| January 31, 2012 |
Twin Star Planets - Planets with two stars could have wild climates. |
| January 30, 2012 |
Warming & Winter - Arctic warming may actually be keeping winters cold for now, while raising temperatures in the other three seasons. |
| January 27, 2012 |
Light Roundup - The sunflower’s spirals inspire new solar power plant design. |
| January 26, 2012 |
A Dog’s Eye View of People - One key to our successful long-term relationship with dogs may lie in the eyes. |
| January 25, 2012 |
Kinder, Gentler Monkeys - Rhesus macaque monkeys become kinder after inhaling the hormone oxytocin. |
| January 24, 2012 |
Violin Confusion - The Stradivarius is the violin by which all others are judged. But does it deserve its reputation? |
| January 23, 2012 |
Weightless Flies - Magnetically levitated flies may help researchers study the effects of weightlessness. |
| January 20, 2012 |
Nutrition Roundup - Eating grapes protects against macular degeneration in mice. |
| January 19, 2012 |
Toddler Naps - New evidence suggests that napping helps young children regulate their emotions and take pleasure in their activities. |
| January 18, 2012 |
Mimic Mimic - When an Indonesian octopus mimics poisonous fish, a smaller fish takes advantage. |
| January 17, 2012 |
Earthquakes & Cyclones - Bad storms in Taiwan and Haiti may have contributed to earthquakes there. |
| January 16, 2012 |
Bat Brains - Like humans, bats process some types of sounds on the right side of their brains and other sounds on the left side of their brains. |
| January 13, 2012 |
Flora & Fauna Roundup - Researchers have discovered what makes buttercups so shiny. |
| January 12, 2012 |
Muscle Regeneration - Researchers have used reprogrammed human cells to create new muscle tissue in mice. |
| January 11, 2012 |
Sounds & Colors - Like humans, chimpanzees associate high-pitched sounds with bright colors and low-pitched sounds with dark colors. |
| January 10, 2012 |
Antidepressant Drug Test - A blood test reveals how well a patient may respond to a particular antidepressant. |
| January 9, 2012 |
Counting Pigeons - New research suggests that pigeons, like monkeys, can count. |
| January 6, 2012 |
Calendar Roundup - Researchers say they’ve developed a better calendar. |
| January 5, 2012 |
Predicting Side Effects - Computer scientists have developed a mathematical model to predict a drug’s side-effects before they can harm patients. |
| January 4, 2012 |
27 Club Myth - Statisticians test whether famous musicians are really more likely to die at age 27. |
| January 3, 2012 |
Spider Brains - Some spiders' brains are so big they spill over into their legs.
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| January 2, 2012 |
The Oldest Oldies - Some of the first sound recordings ever made are finally being heard again. |
