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The Science of Obama’s Fly-Swatting
06.18.2009 A combination of good strategy and some facets of human evolution overcame the bug's impressive natural defenses.
by Allison Bond
5 Questions: From Fossils in Rocks to Stadium Rock
Gregory Erickson studies the life cycles of dinosaurs and teaches concert-like classes. 06.02.2009
Darwin Plays Game Theory—and Wins
A computer simulation predicts that ravens should have evolved a behavior called "gang foraging," which is then observed in real ravens. 05.22.2009
A Shad Situation
The population of American shad rebounded in the 1990s but is again on the wane. 05.17.2009
A Scientist's Guide to Finding Alien Life: Where, When, and in What Universe
A variety of new findings point to the "habitable zones" where we're likely to find extraterrestrials. 05.11.2009
What Is This? A Stony, Bloody Battlefield?
Hint: It's related to the rose and can put the "white" back in your pearly whites. 05.06.2009
Can Giant Robots Successfully Mine the Mile-Deep Seafloor?
The economic collapse threatens the long-held dream of underwater mining. 05.04.2009
The Biocentric Universe Theory: Life Creates Time, Space, and the Cosmos Itself
Stem-cell guru Robert Lanza presents a radical new view of the universe and everything in it. 05.01.2009
What Is This? A Piece of Rainbow Rock?
Hint: To forensic technicians it's a valuable timer; to medical doctors it's a defense against infection. 04.25.2009
Birds May Have Used Big Brains to Outlast the Dinosaurs
The ancestors of modern birds seemed to have sophisticated hearing—and perhaps other sharp faculties, as well. 04.12.2009
Diamonds Are a Geologist's Best Friend
Tiny carbon spheres hidden under rock and ice may be telltales of cataclysmic comet strikes. 04.06.2009
The Strange Forests that Drink—and Eat—Fog
Several forests around the world use fog to get critical moisture and nutrients. 03.30.2009
Jack Horner's Plan to Bring Dinosaurs Back to Life
The world's most famous dino-hunter says the key is embryonic development, not genetics. 03.27.2009
The New Theory About Why Animals Sleep: to Maintain the Immune System
New study shows that mammals that sleep more have more immune cells and fewer parasites. 03.22.2009
How to Tell If You're Poisoning Yourself With Fish
Researchers are creating genetic tests to determine if mercury hiding in that "healthy" dinner could be messing with your brain. 03.19.2009
The Finder of the Secret Gorillas
Biologist Emma Stokes protects endangered animals in far-off countries. 03.12.2009
A Close Look at the Original Information Superhighway
A detailed microscope image shows the complicated structure of a fish's nervous system. 03.05.2009
A Glow Below
Fluorescent coral captured on film 02.28.2009
The Best New Science Books
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Area 51, modern life vs human nature, and more 02.20.2009
DNA Agrees With All the Other Science: Darwin Was Right
Molecular biologist Sean Carroll shows how evolution happens, one snippet of DNA at a time 02.19.2009
The First Pre-School: Animals Learning Before Birth
Advance lessons in avoiding predators and identifying kin 02.15.2009
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