massive earthquake that struck Chile last month moved an entire city at least 10 feet (3 meters) to the west, scientists say. ...
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Mar 24, 2010 11:42 am
* "Last Supper" got ever bigger in paint: study An analysis suggests a trend of growing portion sizes, today often blamed on fast-food places, might have...
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Apr 15, 2010 3:42 am
* You may still have to avoid T. rex: A leech that turned up in a girl's nose has been dubbed the "T. rex" of its kind by scientists. They say its ancestors...
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Apr 24, 2010 10:36 pm
* Mostly-male book images may reduce girls' science scores: In a small study, a gender gap in school science scores flipped when students used a text showing ...
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May 9, 2010 10:02 pm
* Scientists explore whether some apes shake heads for "no": Preventing an action by someone else may be one purpose for which bonobos shake their heads, a...
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May 21, 2010 1:08 am
* Scientists report first cell made with artificial genes: Their "synthetic genome" is a near-copy of a natural one, but researchers say their method can be...
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Jun 10, 2010 6:15 pm
* Comets may have come from other solar systems: Many of the best known comets may have been born orbiting other stars, according to a new theory. ...
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Jun 17, 2010 6:15 pm
* Sense of direction may be innate: New research suggests the brain comes hard-wired with working navigational cells. ...