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Darwin's Finches Tracked to Study Evolution Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 - 11:52:00 - Ehud Rattner A husband and wife team has spotted what could be the beginning of a new species of finch on one of the Galapagos Islands, where Charles Darwin... read more

Rat Made Supersmart- Boost Unsafe in Humans? Monday, November 16th, 2009 - 18:14:38 - Anuradha Menon For years scientifically smartened rats have skittered through movies and books such as Flowers for Algernon and The Secret of NIMH. But Hobbie-J is... read more

Speed Limit To The Pace of Evolution Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 - 19:31:05 - Ehud Rattner Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a theoretical model that informs the understanding of evolution and determines how... read more

Whales Are Polite Conversationalists Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 - 17:44:44 - Ehud Rattner What do a West African drummer and a sperm whale have in common? According to some reports, they can both spot rhythms in the chatter of an ocean... read more

Tiny Devices Use Light to Grab Cells Monday, October 26th, 2009 - 16:27:01 - Anuradha Menon Tiny optical devices that can grab small particles out of a liquid, using the force of photons, could make it possible to image and identify disease... read more

Sudden Moves Spark Brain Battle Sunday, October 25th, 2009 - 18:37:39 - Ehud Rattner Sudden movements and sounds can trigger a battle between neurons in the brain, and the winners get to decide where an animal will look, according to... read more

Flies Get Fright From False Memories Saturday, October 17th, 2009 - 12:24:05 - Anuradha Menon The seemingly complex phenomenon by which fruit flies (Drosophila) learn from bad experiences has been reduced to the actions of a mere 12 neurons... read more

Flies Get Fright from False Memories Friday, October 16th, 2009 - 13:54:43 - Ehud Rattner The seemingly complex phenomenon by which fruit flies (Drosophila) learn from bad experiences has been reduced to the actions of a mere 12 neurons... read more

Cell Invasion Caught on Camera Thursday, October 15th, 2009 - 10:02:21 - Anuradha Menon Despite being surrounded by a supposedly unbreachable defensive line, the body's central nervous system can still be attacked by autoimmune diseases... read more

'Darwin's Wing' Fills Evolution Gap Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 - 10:23:05 - Anuradha Menon It may seem as unlikely as a jackalope, but this newfound pterosaur "hodgepodge" is the real deal, paleontologists say. Scientists at the U.K.'s... read more

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