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The Ultimate Chimp Challenge: Chimps Do Challenging Puzzles for the Fun of It
February 24, 2013 — Scientists are putting their bananas away, because chimpanzees don't need any persuading when it comes to getting stuck into brain ... > full story -
Lessons from Cockroaches Could Inform Robotics
February 22, 2013 — Running cockroaches start to recover from being shoved sideways before their dawdling nervous system kicks in to tell their legs what to do, researchers have found. These new insights on how ... > full story -
The Lifetime Journeys of Manure-Based Microbes
February 22, 2013 — Studies at the U.S. Department of Agriculture are shedding some light on the microbes that dwell in cattle manure -- what they are, where they thrive, where they struggle, and where they can end ... > full story -
Stash of Stem Cells Found in a Human Parasite
February 22, 2013 — Researchers have now found stem cells inside the parasite that cause schistosomiasis, one of the most common parasitic infections in the world. These stem cells can regenerate worn-down organs, which ... > full story -
Fruit Flies Force Their Young to Drink Alcohol for Their Own Good
February 22, 2013 — When fruit flies sense parasitic wasps in their environment, they lay their eggs in an alcohol-soaked environment, essentially forcing their larvae to consume booze as a drug to combat the deadly ... > full story -
Small Groups of Brain Cells Store Concepts for Memory Formation -- From Luke Skywalker to Your Grandmother
February 22, 2013 — Concepts in our minds -- from Luke Skywalker to our grandmother -- are represented by their own distinct group of neurons, according to new ... > full story -
Particle Physics Research Sheds New Light on Possible 'Fifth Force of Nature'
February 21, 2013 — In a breakthrough for the field of particle physics, researchers have established new limits on what scientists call "long-range spin-spin interactions" between atomic particles. These interactions ... > full storyMore: -
Robotic Bat Wing Engineered: Researchers Uncover Flight Secrets of Real Bats
February 21, 2013 — Researchers have developed a robotic bat wing that is providing valuable new information about dynamics of flapping flight in real bats. From an engineering perspective, the researchers hope the data ... > full story -
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Floral Signs Go Electric: Bumblebees Find and Distinguish Electric Signals from Flowers
February 21, 2013 — Flowers' methods of communicating are at least as sophisticated as any devised by an advertising agency, according to a new study. The research shows for the first time that pollinators such as ... > full story -
Journey to the Limits of Space-Time: Black Hole Simulations on Supercomputers Present New View of Jets and Accretion Disks
February 21, 2013 — Black holes shape the growth and death of the stars around them through their powerful gravitational pull and explosive ejections of energy. In a recent article, researchers predicted the formation ... > full story
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