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Fast and Painless Way to Better Mental Arithmetic? Yes, There Might Actually Be a Way
May 16, 2013 — In the future, if you want to improve your ability to manipulate numbers in your head, you might just plug yourself in. So say researchers who report on studies of a harmless form of brain ... > full story -
High-Testosterone Competitors More Likely to Choose Red
May 16, 2013 — Why do so many sports players and athletes choose to wear the color red when they compete? A new study suggests that it may have to do with their testosterone ... > full story -
Moth-Inspired Nanostructures Take the Color out of Thin Films
May 16, 2013 — Inspired by the structure of moth eyes, researchers have developed nanostructures that limit reflection at the interfaces where two thin films meet, suppressing the "thin-film interference" ... > full story -
Carbon in a Twirl: The Science Behind a Self-Assembled Nano-Carbon Helix
May 16, 2013 — Nanotechnology draws on the fabrication of nanostructures. Scientists have now succeeded in growing a unique carbon structure at the nanoscale that resembles a tiny twirled mustache. Their method ... > full story -
Spiders: Capturing Prey in Silken Netting and Sticky Hairs
May 16, 2013 — The great ecological success of spiders is often substantiated by the evolution of silk and webs. Biologists have now found an alternative adaptation to hunting prey: hairy adhesive pads, so called ... > full story -
Crickets' Calling Song Hits the High Notes
May 16, 2013 — Research has detailed how acoustic communication has evolved within a unique species of cricket which exploits extremely high frequency harmonics to ... > full story -
Actor Johnny Depp Immortalized in Name of Fossilized Creature With 'Scissor Hand' Claws
May 16, 2013 — A scientist has discovered an ancient extinct creature with 'scissor hand-like' claws in fossil records and has named it in honor of his favourite movie star. The 505-million-year-old fossil called ... > full story -
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Who's Your Daddy? Infidelity and Paternity in Reed Warblers
May 16, 2013 — Researchers recently carried out experiments with reed warblers to see how a situation of potential infidelity affects later paternal investment in the chicks and whether it does in fact lead to ... > full story -
Frog Once Imported for Pregnancy Testing Brought Deadly Amphibian Disease to U.S.
May 15, 2013 — African frogs, originally imported for early 20th century pregnancy tests, carried a deadly amphibian disease to the US, according to new findings. African Clawed Frogs have long been suspected of ... > full story -
First Direct Proof of Hofstadter Butterfly Fractal Observed in Moiré Superlattices
May 15, 2013 — Scientists have directly observed a rare quantum effect that produces a repeating butterfly-shaped energy spectrum, confirming the longstanding prediction of this quantum fractal energy structure ... > full story
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