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Humans, Chimps Register Faces With Similar Brain Regions
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Chimpanzees recognize their pals by using some of the same brain regions that switch on when humans register a familiar face.
the first to examine brain activity in chimpanzees after they attempt to match fellow chimps' faces
—offers new insight into the origin of face recognition in humans.
Men less likely to donate to needy foreigners
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To whom would you rather give money: a needy person in your neighborhood or a needy person in a foreign country? If you
’re a man, you’re more likely to give to the person closest to you that is, the one in your neighborhood if you give at all.
Nanotechnology's biggest stories of 2008
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When you get down to scales of a billionth of a metre, even the simplest, best-known materials can take on surprising new properties. Strength, adhesion and absorption can all be multiplied manyfold if you just find the right nanoscale structure. And, in 2008, many engineers did.
Teen with Home Chemistry Lab Arrested for Meth, Bombs
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A Canadian college student majoring in chemistry built himself a home lab - and discovered that trying to do science in your own home quickly leads to accusations of drug-making and terrorism.
The Top 100 Science Stories of 2008
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From the LHC to HIV to bye-bye bee, these are the stories that rocked our natural and physical world.
Real-time Gene Monitoring Developed
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Imagine having GeneVision: the uncanny ability to view the activity of any chosen gene in real time through a specially modified camera.
John Hodgeman: A brief digression on matters of lost time
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Humorist John Hodgman rambles through a new story about aliens, physics, time, space and the way all of these somehow contribute to a sweet, perfect memory of falling in love.
200 Years On, A Salute To Charles Darwin: Hero For Our Age
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As the world faces an uncertain future, Britain's leading anthropologist toasts Darwin, born 200 years ago, for identifying adaptability as man's greatest asset.
Awesome Underwater SCUBA Photo Gallery
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This is a really great selection of underwater scuba photography by Andrej Belic, Undersea Photographer
"Leap Second" will be added to 2008
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By international agreement, the world's timekeepers, in order to keep their official atomic clocks in step with the world's irregular but gradually slowing rotation, have decreed that a Leap Second be inserted between 2008 and 2009.
Wright-Patterson Air Force Museum
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A collection of awesome photos of Wright-Patterson Air Force Museum and more. =)
Black Women in the U.S. Appear to be Shrinking, Study Finds
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In an age when the adult populations of most industrialized nations have grown significantly taller, the average height of black women in the U.S. has been receding, beginning with those born in the late 1960s.
Men Enjoy Computer Games 'Because Of Basic Urge To Conquer'
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Men's passion for computer games stems from a deep-rooted urge to conquer, according to research that will confirm the suspicions of "Nintendo Wii widows" across the country. Playing on computer consoles activates parts of the male brain which are linked to rewarding feelings and addiction, scans have shown.
Your Brain Sees $$$ More Clearly Than You Know
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When you see something of value, your brain essentially sees dollar signs, a new study finds. The effect occurs even if you don't consciously realize the object's worth.
Scientists Create Rat Embyronic Stem Cells
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Rat pluripotent stem cells - the essential ingredient for making genetically engineered versions of the animals - have finally been created after decades of effort in the field.
When computers read our minds: Is the singularity at hand?
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Watch a live demo of a device that uses a person's subconscious thoughts to input computer commands. It's 20 minutes of pure awesome. Start at 14:00 on the video if you want to skip to the actual demonstration.
Australian Arrested In Egypt: Smuggling 2,000yr Old Mummies
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An Australian teacher who stuffed his luggage with 2,000-year old animal mummies and religious figurines wrapped as gifts has been arrested, an Egyptian airport security official said. The man was heading to Thailand when a security official became suspicious of the wrapped figurines that were placed amid souvenir ceramic pots in his suitcase.
Amateurs are trying genetic engineering at home
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Using homemade lab equipment and the wealth of scientific knowledge available online, these hobbyists are trying to create new life forms through genetic engineering — a field long dominated by Ph.D.s toiling in university and corporate laboratories.
Blind Man Navigates Obstacle Maze Unaided
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The study, which included extensive brain imaging, is the most dramatic demonstration to date of so-called blindsight, the native ability to sense things using the brain
’s primitive, subcortical — and entirely subconscious — visual system. Researchers have found that those without the sense of sight are still able to "see" with their mind.
Regenerate Your Brain? Science Says It's Possible
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Contrary to popular belief, recent studies have found that there are probably ways to regenerate brain matter. Wow!
The lack of female Einsteins is all down to numbers
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Why are there so few female Einsteins? Many people share a belief that while women can do science, there are far fewer women than men at the very top of the science hierarchy because women just aren't as innately good at science as men. Others feel this view is wrong but cannot easily put their finger on why.
Bada Boom!
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Since the invention of high explosives, there have been a number of extremely large explosions, many accidental. This list contains the largest known examples, sorted by date.
Gorgeous Pic:Elephant Snacking (on Tree) over Victoria Falls
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Lone bull elephant. Beautiful scene. Enlargeable, wallpaper.
Our unconscious brain makes the best decisions possible
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Researchers at the University of Rochester have shown that the human brain
—once thought to be a seriously flawed decision maker—is actually hard-wired to allow us to make the best decisions possible with the information we are given. The findings are published in today's issue of the journal Neuron.
Demonstration As To Why You Should Not Wear Metal During MRI
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