Life
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BrainBaby Talk
Some infants can tell the difference between two languages just by looking at the speaker's face.
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AnimalsLife on the Down Low
The first scientific survey of organisms in the deep waters off Antarctica has discovered lots of life.
By J. L. Pegg -
AnimalsLittle beetle, big horns
Why do dung beetles have horns? Biologists sniff out some answers.
By Roberta Kwok -
PlantsThe Book of Life
Work has begun on a Web site called the Encyclopedia of Life, which aims to catalog every species on Earth.
By Emily Sohn -
BrainTalking with Hands
Studies of chimpanzees suggest that our ancestors may have "talked" to each other using hand gestures before they learned to speak.
By Emily Sohn -
FossilsA Living Fossil
Scientists have discovered that an Asian rodent belongs to a family of animals that had been thought to be extinct.
By J. L. Pegg -
AnimalsBig squid
Florida fishermen recently hauled in a squid that's like no other ever found in the Atlantic Ocean.
By Emily Sohn -
AnimalsCacophony acoustics
How do frogs hear each other in a noisy pond? Just the way we would, as it turns out.
By Emily Sohn -
AnimalsHelping the cause of macaws
Scientists' discoveries about macaws may help these magnificent birds survive.
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AnimalsRevenge of the cowbirds
Some cowbirds seem to force other birds to raise their chicks.
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BrainChimpanzee hunting tools
Some chimps, especially youngsters and female adults, use spearlike wooden tools to hunt.
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AnimalsA meal plan for birds
Scrub jays do a bird version of planning ahead for their next meal.
By Emily Sohn