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Musical Illusion

January 15, 2001

How people perceive a musical illusion called the tritone paradox depends on the language they heard …

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Beer Antioxidants

January 12, 2001

Beer has antioxidants which reduce the risk of heart disease in rats.

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Math and Language

January 11, 2001
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Ultrasonic Headband

January 10, 2001

A device worn on the head that emits sonar acts as an aid for blind people

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Blood Cholesterol

January 9, 2001

Does donating blood lower your cholesterol? (No, it doesn't change your body's ability to make it.)

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Whale Song Swapping

January 8, 2001

A cultural revolution in humpback whales songs off the Australian coast

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Low Oxygen

January 5, 2001

Babies who succumb to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) may not have enough neurons to respond to …

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Russian Honeybees

January 4, 2001

Russian honeybees can confer varroa mite resistance to domestic U.S. honeybees.

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Parallel Computing

January 3, 2001

NSF Center for Research in Parallel Computation: Writing programs for parallel supercomputers

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Deer Hunting

January 2, 2001

Deer populations adjust to hunting by giving birth to more male fawns.

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Chinese Bells

January 1, 2001

Determining how a set of 65 ancient Chinese bronze bells was made

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