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Friday, September 8, 2006

   
Men Smarter than Women, Scientist Claims
A controversial new study adds another cinder to the fiery debate over whether gender impacts general intelligence.
Infants and Apes Remember Things Similarly
Both apparently adopt the same tactics for remembering where things are, but as children age their strategies change.
Study: Why Teens Don't Care
If they seem like teenagers don't take your feelings into account, it's probably because they can't.
 

 
People Really Do Wash Away Sins
Rituals that cleanse the body to purify the soul are at the core of religions worldwide. Now scientists find these ceremonies apparently have a psychological basis.
Elephant Said to Speak
A 16-year-old male Asian elephant, named Kosik, is said to make sounds imitating up to eight Korean words, including "sit," "no," "yes," and "lie down."
Image of the Day: Drenched Dirigible
On September 17, 2006, researchers from the NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Program and Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute will embark on a five-day expedition off the Big Sur coast to conduct an archaeological investigation at the submerged wreck site of the rigid airship USS Macon, the nation's largest and last U.S. built rigid lighter-than-air craft.

 
 
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