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Secrets of Three Amazing Animals Unveiled

April 29, 2013

Here are accounts of three very different animals whose behaviors have baffled scientists till now. Scientists are beginning to get at least partial answers for scientific mysteries by carefully observing and testing to see how things work.

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How to Use Your Brain

April 24, 2013

The fact that you can ponder how to use your brain implies it is a physical tool your soul uses. New findings support the idea that we can improve our brain function through effort, like we can learn to become better computer users.

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Biomimetics Roundup

April 20, 2013

Here's a quick rundown of news on new technologies emerging from the study of plants, animals, and cells.

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Wood You Cellulose for Starch?

April 17, 2013

Cellulose is the most abundant biomolecule, but how it's made still baffles scientists. Soon, though, you may be able to eat it.

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Human and Animal Brains: Uniquenesses and Similarities

April 12, 2013

Several recent science articles explore what we have in common with animals, and what is unique about the human brain.

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Intact Protein Remnants Found in Dinosaur Eggs

April 10, 2013

A new record for soft tissue in a dinosaur fossil was reported in Nature: collagen in dinosaur eggs from the early Jurassic.

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Of Hagfish, Geckos and Dragonflies

April 4, 2013

Some of the most unlikely creatures are making headlines because of their potential for advancing technology.

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Before the Cock Crows, the Biological Clock Strikes

March 30, 2013

At Easter time, people recall the story of Peter denying Jesus three times before the rooster crowed. Some scientists tried to figure out what clicks the rooster's clock alarm.

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Scientific Findings Can Be Counterintuitive

March 28, 2013

Here are examples of recent claims in science that seem to contradict what some would consider intuitively obvious. They should be kept in mind when evaluating other scientific truisms, like evolution.

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Biomimetics Matching Game

March 27, 2013

Try your hand at matching the organism with the new technology being developed from its design.

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Gold, Earthquakes, and Time

March 17, 2013

How long does it take to form veins of gold in the rock? (a) millions of years; (b) less than a second.

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Arctic Camel Found

March 10, 2013

Fossils from a large species of camel living in Canada's high arctic contain soft tissue.

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Complex Brain Wiring Unveiled in New Images

February 24, 2013

Surely one of the great mysteries of human life is how a single fertilized egg cell grows to an adult, with a brain sporting hundreds of billions of functional connections supporting abstract thought.

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Soil, Sustainability, and the Blue Revolution

February 20, 2013

Life-sustaining resources are right beneath our feet, says a Penn State hydrologist.

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What Do a Toucan, an Oyster and a Spider Have in Common? Bio-Engineers' Drool

February 17, 2013

If we want to build more robust, lightweight materials, two researchers say, look to nature.

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