Jul 20 2011

Researchers Grow Tooth in Mouse Kidney

Tag: Environment,Humans,Laboratories,Life Science,Science,ScientistsDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 8:04 pm
The technique could create replacement organs faster than previously tested methods

Jul 19 2011

Footprints Show How Our Ancestors Walked

The ancestor who made the 3.7 million-year-old prints walked in a "less ape-ish way" than some humans do today, say scientists.

Jul 15 2011

Cell Phone Images Foil Tiger Poachers

Two tiger poachers were arrested after cell phone images of them hovering over the dead animals was picked up by authorities.

Jul 11 2011

Snails Eaten by Birds Survive in Poo

Tag: Animals,Food,Humans,Wild BirdsJennifer Viegas @ 4:25 pm
Imagine if you ate an animal and then later saw it smiling back at you, unscathed, from the toilet bowl.

Jul 06 2011

Cookiecutter Shark ‘Scooped’ Out Swimmer’s Flesh

The first documented cookiecutter shark attack on a live human resulted in crater-like wounds.

Jul 05 2011

Some People May Be Bad to the Bone

Tag: Criminals,Genes,Human Behavior,Human Nature,Humans,MenJennifer Viegas @ 11:01 pm
A man's facial bone structure can predict unethical behavior, according to new research.

Jun 28 2011

Angry Birds: Crows Never Forget Your Face

Tag: American Crow,Birds,Community,Humans,Learning,Vocal CommunicationJennifer Viegas @ 11:00 pm
Mess with a crow, and it will remember your face for over five years, research shows.

Jun 27 2011

Songbirds Use Grammar in Tweets

Tag: Animals,Birds,Humans,Nature,Zoo AnimalsDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 4:43 pm
It turns out humans aren't so unique in being able to order sound logically.

Jun 26 2011

Drug Boosts Snakebite Survival Time By Half

Researchers in Australia showed that a class of compounds called nitric oxide donors delays the entry of toxins from potentially deadly snakebites.

Jun 22 2011

How Cities Stress Us Out

Tag: Humans,Life Science,Mental HealthEmily Sohn @ 5:00 pm
Even if you live in the country now, studies show the impact of coming from a city persists in the brain.

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