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• Dolphins and Whales
  Pollution
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  Ship Noise Makes Crabs Get Crabby

  February 26, 2013 — A new study found that ship noise affects crab metabolism, with the largest crabs faring the worst, and found little evidence that crabs acclimatize to noise over ... > full story
• Global Warming
  Climate
  Petroleum
  Oceanography
  Air Quality
  Fossil Fuels
   
  

  New Tool for Measuring Frozen Gas in Ocean Floor Sediments

  February 26, 2013 — Scientists have developed an instrument capable of simulating the high pressures and low temperatures needed to create hydrate in sediment ... > full story
• Hearing Loss
  Hearing Impairment
  Healthy Aging
  Workplace Health
  Diseases and Conditions
  Disorders and Syndromes
   
  

  Resveratrol Shows Promise to Protect Hearing, Cognition

  February 20, 2013 — Resveratrol, a substance found in red grapes and red wine, may have the potential to protect against hearing and cognitive decline, according to a new ... > full story
• Perception
  Language Acquisition
  Child Development
  Educational Psychology
  Intelligence
  Children's Health
   
  

  Biological Marker of Dyslexia Discovered: Ability to Consistently Encode Sound Undergirds the Reading Process

  February 19, 2013 — Researchers believe they have discovered a biological marker of dyslexia, a disorder affecting up to one out of 10 children that makes learning to read difficult. The researchers found a systematic ... > full story
• Astrophysics
  Natural Disasters
  Earthquakes
  Asteroids, Comets and Meteors
  Tsunamis
  Floods
   
  

  Russian Fireball Largest Ever Detected by Comprehensive Nuclear‑Test‑Ban Treaty Organization's Infrasound Sensors

  February 19, 2013 — Infrasonic waves from the meteor that broke up over Russia's Ural mountains last week were the largest ever recorded by the Comprehensive Nuclear‑Test‑Ban Treaty Organization's ... > full story
• Language Acquisition
  Neuroscience
  Child Development
  Behavioral Science
  Perception
  Educational Psychology
   
  

  Roots of Language in Human and Bird Biology: Genes Activated for Human Speech Similar to Ones Used by Singing Songbirds

  February 14, 2013 — The neuroanatomy of human speech and bird song share structural features, behaviors and now gene expression ... > full story
• Child Development
  Language Acquisition
  Perception
  Intelligence
  Tinnitus
  Educational Psychology
   
  

  Love of Musical Harmony Is Not Nature but Nurture

  February 14, 2013 — Our love of music and appreciation of musical harmony is learnt and not based on natural ability, a new study has ... > full story
• Today's Healthcare
  Health Policy
  Diseases and Conditions
  Medical Imaging
  Workplace Health
  Video Games
   

  Kinect Teleport for Remote Medicine

  February 13, 2013 — The Microsoft Kinect game controller could cut the U.S. healthcare bill by up to $30 billion by allowing physicians and other medics to interact with patients remotely so reducing the number of ... > full story
• Neuroscience
  Intelligence
  Brain Injury
  Child Development
  Psychology
  Educational Psychology
   
  

  Early Music Lessons Boost Brain Development

  February 12, 2013 — Musical training before the age of seven has a significant effect on the development of the brain, showing that those who began early had stronger connections between motor regions -- the parts of ... > full story
• Hearing Loss
  Hearing Impairment
  Workplace Health
  Child Development
  Disability
  Perception
   

  Noisy Classroom Simulation Aids Comprehension in Hearing-Impaired Children

  February 11, 2013 — Training the brain to filter out background noise and thus understand spoken words could help the academic performance and quality of life for children who struggle to hear, but there's been little ... > full story

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