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In the December 5 Issue:
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- Climate might be right for a deal: Copenhagen negotiations will take steps toward a climate-stabilizing treaty
- Botanical Whales: Adventures in the Tortugas reveal that seagrass fields need saving too
- Breaking the Speed Limit: Studies examine physiology and technology to better foresee the ultimate edge of human performance
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Top Stories | November 21
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Discussing how physicians and patients can cure their misunderstandings of medical statistics.
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Bacon, cheesecake and Ho Hos elicit addictive behavior in rats similar to the behavior of rats addicted to heroin.
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Macaque mothers and infants engage in emotional interactions similar to those of human moms and their babies, a new study suggests.
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Subtle gender-linked effects seen in youngsters mirror impacts witnessed earlier in rodents.
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Scientists are unveiling how the brain works when hypnotized
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Scientists are unveiling how the brain works when hypnotizedMan-made music inspired by tamarin calls seems to alter the primates’ emotions, a new study suggests. A pair of new studies indicates that crows can employ tools in advanced ways, including using stones to displace water in a container and manipulating three sticks in sequence to reach food. For gelotophobes, even good-natured laughter can sound a lot like ridicule A neural network active when the brain is at rest may prove critical to zoning out, a sense of self and envisioning the future. |
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