http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?fid4ct=51 Thu, 01 May 2008 13:00:00 EST Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:00:03 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss RapidFeeds v0.1 -- http://www.rapidfeeds.com But because climate change is thought to be involved, there are big questions as to whether the ruling will spark decisive action. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=991045 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=991045 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:28:00 EST Researchers say lack of status seems to erode mental function -- with complicated implications for society. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=969466 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=969466 Sat, 10 May 2008 17:11:00 EST Creating rare variants of chemical elements may be the next big thing in nuclear physics. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=956298 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=956298 Fri, 09 May 2008 17:59:00 EST A study has found distinct chemical markings on the DNA of people who took their own lives after suffering maltreatment. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=910926 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=910926 Tue, 06 May 2008 20:00:00 EST Our movement through the galaxy may cause mass extinctions, researchers claim. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=880008 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=880008 Sat, 03 May 2008 12:53:00 EST An unmanned NASA craft would plunge into an inferno more than hot enough to liquefy stone. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=856435 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=856435 Thu, 01 May 2008 19:46:00 EST Beautiful and possibly useful, tiny structures shed light on strange aspects of crystal growth, scientists say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=856270 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=856270 Thu, 01 May 2008 13:00:00 EST Saturnian electrical storms resemble Earth thunderstorms, but much larger, with lightning 10,000 times stronger. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=846037 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=846037 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:33:00 EST Musical ability seems to share genetic roots with language, scientists report. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=839515 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=839515 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:22:00 EST General problem-solving ability may be improved through a series of exercises, researchers say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=832882 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=832882 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:27:00 EST Clinical trial results are being called one of the first clear successes for gene therapy. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=826373 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=826373 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:27:00 EST When you tell your doctors to cut life support -- then forget you did and change your mind -- there may be a problem. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=826337 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=826337 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:45:00 EST Female mice can sniff out inbred males, and the same might be true of other species, researchers say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=826336 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=826336 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:44:00 EST A strange effect called superconductivity offers hopes of a new electrical golden age. But scientists don't quite know how to get there. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=826335 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=826335 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:43:00 EST New research casts fresh doubt on whether we have free will. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=637056 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=637056 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:30:00 EST Scientists say they have touched off electric discharges in thunderclouds by shooting powerful lasers. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=621414 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=621414 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:41:00 EST Arizona's monstrous gorge may be 55 million years old or more, researchers say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=593359 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=593359 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:44:00 EST Little is done to keep unreliable or misleadingly advertised tests off the U.S. market, a report warns. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=592159 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=592159 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:16:00 EST Biologists are still getting over their surprise from unrelated findings of two weird species in the past week. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=590739 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=590739 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:50:00 EST New research could explain why Earthly life forms prefer only one orientation of molecules called amino acids. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=589736 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=589736 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:04:00 EST Does the human species have mammoth blood on its hands? Scientists have long debated it. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=584187 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=584187 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:00:01 EST Doctors are resorting to drugs once abandoned due to harsh side effects -- and even that has stopped working in some cases. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=584181 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=584181 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:23:00 EST A surprising "brew" is erupting like a geyser from Saturn's moon Enceladus, according to researchers. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=577921 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=577921 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:50:00 EST Premature birth leads to health issues more varied and lasting than was known, scientists report. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=577061 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=577061 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:43:00 EST Human cells have more complex interconnections in and around language-linked brain areas, researchers say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=576350 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=576350 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:05:00 EST New research challenges traditional explanations of why we wallow in chemical gratification. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=572577 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=572577 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 06:54:00 EST Halfway across the known cosmos, scientists say, a massive stellar explosion March 19 was briefly visible to unaided eyes. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=572309 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=572309 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:05:00 EST Scientists are reporting evidence of a vast body of water and ammonia inside Saturn's moon Titan. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=572261 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=572261 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:13:00 EST People report greater happiness if they spend money on gifts or charity, researchers say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=572208 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=572208 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:53:00 EST A study claims to clarify a longtime debate: does evolution have long-term trends? http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=569048 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=569048 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:56:00 EST Humans appear to have first entered the Americas some 22,000 years ago, according to some archaeologists. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=564513 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=564513 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:24:00 EST A finding may renew and complicate a debate over whether miniature, island-dwelling people once evolved. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=562402 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=562402 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:23:00 EST We just might have neighbors among the closest stars to our sun, scientists say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=561565 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=561565 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:15:00 EST Scientists have wondered for over a century whether memory survives metamorphosis. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=558026 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=558026 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:05:00 EST The canyon's "incision history" has been disputed for more than a century. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=557224 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=557224 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:47:00 EST An ancient, but unsupported notion about depression still finds its way into many news reports, a study has found. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=554902 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=554902 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:38:00 EST A leading research journal is set to publish work by a controversial Turkish physiologist who studies people who walk on all fours. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=553683 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=553683 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:05:00 EST Outer space may be strewn with tiny whiskers of carbon that dim faraway objects, researchers say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=551298 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=551298 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 09:28:00 EST Nothing like a birdsong to remind you of nature's glory, right? Maybe not quite, according to rather creepy new findings. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=548790 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=548790 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 06:09:00 EST Infant faces spark a flurry of activity in a key brain region, researchers have found. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=548789 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=548789 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 06:08:00 EST A remote vault designed to protect seeds for future generations received its first shipments. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=546143 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=546143 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:12:00 EST Redesigning cities to curb excess driving could reduce both warming and waistlines, a physician claims. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=545803 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=545803 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:47:00 EST Pirates of old created impressive examples of self-rule and mutual fairness -- largely because they had little choice, a researcher says. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=541990 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=541990 Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:13:00 EST New programs imitate human decision-making in strategy games by looking backwards. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=538770 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=538770 Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:13:00 EST A study suggests music helps stimulate repair of brain wiring, researchers report. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=535876 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=535876 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:00:01 EST Alien life might be both easier and more interesting to discover through a new strategy, a study suggests. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=535725 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=535725 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:24:00 EST Trying to understand what causes consciousness is one of the all-time most exasperating problems in science. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=535469 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=535469 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:38:00 EST Increased risk of salivary gland tumors might be avoidable by using hands-free devices, researchers say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=532091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=532091 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:37:00 EST New findings may narrow the possibilities for where and when microbes could have lived on the red planet. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=532044 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=532044 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:48:00 EST Don't bother trying to feed your boss a new idea while he's feeling important, new research suggests. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=531402 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=531402 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 02:06:00 EST Newfound fossils highlight the unusual carnivores that prowled southern lands in the Cretaceous, researchers say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=530071 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=530071 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:35:00 EST Seeing almost any painting on a product or product pitch makes people rate the item more highly, studies suggest. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=529487 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=529487 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 05:22:00 EST The precise amount of water in the sand doesn't matter much. Researchers now think they know why. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=529433 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=529433 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 02:24:00 EST Scientists hope to send a robotic submarine into oceans that may lurk within a moon of Jupiter. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=525616 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=525616 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:04:00 EST Studies of some unusual men in the remote Pacific have led scientists to surprising conclusions. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=525178 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=525178 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:28:00 EST Can a machine taste coffee? The question has plagued scientists who study the bracing beverage. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=524419 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=524419 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 22:31:00 EST Physicists claim to have made their tiny vibrations, describable as sound by some definitions, audible. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=522361 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=522361 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:39:00 EST The popular notion that a mother's state of mind can affect her unborn baby seems to have some truth, scientists say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=521247 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=521247 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:18:00 EST People are losing interest in the outdoors, and it bodes ill for health and the environment, researchers warn. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=521121 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=521121 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:00:04 EST Physicists have big hopes for the world's most powerful particle accelerator, to start up this summer. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=518689 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=518689 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:42:00 EST Everyone with blue eyes can trace their lineage to one person who lived around the late Stone Age, researchers say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=517175 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=517175 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:56:00 EST A spacecraft has given scientists a totally new look at Mercury, NASA reports. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=516359 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=516359 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:04:00 EST People who are physically active in their spare time seem biologically younger than their couch-bound peers, researchers say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=514544 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=514544 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:46:00 EST Doctors are describing a teenage Australian as something of a medical miracle. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=511370 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=511370 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:44:00 EST A radical proposal is gaining ground among geologists. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=511357 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=511357 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:23:00 EST A new material could one day improve solar energy technology by increasing light absorption, scientists say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=509189 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=509189 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:53:00 EST A controversial theory concerning recent strange, red rains hasn't died. In fact, things might be getting weirder. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=507410 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=507410 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:31:00 EST It would seem they do -- more than $1.8 trillion, if a new appraisal is to be believed. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=507040 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=507040 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:49:00 EST A rodent as big as a bull once roamed South America, researchers report. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=500761 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=500761 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:20:00 EST Scientists are wondering how a self-destructing plant got to Madagascar and eluded discovery before now. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=500615 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=500615 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:40:00 EST U.S. regulators say and milk from cloned animals are safe to eat. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=500526 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=500526 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:56:00 EST A study suggests as much, but some researchers say it's far from the last word. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=498364 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=498364 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:06:00 EST The work may be a first step toward building lifelike, functioning human hearts, scientists say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=497383 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=497383 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 21:57:00 EST A strange object "needs a strange explanation," an astronomer says. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=494245 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=494245 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:46:00 EST Researchers say an already approved drug reverses symptoms of a devastating illness. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=493156 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=493156 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:54:00 EST New findings bode ill for the lifelong health of affected children, scientists warn. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=491840 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=491840 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 22:32:00 EST Researchers see a remarkable combined benefit in following four basic healthy practices. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=490604 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=490604 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:34:00 EST A tiny needle made partly of ceramic may allow painless injections, researchers claim. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=490394 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=490394 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:54:00 EST The element that lifts balloons, spirits and voice ranges also plays key roles in technology -- but it may run out. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=488263 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=488263 Sat, 05 Jan 2008 17:45:00 EST A new book fingers a surprise suspect as contributor to the dinosaurs' demise. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=486170 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=486170 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 01:37:00 EST A search for radio signals from alien civilizations is set to become 500 times more powerful, investigators say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=484908 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=484908 Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:35:00 EST Most people wouldn't consider anthrax helpful. But its toxin may someday be a cancer therapy, scientists claim. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=481065 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=481065 Sat, 29 Dec 2007 11:46:00 EST There may be more to good looks than averageness, after all. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=473667 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=473667 Sat, 22 Dec 2007 13:41:00 EST A doctor's hobby of unicycling turned into a study of human nature that offers a new perspective on why we joke. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=472290 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=472290 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:13:00 EST A new look at a 1908 event suggests disaster from space could be more common than once thought. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=472128 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=472128 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 06:48:00 EST The "missing link" for whales and dolphins was a small hoofed mammal, researchers say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=470419 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=470419 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 05:47:00 EST A jet from a galaxy's giant, central black hole is pummeling a nearby galaxy, according to astronomers. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=466994 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=466994 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:33:00 EST Remains of a ship linked to the scandalous 17th century "pirate," Capt. Kidd., could shed light on a pivotal era, archaeologists say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=462639 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=462639 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:10:00 EST Amid rising concern over climate change, three U.N. agencies issued a stark new warning. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=461416 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=461416 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:40:00 EST Why does "time fly" as you get older -- or seem slower during accidents? Scientists say they have an answer. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=460255 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=460255 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:36:00 EST Organic molecules might be able to form on any cold, rocky planet, researchers claim. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=459979 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=459979 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:03:00 EST Stars powered by dark matter might still exist, some scientists propose. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=454316 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=454316 Thu, 06 Dec 2007 22:02:00 EST Thinking and using a Web search engine might seem to be very different activities. But a study has found they may draw on similar principles. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=453050 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=453050 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:38:00 EST Some cultures have long used honey for cough relief. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=453011 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=453011 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 21:51:00 EST Fat but fit may be OK, researchers say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=453010 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=453010 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 21:50:00 EST Influenza spreads in winter because the virus thrives on cold, dry air, scientists have found. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=453009 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=453009 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 21:50:00 EST Young chimps have an "extraordinary" ability to remember numerals, researchers report. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=450430 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=450430 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:47:00 EST A startlingly well-preserved dinosaur may have had stripes and the ability to outrun T. rex, according to researchers. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=449770 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=449770 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:29:00 EST A short-term success in rejuvenating the skin of mice points the way to future progress against aging, scientists say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=445646 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=445646 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:05:00 EST A new map of the frozen continent, in unprecedented detail, is free on the Web. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=442823 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=442823 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:01:00 EST New findings point to a way amputees could gain sensation in, and more control over, prostheses, researchers say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=440871 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=440871 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:00:04 EST Scientists are shedding light on what Charles Darwin called an "abominable mystery": how flowers evolved. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=440870 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=440870 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:00:01 EST Archaeologists revealed a site said to have been venerated as the cave where, by legend, a she-wolf raised Rome's twin founders. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=436247 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=436247 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 15:13:58 EST Two research teams are reporting that they may have made human cells into stem cells. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=433350 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=433350 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:52:34 EST An ancient deluge -- controversially linked to the tale of Noah's Ark -- kick-started European agriculture, a study claims. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=432273 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=432273 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:38:01 EST They don't look like cockroaches -- but they smell and act enough like them. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=429292 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=429292 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:46:23 EST Researchers knew it worked in animals, but whether we'd benefit has been unclear. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=427851 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=427851 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:22:29 EST The work could lead to a way to produce patient-specific stem cells for curing disease, researchers say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=426885 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=426885 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:35:00 EST If you like your name too much, even unconsciously, you might be in trouble, scientists suggest. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=425965 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=425965 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:46:20 EST Immunization might blunt or even prevent the ravages of Alzheimer's disease, researchers say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=424504 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=424504 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:10:08 EST Ultra-energetic cosmic rays probably come from supermassive black holes, a study concludes. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=417506 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=417506 Thu, 08 Nov 2007 13:47:31 EST Scientists believe they're starting to understand why the poor suffer worse health and shorter lives than the rich. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=416034 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=416034 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:40:27 EST Astronomers report finding a solar system that resembles ours more than any other known. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=414910 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=414910 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:53:04 EST After we make a questionable choice, we often think up -- or make up -- new reasons why it was right after all. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=414255 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=414255 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 02:10:31 EST The research raises new possibilites for therapies targeting cognitive function, researchers say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=413684 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=413684 Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:57:40 EST A university team won $2 million for its entry in a government-sponsored competition for self-driving cars. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=413428 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=413428 Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:15:02 EST Researchers say the work could help understand how DNA originated on early Earth. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=408371 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=408371 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 05:31:42 EST One gene underlying altruism is an evolutionarily ancient strip of DNA also found in rodents, a study indicates. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=405625 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=405625 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:42:01 EST A venerable mollusc could shed light on the mysteries of aging, researchers say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=404328 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=404328 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 06:16:46 EST The widespread appeal of plastic surgery surprises a scientist studying the issue. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=402546 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=402546 Sun, 28 Oct 2007 10:12:50 EST Mammals go into heat. Except humans -- it's just for animals, right? Wrong, a study has found. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=402540 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=402540 Sun, 28 Oct 2007 10:11:51 EST A new proposal for the possible cause of a strange "cold spot" suggests profound implications. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=398546 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=398546 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:24:03 EST Research suggests human sexual orientation may be genetic, as with roundworms, researchers say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=397870 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=397870 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 05:28:36 EST Predicted climate change could kill off more than half of animal and plant species, a study warns. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=396244 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=396244 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 01:22:30 EST Male pedophiles are shorter than average, hinting at biological factors in pedophilia, researchers say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=394532 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=394532 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 01:13:43 EST First it was an apple; now a small aspirin a day is thought to keep the doctor away, or at least heart attacks. But women might benefit less. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=388660 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=388660 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:14:28 EST The only gene known to date to underlie language was present in our stocky cousins, scientists say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=388364 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=388364 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:04:06 EST Elephants are remarkably perceptive in distinguishing ethnic groups, research suggests. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=388363 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=388363 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:03:39 EST A DNA co-discoverer's reported statements on African and European intelligence raised an uproar. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=387718 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=387718 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 04:08:40 EST The discovery of coastal living may have put our forbears on the road to modernity, according to researchers. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=386522 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=386522 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:00:01 EST An unusual material could help usher in new electronic devices and ultra-potent microscopes, engineers say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=385848 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=385848 Tue, 16 Oct 2007 23:57:08 EST DNA can help tell what long-sunken transport jars contained, say scientists studying a Greek wreck. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=384356 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=384356 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:41:35 EST A dinosaur with a huge neck is part of a bonanza of newly described finds. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=384205 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=384205 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:21:17 EST Stereotypes of feminists as sexually unappealing are wrong: in fact, feminism may improve romance, researchers say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=384110 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=384110 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:32:30 EST Levels of a hormone in a pregnant woman predict how closely she'll bond with her baby, scientists report. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=383751 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=383751 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:55:00 EST People driven to eat may need to eat more than others do to get the same rewarding feeling, researchers say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=382802 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=382802 Sun, 14 Oct 2007 15:27:59 EST Archaeologists report finding an 11,000-year-old mural in Syria. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=380316 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=380316 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:08:57 EST If there are other universes, then one or more of them might leave a mark on ours, a study suggests. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=380305 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=380305 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 17:23:46 EST What happens in the brain when we just can't say no? http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=380304 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=380304 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 17:23:24 EST Extreme droughts parched tropical Africa as early humans evolved, researchers report. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=377092 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=377092 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:00:02 EST Healthy people's urine is nutrient-rich and virtually sterile, scientists say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=376220 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=376220 Sun, 07 Oct 2007 23:25:11 EST A discovery is fueling interest in searches for caves that could shelter Martian life, or human explorers. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=376219 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=376219 Sun, 07 Oct 2007 23:23:35 EST Scientists say they finally can knock out pain-sensing cells without disabling other types. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=372145 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=372145 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:40:35 EST In a mission astronomers are hailing as an historic first, a NASA spacecraft is on its way to study asteroids. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=369201 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=369201 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 23:42:44 EST Arctic sea ice extent just hit a low that shattered previous records, researchers report. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=364803 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=364803 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:10:20 EST The ethical and clinical implications must be carefully considered, experts say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=364616 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=364616 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:23:36 EST Could the cold reasonableness of math prevent the burning irrationality of ethnic strife? http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=364521 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=364521 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:53:02 EST The demise of each obscure language in some corner of the world snuffs out centuries of tradition, culture and thinking. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=363214 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=363214 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 21:52:23 EST When it's quiet -- almost "too quiet" -- in movies, it's a sign something may be about to go wrong. Lung cancer may work similarly, researchers say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=363037 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=363037 Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:49:01 EST Do babies know something about spiders before ever seeing one? http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=362868 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=362868 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:19:21 EST What caused the demise of Neanderthal people, around 28,000 years ago in Europe? http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=358464 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=358464 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:14:53 EST A customized virus killed stem cells that cause a highly aggressive, tenacious brain cancer, researchers report. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=357657 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=357657 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:00:02 EST They drift through deep space alone, studies suggest -- lightless, but perhaps not lifeless. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=356794 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=356794 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 20:23:19 EST Global warm-ing will kill off two-thirds of polar bears by 2050, U.S. government scientists forecast. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=354294 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=354294 Sat, 08 Sep 2007 08:58:13 EST A virus may explain a a mys­teri­ous syn­drome in which bees ab­an­don their hives, in­vest­i­ga­tors say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=352682 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=352682 Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:13:51 EST Scientists say they've learned where the thing that killed the dinosaurs probably came from. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=351632 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=351632 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:02:41 EST Physicists report making two atoms seemingly communicate across space. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=351629 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=351629 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:02:13 EST The adage "live fast and die young" seems to be true for rock and pop stars, a study finds. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=350874 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=350874 Tue, 04 Sep 2007 13:44:16 EST Researchers have reported finding a gene that helps keep its bearers skinny. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=350823 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=350823 Tue, 04 Sep 2007 12:21:53 EST A study notes a 40-fold rise over a decade in the number of visits to doctors leading to a diagnosis of bipolar disorder in U.S. youths. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=350822 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=350822 Tue, 04 Sep 2007 12:21:31 EST Famed geneticist Craig Venter dropped his claim that all people have 99.9 percent identical genes, but he still says race doesn't exist. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=350295 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=350295 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:05:55 EST A businessman has spotted a Yangtze River dolphin weeks after it was reported probably extinct, scientists say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=347533 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=347533 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 22:04:58 EST New research may help explain why former smokers are still more prone to cancer than those who have never smoked. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=344887 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=344887 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:49:18 EST Using technology adapted from gecko and spider feet, we could climb walls and ceilings, a study predicts. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=342578 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=342578 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 21:27:23 EST Some microbes can live for more than half a million years by repairing their DNA, a study indicates. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=341466 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=341466 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 23:56:06 EST Researchers say they have induced in healthy people the sensation of leaving their own bodies. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=337489 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=337489 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:15:39 EST Rhesus monkeys make special calls to infants -- but surprisingly, not their own, research has found. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=336351 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=336351 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 23:07:17 EST Astronomers say they have come across an empty zone of stupendous size. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=335964 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=335964 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:08:44 EST It's like having a planetarium on your desktop, an astronomer says. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=333881 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=333881 Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:03:35 EST Contrary to fashionable thinking, new studies show we really are unique, a psychologist argues. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=332761 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=332761 Wed, 22 Aug 2007 01:35:40 EST In a study, psychologists offer an assessment of why some students go on killing sprees. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=330794 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=330794 Mon, 20 Aug 2007 19:29:32 EST Memory erasure is a recurrent theme in science fiction, but until recently it has stayed in that realm only. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=323718 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=323718 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:41:38 EST The object is in a sense a real shooting star, unlike most "shooting stars" which are rocks in the sky, astronomers say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=322058 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=322058 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:18:45 EST Eating junk food while pregnant and breastfeeding could lead to overeating, obese kids, a study suggests. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=320539 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=320539 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:02:15 EST Water, air and soil pollution are behind some 40 percent of deaths globally, a study claims. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=319011 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=319011 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 01:53:04 EST Beer pours, and waves roar, in a video illustrating the latest efforts to make computer-simulated liquids better and cheaper. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=318666 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=318666 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:52:27 EST Men with large jaws, wide cheeks and big eyebrows are sexy -- or at least were to our evolutionary ancestors, researchers say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=318396 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=318396 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 22:30:20 EST New findings may bear on debates over whether animals are conscious. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=315888 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=315888 Sun, 12 Aug 2007 18:00:01 EST The meteor shower's natural fireworks should become visible in all their glory tonight. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=315069 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=315069 Sun, 12 Aug 2007 04:33:14 EST China's Yangtze River dolphin was a victim of fishers, and its perilous situation was long known, according to researchers. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=314837 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=314837 Sat, 11 Aug 2007 20:51:27 EST Four galaxies are merging in one of the largest cosmic smash-ups ever observed, astronomers say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=307048 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=307048 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 10:01:58 EST Growing "proof" that an unseen, exotic substance pervades space still hasn't won over a core of skeptics. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=299613 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=299613 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 16:27:23 EST A new brain stimulation treatment awakened a patient from a near-vegetative state, researchers report. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=298585 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=298585 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 23:33:39 EST Captive orangutans use gestures not unlike humans do in the parlor game, researchers say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=298426 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=298426 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 21:32:02 EST In the ancient Greek tale, the hero Hercules kills a many-headed monster that could regrow its heads. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=298217 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=298217 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:40:14 EST Zoologists called it the find of the century in 1938: a fish thought to have been extinct since dinosaurs roamed. A new discovery may help complete the story. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=297144 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=297144 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:04:57 EST Bias in the U.S. justice system continues even after sentencing, a sociologist says. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=295095 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=295095 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:12:13 EST America's space agency was shaken Thursday by two startling and unrelated reports. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=287654 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=287654 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 07:36:52 EST Evidence points to a link between marijuana use and eventual loss of contact with reality, scientists say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=287603 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=287603 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 06:32:25 EST Your chances of becoming obese almost triple if a close friend is that way, research suggests. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=284590 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=284590 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:19:19 EST Are you scratching yourself to distraction? Relief may come soon, scientists claim. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=284360 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=284360 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 12:59:27 EST "Renewable" energy isn't green, says a researcher who played an early role in publicizing the issue of global warming. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=283196 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=283196 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:32:06 EST Discoveries are adding to the known ways in which life's ingredients could form, astronomers say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=281874 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=281874 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 22:23:27 EST Severe flooding hitting England may stem from global warming, according to some scientists. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=281584 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=281584 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:23:39 EST Computers have played every possible checkers move and solved the game once and for all, scientists report. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=281449 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=281449 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 18:43:50 EST New species are evading detection using an almost foolproof disguise -- their identical appearance to other, known species. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=274938 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=274938 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 22:41:25 EST Taking extra vitamin C daily won't help most people avoid common colds, a report says. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=271020 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=271020 Tue, 17 Jul 2007 22:34:56 EST Scientists have uncovered a molecular mechanism that they say governs the formation of fears stemming from traumatic events. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=268150 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=268150 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 01:04:55 EST SCIENCE IN IMAGES: Sci­en­tists are stu­dy­ing what they call the best-preserved spec­i­men of a ba­by mam­moth, found in May in the fro­zen ground of north­west Si­be­ria. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=260958 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=260958 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:47:33 EST Researchers say they have the best evidence to date that planets outside our solar system have water. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=260931 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=260931 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 13:58:33 EST Recently unearthed, ancient settlements are found to have had surprising effects on the landscape above. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=257334 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=257334 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 15:00:02 EST Researchers report encouraging signs in the fight against one of the deadliest cancers. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=257309 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=257309 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:01:52 EST A virus designed to kill cancer cells while sparing healthy ones shows promise in a preliminary study, scientists say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=254349 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=254349 Sat, 07 Jul 2007 18:47:14 EST New research challenges the popular idea that women are the big chatters. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=242384 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=242384 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:00:03 EST Biologists say they have found a mutation implicated in at least four types of cancer. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=240770 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=240770 Wed, 04 Jul 2007 13:32:30 EST A study has found little evidence that police shoot unarmed black people more readily than unarmed whites. But the research did turn up a surprise. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=239175 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=239175 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 14:58:35 EST Difficulty identifying common smells may be the first sign of Alzheimer's disease, according to a study. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=237804 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=237804 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:29:19 EST Experiments are leading to novel fertility treatments, scientists report. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=237411 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=237411 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:01:13 EST Another universe may have preceded ours -- but its exact properties may be unknowable, some physicists have concluded. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=234815 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=234815 Sun, 01 Jul 2007 13:14:12 EST Much of the continent would sink were it not for heat that makes rock buoyant, research has found. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=229027 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=229027 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:00:01 EST Housecats trace their ancestry back to Near Eastern wildcats, a study indicates. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=228733 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=228733 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:24:03 EST Some researchers believe Hatshepsut, the most famous queen to rule ancient Egypt, has been found. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=222957 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=222957 Tue, 26 Jun 2007 01:23:38 EST Scientists often assume that purely unselfish behavior, if it exists, is unique to people. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=222953 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=222953 Tue, 26 Jun 2007 01:09:17 EST New finds shed light on the world of ancient penguins, some of which were as tall as many humans. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=221314 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=221314 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:06:50 EST Children raised as the eldest sibling score slightly higher on intelligence tests, a study has found. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=212308 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=212308 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:34:13 EST A specialized breed of gray wolves once roamed Alaska's icy expanses, a study indicates. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=209715 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=209715 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:57:15 EST What is the origin and purpose of this complex emotion? http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=205279 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=205279 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 05:52:30 EST Researchers hope to banish the tangle of cables that keep alive our cell phones, laptops and other small devices. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=202544 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=202544 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 13:07:20 EST Remains of a colossal, surprisingly bird-like dinosaur have been found in China, scientists say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=180870 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=180870 Wed, 13 Jun 2007 07:11:06 EST Experts have recreated ancient Rome in a three-dimensional computer simulation. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=178389 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=178389 Tue, 12 Jun 2007 02:37:52 EST A report in a medical journal describes an unusual case. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=170874 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=170874 Thu, 07 Jun 2007 19:00:01 EST A research institute is seeking a patent on what could be the first largely man-made organism. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=169724 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=169724 Thu, 07 Jun 2007 04:18:46 EST Patients could one day get new organs and other treatments using cells drawn from their own bodies. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=169259 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=169259 Wed, 06 Jun 2007 18:03:08 EST New research challenges the traditional notion that the dinosaur Tyrannosaurus rex could turn quickly and chase down agile prey. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=167667 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=167667 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 16:10:01 EST Sexual behaviors during sleep may be more common than was once thought, researchers say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=161378 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=161378 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 02:14:16 EST A team of scholars wants doctors and scientists to lead the world in consigning the phrase "ethnic cleansing" to history. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=161329 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=161329 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 00:04:52 EST A new theory suggests our two-legged walk first arose in ancient, tree-dwelling apes. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=160532 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=160532 Thu, 31 May 2007 14:00:01 EST Mothers in one deer species seem quite generous in defending other parents' kids, a study has found. Not so another species. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=159808 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=159808 Wed, 30 May 2007 23:16:18 EST Personality differences have been documented in dozens of species. What produces the variations? http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=159744 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=159744 Wed, 30 May 2007 22:15:58 EST Bursts of radio waves can provide advance warning of hazardous radiation storms, astronomers say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=159593 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=159593 Wed, 30 May 2007 20:23:18 EST Research suggests some galaxy mergers can spit giant black holes into space, for good. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=158286 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=158286 Wed, 30 May 2007 02:40:58 EST Dolphins and their kin are widely thought to be among the cleverest creatures. But what might have made them so is unclear. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=158256 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=158256 Wed, 30 May 2007 00:44:20 EST Differences in our genes may affect the type of language we speak, linguists report. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=156621 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=156621 Mon, 28 May 2007 20:23:55 EST A stereotype that boys outperform girls in math causes anxiety that undercuts women's work -- in math and other areas, researchers report. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=156504 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=156504 Mon, 28 May 2007 19:40:03 EST A trackway with 12 claw marks is the best evidence to date that some dinosaurs swam, scientists say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=153044 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=153044 Fri, 25 May 2007 19:03:14 EST Measurements of children's finger lengths appear to predict their scores on math and literacy tests, researchers have found. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=152388 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=152388 Thu, 24 May 2007 20:24:43 EST The food we eat could be fueling the disturbing spread of antibiotic-resistant infections, scientists warn. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=150724 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=150724 Wed, 23 May 2007 08:00:02 EST Saturn's largest, most compact ring consists of clumps of particles separated by gaps, new findings indicate. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=150557 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=150557 Wed, 23 May 2007 04:46:35 EST A female hammerhead shark was found to have given birth without having sex. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=150029 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=150029 Tue, 22 May 2007 20:15:22 EST Researchers also propose to subject claims of "out-of-body experiences" to a strict test. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=148055 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=148055 Sun, 20 May 2007 21:45:36 EST Morality is an evolved system, not quite equipped to deal with global-scale clashes of values, a scientist says. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=144728 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=144728 Thu, 17 May 2007 14:00:01 EST Scientists have found hundreds of new sea creatures in a vast, dark deep surrounding Antarctica. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=144146 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=144146 Wed, 16 May 2007 23:18:48 EST Species-rich parks may bring more peace of mind than big green spaces alone can, a study suggests. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=144066 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=144066 Wed, 16 May 2007 20:06:38 EST Insects, with their apathetic eyes and stiff little frames, often seem to epitomize a common view of lower animals as robots. Not so, researchers say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=142785 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=142785 Tue, 15 May 2007 20:00:01 EST New simulations predict what could happen when our galaxy, as expected, runs into a neighboring one. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=137424 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=137424 Fri, 11 May 2007 00:39:03 EST Astronomers plan someday to map continents and oceans on distant planets. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=136284 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=136284 Wed, 09 May 2007 14:07:18 EST Scientists have identified a gene that they say could help account for our distinctive cognitive abilities. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=135764 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=135764 Tue, 08 May 2007 19:39:27 EST Herod is said in the Bible to have ordered a slaughter of babies in order to be rid of the newborn Jesus. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=135335 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=135335 Tue, 08 May 2007 13:26:17 EST Earth's familiar 24-hour cycle may become a hair shorter due to human activities, scientists say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=134726 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=134726 Mon, 07 May 2007 19:24:08 EST Astronomers report what could be a new type of supernova, the death blast of a massive star. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=134622 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=134622 Mon, 07 May 2007 18:52:28 EST Findings could help understand the Sun's core -- hub of the original, spinning cloud that became our Solar System. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=130904 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=130904 Thu, 03 May 2007 20:02:17 EST Findings could lead to new anti-aging treatments, scientists say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=129289 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=129289 Wed, 02 May 2007 13:00:02 EST Male and female ducks are evolving in a sexual arms race, according to a study. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=125372 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=125372 Tue, 01 May 2007 14:13:03 EST Scientists have found what they call new evidence for an old theory that language began with gestures. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=124504 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=124504 Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:02:49 EST Several physicists say they've confirmed strange predictions of modern physics that flout our most basic ideas of reality http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=123843 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=123843 Sun, 29 Apr 2007 19:33:47 EST New research is touted as bringing robotics to an unprecedented level of public usability. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=118735 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=118735 Thu, 26 Apr 2007 22:41:20 EST Astronomers report finding the most Earth-like planet outside our Solar System to date. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=113237 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=113237 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 20:35:18 EST Surprising findings also suggest we've flipped over during the course of evolution. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=113118 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=113118 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 14:14:36 EST A "spectacular" discovery in a coalmine is said to transform our understanding of the first rainforests. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=111951 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=111951 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 03:25:15 EST Black holes aren't the all-consuming monsters they're often portrayed as, new research has found. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=111637 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=111637 Sun, 22 Apr 2007 15:24:38 EST Facial expressions may have evolved as a sort of social glue in our ape-like ancestors, researchers say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=107299 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=107299 Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:30:36 EST The machine will give surgeons an unprecedented degree of fine control, the designers say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=106018 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=106018 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 23:36:36 EST Homes with fruit and vegetable gardens see healthier eating among youth, a study finds. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=105999 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=105999 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 22:37:51 EST Engineers are devising a new breed of planetary probes: tiny devices that ride the wind. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=102965 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=102965 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:23:23 EST Ethanol is widely touted as a clean, eco-friendly fuel. But new research challenges that view. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=102773 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=102773 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:32:06 EST Researchers presented long-awaited initial data from tests on ghostly particles called neutrinos. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=96501 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=96501 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 21:30:04 EST U.K. scientists say they have identified the clearest genetic link yet to obesity in the general population. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=92481 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=92481 Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:55:44 EST Researchers have analyzed molecules from soft tissue of a T. rex, a feat once thought impossible. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=92374 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=92374 Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:11:22 EST New findings are shedding light on celestial storms that help create dramatic light shows. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=92240 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=92240 Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:30:54 EST U.S. researchers say they have developed a way to defeat a key edge that suicide bombers possess. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=90167 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=90167 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 05:35:02 EST Scientists worry that a disease tied to medieval epidemics may re-emerge as a bioterrorism tool. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=90155 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=90155 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 04:41:40 EST A new international report on global warming makes dire predictions. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=80870 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=80870 Sat, 31 Mar 2007 18:44:16 EST The dinosaurs' extinction wasn't the direct cause of the great flourishing of mammals, research indicates. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=78448 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=78448 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 17:14:45 EST An odd, six-sided feature encircles Saturn's north pole. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=78446 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=78446 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 17:14:17 EST Our evolution has been speeding up exorbitantly, a study contends. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=76820 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=76820 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 23:49:48 EST Toddlers eavesdrop on adults' emotional communications, researchers say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=76819 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=76819 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 23:49:14 EST A geophysicist warns that seemingly innocuous geological structures may be "locked, loaded, and dangerous." http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=72596 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=72596 Thu, 22 Mar 2007 15:00:00 EST A study at the crossroads of philosophy and neuroscience probed the ingredients of ethics. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=71785 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=71785 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 19:00:00 EST Each year, four points on Earth could witness a bizarre phenomenon, a study claims. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=70885 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=70885 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 23:00:00 EST Globalization can strip indigenous peoples of valuable botanical knowledge, researchers say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=70054 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=70054 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 22:00:00 EST New research was touted as the first to find this ability in an animal other than primates. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=59129 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=59129 Thu, 08 Mar 2007 13:00:00 EST A robotic sub explores and maps unknown, subterranean waters -- a possible prelude to a probe on a distant moon. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=59128 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=59128 Thu, 08 Mar 2007 13:00:00 EST A new device demonstrates that nature often offers the best solutions for robot design, researchers say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=59127 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=59127 Thu, 08 Mar 2007 13:00:00 EST They might be giants, but many dinosaurs apparently had genomes no larger than that of a modern hummingbird. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=58216 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=58216 Wed, 07 Mar 2007 16:00:00 EST The discovery could say something deep about the cosmos, astronomers claim. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=57294 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=57294 Tue, 06 Mar 2007 19:00:00 EST An unusual treatment has worked for a few troubled war veterans, psychologists report. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=56786 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=56786 Tue, 06 Mar 2007 11:00:00 EST Researchers have found a new low in the ways of some parasitic birds, which impose their progeny on other birds. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=56126 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=56126 Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:00:00 EST Scientists plan to set sail to study a strange geological finding in the depths of the Atlantic. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=53257 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=53257 Fri, 02 Mar 2007 06:00:00 EST Just a flash of red is enough to impair performance on tests, psychologists have found. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=53100 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=53100 Fri, 02 Mar 2007 02:00:00 EST Researchers have regrown a tadpole tail in what they say could be a stride for regenerative medicine. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=51118 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=51118 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:02:54 EST Scriptures portraying a vengeful Lord may encourage their readers to behave in kind, a study reports. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=51117 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=51117 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:01:52 EST The center of our galaxy acts as a juiced-up version of the particle accelerators we build on Earth, physicists say. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=50854 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=50854 Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:55:51 EST Explosions called gamma-ray bursts could beam lethal radiation across a galaxy, frying life forms along the way, a study has found. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=50648 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=50648 Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:17:46 EST Chimps in Senegal were reported making sharpened sticks to hunt other, small primates. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=46740 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=46740 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 21:47:07 EST An anthropologist says new evidence could be the final nail in the coffin of traditional views on America's peopling. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=46545 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=46545 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 16:15:17 EST Western scrub jays seem to be acquainted with the concept of diet planning, scientists report. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=45641 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=45641 Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:41:56 EST A small study has linked video game savvy to skill in simulated laparoscopic surgeries. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=44131 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=44131 Mon, 19 Feb 2007 16:27:22 EST The first results from a scan of the world's largest collection of DNA from families affected by autism point to two new genetic links. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=43644 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=43644 Sun, 18 Feb 2007 14:08:42 EST It's one of four newfound "proto-stars" that are probably the youngest imaged by astronomers, the researchers said. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=42534 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=42534 Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:36:25 EST Folding a piece of paper, it turns out, can yield a virtually endless array of shapes. 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