* 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. ...
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Jul 8, 2010 4:47 pm
* Drug said to thwart mental decline, grow brain cells in rodents: Research has turned up clues to a mechanism that could lead to a for Alzheimer's disease...
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Jul 21, 2010 3:57 pm
* Newfound stars seen shattering known size limits: One monstrous star would make our Sun look as dull as the Moon by comparison, astronomers say. ...
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Aug 18, 2010 4:48 pm
* "Psychedelics" could find new lease on life -- in the doctor's office: Sometimes touted as spiritual aids, certain illegal, hallucination-inducing drugs are...
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Sep 1, 2010 5:17 pm
* Drug-resistant germs found to help their brethren through the attack: Confronting assault by antibiotics, some bacteria help each other out, researchers say....
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Sep 22, 2010 4:35 pm
* Bizarre dinos found: A fossil with a stupendously multi-horned face and another likened to a giant rhino with a supersized head have reportedly turned up in...
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Sep 29, 2010 9:04 pm
* Candidate "habitable" planet described as most promising yet: Two other candidates were possibly too cold and too hot, but this one seems just right,...
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Oct 13, 2010 5:06 pm
* Societies evolve a bit like creatures, study concludes: Increases in political complexity are usually gradual, as is the case with the complexity of living...
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Oct 28, 2010 6:47 pm
* "Liberal gene" identified: People with a specific gene variant tend to develop into liberals if they also have many friends as teenagers, a study suggests. ...
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Nov 19, 2010 8:29 am
* "Gangster"; bird found to charge for protection: An avian species in Africa runs what some scientists are likening to a protection racket. ...
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Dec 8, 2010 9:22 pm
* "Forests" detectable even in distant solar systems, scientists suggest: Once humans start imaging Earth-like planets in other solar systems, tree-like life...
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Dec 20, 2010 5:58 pm
* Sticks appear as "dolls" in hands of chimps: Some chimpanzees have been sighted playing with sticks in a manner reminiscent of doll play, scientists are...
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Jan 13, 2011 8:46 am
* Thunderstorms produce antimatter, scientists find: Scientists using a NASA instrument have detected beams of a rare, mirror-image form of matter above storms...
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Feb 2, 2011 9:27 pm
* Possible Earth-sized, habitable planets found: A NASA telescope seems to have discovered five planets that are about the size of Earth and could support...
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Mar 4, 2011 7:45 am
* Tiny bugs have own personalities despite being clones, scientists say: Tiny green insects known as pea aphids have individual behavior patterns, or...
