LiveScience.com
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Fish Sensory Organ Duplicated for Submarines
Fish use a row of specialized sensory organs along the sides of their bodies, called lateral lines, to hunt for prey and alert them of predators. Now scientists have developed a lateral line for submaries.
New X-ray Videos Show Animal Skeletons in Motion
Scientists are filming alligators on treadmills and pigeons on the fly with a new technology that peeks beneath the skin.
Study: Group Thinking Clouds Decisions
People have a harder time coming up with alternative solutions to a problem when they are part of a group, new research suggests.
Birds, Like Humans, Can Plan Ahead
Western scrub jays store snacks when they detect slim pickings ahead, new research suggests.
Cities Can Make You Skinny
People who live in the densest, pedestrian-friendly parts of New York City have a significantly lower body mass index (BMI) compared to other New Yorkers, a new study finds.
How the Brain's Overstuffed Filing System Fails
The reason that some people become more absentminded and others keep a steel-trap memory has more to do with how the brain files memories and makes room for new ones than your age, a new study suggests.
Image of the Day: Bittersweet Love Songs
The love songs of male túngara frogs have an unintended consequence of enticing pesky parasites and predators.
Newsletter Unsubscribe
advertisement
About us
|
Contact us
|
Advertise
|
Terms of service
|
Privacy
© 1999-2005 Imaginova Corp. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.