Jun 22 2011
Tiny Hairs Help Bats Fly
The hairs act like tubes on aircraft wings to help the bats gauge speed and control flight.
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May 19 2011
Ancient Mammals Sniffed Their Way Smarter
By following their noses at night, these great-uncles of modern mammals paved the way for their descendants to evolve larger brains.
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Feb 16 2011
A Cure for Baldness?
This accidental discovery could one day give Rogaine a run for its money.
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Jul 07 2010
Hair Keeps Chemical Record of Where You’ve Been
You are where you drink, according to a new study that finds some beverages leave a geographic imprint.
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Jun 11 2010
Why Humans Have No Fur — Explained
The cradle of human evolution in East Africa has been scorching hot for a long time, favoring fur-free, upright humans.
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Mar 19 2010
Cat Fur Puts Criminals Behind Bars
Cat fur could be effectively used as forensic evidence to solve criminal cases.
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Feb 10 2010
Stone Age Siberians Settled in Greenland
Before there was Christopher Columbus or Leif Erikson, a band of potentially balding hunters carved their path to the New World.
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