Uncategorized
- Space
Black holes that burp
Some black holes in outer space may actually spit out as much material as they suck in.
- Environment
The down side of keeping clean
Chemicals we use to clean and disinfect could be damaging the environment by killing off algae at the food chain's base.
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- Animals
Childhood chills give bees six left feet
If the bees are raised in cold temperatures, their dancing skills seem to go down the drain.
- Brain
Watching the Brain Learn to Read
As kids learn to read, the left side of the brain gradually takes over from the right.
- Health & Medicine
Sea Kids See Clearly Underwater
Sea-gypsy children spend so much time swimming that their eyes have adapted to improve vision underwater.
- Fossils
Fossil fly from Antarctica
A tiny fly fossil has turned up about 500 kilometers from the South Pole.
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- Tech
Eating up foul sewage smells
Bacteria can break down the chemical responsible for sewage's rotten-egg smell.
- Earth
Quick quake alerts
A system of detectors could provide a few seconds warning that an earthquake is coming.
- Health & Medicine
Gut germs to the rescue
Many of the bacteria that live in our intestines may help keep us healthy.
- Humans
Fossil skulls plug gap in human origins
Anthropologists have unearthed the oldest fossils of modern people ever found.
