Humans
Rain Bosworth studies how deaf kids experience the world
This deaf experimental psychologist has found that babies are born ready to learn sign language, just like spoken language.
By Meghan Rosen
Science & Society
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- Fossils
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- Earth
Analyze This: Where are U.S. earthquakes most likely?
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This spice could be the basis of a smart, infection-fighting bandage
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