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In Bangladesh, bamboo shields keep delicious palm sap from being tainted by fruit bats that can spread the rare but lethal Nipah virus. Full Story M. Salah Uddin Khan
- Malaria shows signs of resisting best drug used to fight it The frontline malaria medicine artemisinin shows gaps in effectiveness in Southeast Asia. Read the full story. | Nov 19th 2009 Found in: Body & Brain
- Classic view of leaf-cutter ants overlooked nitrogen-fixing partner A fresh look at a fungus-insect partnership that biologists have studied for more than a century uncovers a role for bacteria. Read the full story. | Nov 19th 2009 Found in: Ecology, Life and Zoology
- Corn genome a maze of unusual diversity Multiple teams announce complete draft of the maize genome, with a full plate of surprises that include hints about hybrid vigor. Read the full story. | Nov 19th 2009 Found in: Genes & Cells and Life
- Climate not really what doomed large North American mammals Prevalence of a dung fungus over time suggests megafauna extinctions at end of last ice age started before vegetation changed. Read the full story. | Nov 19th 2009
- Revving up particles in the cosmos Newly recorded gamma rays from a microquasar may reveal how the black holes or neutron stars powering them can accelerate particles to enormous energies. Read the full story. | Nov 18th 2009 Found in: Atom & Cosmos
- Mummies reveal heart disease plagued ancient Egyptians CT scans of preserved individuals show hardening of arteries similar to that seen in people today. Read the full story. | Nov 18th 2009 Found in: Biology, Body & Brain and Humans
- Plastics ingredients could make a boy's play less masculine Study links boys' fetal phthalate exposure to tendency toward gender-neutral play later on. Read the full story. | Nov 16th 2009 Found in: Body & Brain and Humans
- Genome 10K: A new ark Featured blog: Researchers are working to catalog the DNA sequences of just about every vertebrate genus. Read the full story. | Nov 4th 2009 Found in: Biology, Biomedicine, Science & Society and Zoology
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Low-tech approach stifles high-risk Nipah virus
11.20.09 - Shielding palm-tree sap from fruit bats may limit spread of deadly disease
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Deep hole spotted on moon
11.20.09 - Feature may be ‘skylight’ in an underground lava tube Found in: Earth and Planetary Science
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Obese people can misjudge body size
11.19.09 - Survey finds that many overweight individuals consider their body size normal and healthy Found in: Body & Brain and Humans
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Marathoners' hearts stressed, but not necessarily by heart attacks
11.19.09 - Detailed imaging of runners’ hearts before and after races doesn’t find signatures of heart attacks Found in: Body & Brain
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FOR KIDS: New twists for phantom limbs
11.19.09 - An experiment explores the connections between brain and body Found in: Science News For Kids
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FOR KIDS: The paleontologist and the three dinosaurs
11.19.09 - Skulls thought to be from three different dinosaurs may actually be from the same dino type at three different ages Found in: Science News For Kids
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Sun may not be a 'Goldilocks' star
11.18.09 - The stars that are just right to support life might be dimmer and longer-lived than the sun Found in: Atom & Cosmos
- Killer bees aren't so smart
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Penguin DNA evolving faster than thought
11.17.09 - Comparing the DNA in modern birds to that in ancient generations shows molecular evolution can happen at varying rates Found in: Genes & Cells and Life
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Heart attack patients get high radiation dose
11.16.09 - Medical imaging can add up to exposure similar to what nuclear power plant workers experience Found in: Biomedicine and Body & Brain
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B vitamin outperforms another drug in keeping arteries clear
11.16.09 - The findings led to an early halt of a small study comparing Niaspan and Zetia, two compounds commonly used along with statins to reduce heart attack risk Found in: Body & Brain
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Chill-out device may protect brain during heart attacks
11.15.09 - RhinoChill, already approved for use in Europe, passes safety tests, but more study is needed to determine the extent of its benefits Found in: Biomedicine
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Moon crash reveals crater held water
11.13.09 - Plume of lunar material contained roughly 25 gallons of vapor and ice Found in: Atom & Cosmos
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New device can use noise to store one bit
11.13.09 - Data storage system employs a resonance effect to do work Found in: Matter & Energy
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