Life
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BrainBrain signals attention disorder
Children with attention disorders appear to have less tissue in certain parts of their brain.
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EarthKiller space rock snuffed out ancient life
Rock fragments from Antarctica suggest a huge meteor struck Earth 250 million years ago.
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FossilsDinosaurs grow up
Learning how fast dinosaurs grew may help link birds to dinosaurs.
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AnimalsPoisonous Spiders as Reluctant Hunters
The brown recluse spider prefers scavenging dead food to hunting live prey.
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FossilsDid dinosaurs do handstands?
Enormous dinosaurs might have balanced on their front feet when wading in shallow water.
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FossilsWatery fate for nature’s gliders
Fossil bones hint that sea-level increases doomed Atlantic albatross populations.
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BrainMemories are made with sleep
Sleep can rescue memories that are starting to fade.
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AnimalsWalks on the wild side
Animals that roam widely in the wild do more poorly in zoos than those with smaller ranges.
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AnimalsFiguring out what makes dogs tick
Biologists have deciphered a poodle's DNA to learn about the genes that decide what dogs are like.
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FossilsA really big (but extinct) rodent
A rodent about the size of a bison once roamed the riverbanks of ancient Venezuela.
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AnimalsNo fair: Monkey sees, doesn’t
Some monkeys may have a sense of what's fair and what's not.
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BrainGrades Slipping? Check for Snoring
Children who snore a lot are more likely to struggle with their schoolwork.
By Emily Sohn