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Friday, October 13, 2006
VIDEO: Sex & the Senses
Geneticist Bruce Baker proves male and female flies sense different worlds.
One Bird’s Battle with Ugliness
Baby finches with ugly fathers lose out on the good genes and get little food brought home by dad. For this reason, the mom equips her eggs with extra antioxidants to protect the embryo during development.
Alaskan Lakes Dry Up
More than 10,000 Alaskan lakes have dried up or shrunk in size in span of 52 years, scientists reported today.
Spider Silk Could Repair Human Ligaments
The strongest natural fiber known could possess untapped medical potential in artificial tendons or for regenerating ligaments, scientists now say.
Group Warns African Mountains Will Lose Ice Caps
Africa's two highest mountains „Ÿ Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Kenya „Ÿ will lose their ice cover within 25 to 50 years if deforestation and industrial pollution are not stopped, environmentalists warned Thursday.
Teenager Plays Video Game Just By Thinking
The days of attacking aliens with a joystick could soon be over as one teenager plays Space Invaders using only signals from his brain.
Image of the Day: Dividing Cells
A group of 15 scientists from five countries has discovered evidence of cell differentiation in fossil embryos that are more than 550 million years old.
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