Archives for August 2011

Free-Market Fungi

August 31, 2011

Symbiotic plants and fungi reward generous trade partners and punish stingy ones.

August 30, 2011

Our brains shrink by up to 15% over our lifetimes, but those of chimpanzees do not.

August 29, 2011

A pregnant reptilian fossil clears up a long-standing paleontology mystery.

August 26, 2011

FEAR, LIES & SHRINKING BRAINS - Why our brains shrink, but chimps' don't, why computers are …

August 26, 2011

Loss of muscle tone is an inevitable part of aging—or is it?

August 24, 2011

One dolphin species hunts by detecting the electricity given off by its prey.

August 23, 2011

Age-related working memory loss may be at least partly reversible.

August 22, 2011

New software can quickly flag tainted water supplies.

August 19, 2011

WATER EVERYWHERE - Astronomers have discovered the largest cache of water ever, and researchers are …

August 19, 2011

Diseases spread by mosquitoes plague millions of people. But what if people could make mosquitoes …

August 18, 2011

Dolphins heal remarkably well after massive shark bites, and scientists want to know how they do it.