| Title |
Type |
Date |
Words |
| Ancient hominids get a new look with analysis of ardipithecus fossil: fossils suggest creature didn't resemble any living primate. |
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Oct 24, 2009 |
568 |
| Mental disorders more widespread than estimated: study comes as psychiatrists reevaluate diagnostic manual. |
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Oct 10, 2009 |
1190 |
| Girls but not boys may be primed for arachnophobia, ophidiophobia: fear of crawly, slithery things could begin before first birthday. |
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Sep 26, 2009 |
486 |
| From baby scientists to a science of social learning. |
Interview |
Sep 26, 2009 |
748 |
| Deprived of any external cues, people go round: feedback errors accumulate as walkers try to go straight. |
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Sep 12, 2009 |
652 |
| Fire engineers of the Stone Age: Africans heated stones for toolmaking 72,000 years ago. |
Brief article |
Sep 12, 2009 |
256 |
| Morality play: universal concerns, not cultural values, may shape kids' developing notions of right and wrong. |
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Sep 12, 2009 |
2670 |
| Crows use sticks, stones to show skills at manipulating tools in lab: birds' problem-solving ability turns out to be no fable. |
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Aug 29, 2009 |
1245 |
| 2-year-olds don't talk in sentences but can still tell nouns from verbs: new brain study suggests that toddlers know basic grammar. |
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Aug 1, 2009 |
313 |
| Ancient Andean civilization likely spurred by maize: farming the crop may have led to an early state society. |
Brief article |
Aug 1, 2009 |
250 |
| Gene's reported role in depression questioned by subsequent studies: combined analysis of 14 papers fails to support connection. |
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Jul 18, 2009 |
732 |
| Hunter-gatherers stored wild crops: granaries in the Middle East predated plant domestication. |
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Jul 18, 2009 |
324 |
| Oldest known instruments found: ivory, bone flutes date from 35,000 to 40,000 years ago. |
Brief article |
Jul 18, 2009 |
188 |
| Evolution Rx: A Practical Guide to Harnessing Our Innate Capacity for Health and Healing. |
Book review |
Jul 18, 2009 |
256 |
| Autism care's biological toll. |
Brief article |
Jul 4, 2009 |
189 |
| Getting social with virtual peers. |
Brief article |
Jul 4, 2009 |
156 |
| Apes get sweets, toolkits in hand: up to 5 modified sticks used by chimps to access honey. |
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Jun 20, 2009 |
429 |
| Tracing the inner world of suspicion: personality, behavioral traits linked to belief in conspiracies. |
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Jun 20, 2009 |
460 |
| Figurine raises dating issues: scientist claims ivory carving is oldest known figurative art. |
Brief article |
Jun 20, 2009 |
229 |
| Think like a scientist: a class of curious sixth-graders arguing over moist, mucky jars may represent the future of science education. |
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Jun 20, 2009 |
2361 |
| Males, females swap sex-role stereotypes: analysis finds that mating strategies are not universal. |
Report |
May 23, 2009 |
1010 |
| Birds bust a move to musical beats: studies suggest vocal mimics have a flair for moving in time. |
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May 23, 2009 |
428 |
| Signals of impending violence. |
Brief article |
May 23, 2009 |
117 |
| Toddlers with autism may focus on co-occurring sounds and motions: as a result, the kids may neglect cues to social interaction. |
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Apr 25, 2009 |
630 |
| Brain was small, but souped-up: controversial 'hobbits' may have had complex thoughts. |
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Apr 25, 2009 |
498 |
| Chimps dig with right, left hands: measurements from water holes suggest ape ambidexterity. |
Brief article |
Apr 25, 2009 |
231 |
| Out of Our Heads: Why You Are Not Your Brain, and Other Lessons from the Biology of Consciousness. |
Book review |
Apr 25, 2009 |
247 |
| Two cultures grasp music's universal feeling: key, tempo clue Mafa in to emotion in Western tunes. |
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Apr 11, 2009 |
345 |
| Peking Man ups his age. |
Brief article |
Apr 11, 2009 |
162 |
| Footprints suggest H. erectus walked the modern human walk: 1.5-million-year-old fossils excavated in eastern Africa. |
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Mar 28, 2009 |
527 |
| The Botai of central Asia milked mares more than 5,000 years ago: hunter-gatherers left signs of domesticated horses. |
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Mar 28, 2009 |
352 |
| Playing for real in a virtual world: kids take on new identities, but sex differences remain. |
Brief article |
Mar 28, 2009 |
225 |
| Networks of plunder: archaeologists tracing the labyrinth of antiquities trafficking hope to shut it down, or at least slow it up. |
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Mar 28, 2009 |
2330 |
| Fatal fallout from financial failure: economic woes in Asia heralded increases in suicide rates. |
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Mar 14, 2009 |
336 |
| Drug-use risk beyond genetics. |
Brief article |
Feb 28, 2009 |
62 |
| Nighttime thoughts see light of day: people interpret dreams in ways that affect their waking lives. |
Brief article |
Feb 28, 2009 |
291 |
| Hormonal cues for baby cuteness: women on oral contraceptives know when a face is adorable. |
Brief article |
Feb 28, 2009 |
257 |
| Monkeys pick the right rock: wild capuchins may plan to use most effective tool. |
Brief article |
Feb 14, 2009 |
247 |
| Neural circuits foster oversensitivity: borderline personality patients activate brain in specific ways. |
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Feb 14, 2009 |
419 |
| Newborns don't miss the beat: days-old babies show neural signs of detecting rhythms. |
Brief article |
Feb 14, 2009 |
248 |
| The dating go round: speed dating offers scientists a peek at how romance actually blossoms. |
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Feb 14, 2009 |
2420 |
| Migrants settle Americas in tandem: two groups may have crossed the land bridge independently. |
|
Jan 31, 2009 |
910 |
| Simultaneous Stone Age tool use: signs of early hand-ax making not limited to eastern Africa. |
Brief article |
Jan 31, 2009 |
237 |
| Taking trophy heads close to home: ritual skulls may be from local people, not foreign warriors. |
|
Jan 17, 2009 |
642 |
| Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle. |
Brief article |
Jan 17, 2009 |
304 |
| It's the thought that counts--not the money--when it comes to gifts: givers often don't shift their perspective to that of the receiver. |
|
Jan 3, 2009 |
409 |
| Dolphins wield tools of the sea: sponges utensils of choice for 'workaholics' of ocean realm. |
|
Jan 3, 2009 |
389 |
| Boys may show spatial supremacy within a few months after birth; studies suggest gender gap emerges earlier than expected. |
|
Dec 20, 2008 |
334 |
| Stone Age gal had wide hips: H. erectus females may have delivered big-brained babies. |
|
Dec 6, 2008 |
368 |
| Ancient healer reborn. |
Brief article |
Dec 6, 2008 |
149 |
| In their minds, volunteers swap bodies with woman, mannequin: illusion could help scientists study self-identity, body image. |
|
Dec 6, 2008 |
457 |
| Morality askew in psychopaths. |
Brief article |
Dec 6, 2008 |
159 |
| David, Solomon may have been kings of copper: ancient site could unite archaeology, biblical accounts. |
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Nov 22, 2008 |
565 |
| Sound reasoning requires statistical understanding. |
Interview |
Nov 22, 2008 |
751 |
| Skeletons harbor ancient evidence for tuberculosis: DNA shows disease arose before cattle domestication. |
Brief article |
Nov 8, 2008 |
280 |
| Rumors shaped veterans' view of Gulf War ills: syndrome was defined by informal communication. |
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Nov 8, 2008 |
321 |
| Brain sensory region reactivated decades after hand amputation: transplant restores partial use of original neural pathway. |
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Nov 8, 2008 |
442 |
| Bad air for growing brains. |
Brief article |
Nov 8, 2008 |
75 |
| Genetic link to dyslexia. |
Brief article |
Oct 25, 2008 |
134 |
| Body in mind: long thought the province of the abstract, cognition may actually evolve as physical experiences and actions ignite mental life. |
|
Oct 25, 2008 |
2685 |
| Mom can increase her child's risk of depression via nurture alone: new study suggests fathers don't have the same influence. |
|
Oct 11, 2008 |
346 |
| Pain relief you can believe in: study finds religious thought alleviates hurt for Catholics. |
Brief article |
Oct 11, 2008 |
290 |
| Path to math: math ability may be related to ingrained number sense. |
Brief article |
Sep 27, 2008 |
262 |
| Blindfolded babies show ability to learn how others see the world: personal experience leads to social thinking in 1-year-olds. |
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Sep 27, 2008 |
445 |
| Study evaluates kids' therapies: most trauma treatments lack scientific support. |
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Sep 27, 2008 |
446 |
| Excavators find honey of a discovery: Israeli site yields oldest known example of beekeeping. |
Brief article |
Sep 27, 2008 |
150 |
| Magpies check themselves out: reactions to mirror image suggest self-recognition. |
|
Sep 13, 2008 |
519 |
| Evolution's ear: recent changes in hearing-related genes may have influenced language development. |
|
Aug 30, 2008 |
2110 |
| Toddler worldview shifts at age 2: study looks at leap in object recognition and thinking. |
|
Aug 16, 2008 |
432 |
| No counting necessary: people track quantities even when distracted. |
Brief article |
Aug 16, 2008 |
189 |
| Brazil's Piraha grasp numbers without words: study challenges theories linking language, thought. |
|
Jul 19, 2008 |
1197 |
| Girls could give preschool boys learning boost: proportion of boys in the class doesn't affect girls. |
Brief article |
Jul 19, 2008 |
273 |
| Acrobatic skill had a downside: headless skeletons tell story of ancient sacrifice. |
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Jul 5, 2008 |
399 |
| Monkeys trade chips like food: study shows capuchins use symbolic reasoning. |
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Jul 5, 2008 |
409 |
| Simpleminded voters: informed citizens avoid information overload by taking strategic shortcuts before casting their ballots. |
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Jul 5, 2008 |
2295 |
| Skullduggery worthy of a film: famous crystal skulls shown to be counterfeits. |
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Jun 21, 2008 |
355 |
| Ancient site was devoted to death: Stonehenge may have been cemetery for rulers. |
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Jun 21, 2008 |
403 |
| Butting out. |
Brief article |
Jun 21, 2008 |
85 |
| Lost are found: child soldiers can reenter, thrive in former community. |
|
Jun 7, 2008 |
1055 |
| Jaw breaker: extinct hominid chewed softly, carried big teeth. |
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May 24, 2008 |
360 |
| Mental fluidity: training improves scores on problem-solving tests. |
Brief article |
May 24, 2008 |
209 |
| Shifting priorities at the wheel: multitasking while driving may exceed brain's capacity. |
|
May 10, 2008 |
373 |
| Hobbit wars: small islanders show no signs of growth disorder. |
Brief article |
May 10, 2008 |
274 |
| China was an ancient-ape paradise: excavations uncover oldest known ancestral gibbon remains. |
Brief article |
May 10, 2008 |
225 |
| Peruvian site yields a golden discovery. |
Brief article |
Apr 12, 2008 |
252 |
| Without substance: ADHD meds don't up kids' drug abuse risk. |
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Apr 5, 2008 |
494 |
| Rare mutations tied to schizophrenia. |
Brief article |
Apr 5, 2008 |
277 |
| European roots: human ancestors go back in time in Spanish cave. |
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Mar 29, 2008 |
540 |
| A hip stance by an ancient ancestor. |
Brief article |
Mar 29, 2008 |
290 |
| Road to Eureka! Insight may lie at the end of a chain of neural reactions. |
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Mar 22, 2008 |
1828 |
| Small wonders: tiny islanders elevate 'hobbit' debate. |
|
Mar 15, 2008 |
587 |
| Altruistic twist in market economies. |
Brief article |
Mar 15, 2008 |
281 |
| Riff riders: brain scans tune in to jazz improvisers. |
|
Mar 8, 2008 |
461 |
| Drug or no drug: placebos may be more than appeasing. |
|
Mar 1, 2008 |
555 |
| Gene variants shield against depression. |
Brief article |
Mar 1, 2008 |
216 |
| Internet seduction: online sex offenders prey on at-risk teens. |
|
Feb 23, 2008 |
515 |
| New World stopover: people may have entered the Americas in stages. |
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Feb 16, 2008 |
539 |
| Tots who tote: babies show neural signs of budding number sense. |
|
Feb 9, 2008 |
513 |
| Dawn of the city: excavations prompt a revolution in thinking about the earliest cities. |
|
Feb 9, 2008 |
1892 |
| The Black Death chose its victims selectively. |
Brief article |
Feb 9, 2008 |
274 |
