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Why Is Biodiversity Essential for Human Life?
Nature
 

Why Is Biodiversity Essential for Human Life?

And who is the most affected by biodiversity loss
by Vlad Tarko, September 7th, 2006
more on this topicWe Are Causing the Sixth Mass Extinction in Earth's HistoryShould We Become Vegetarians?
Scientists Discover the Proteins Essential for the Formation of Long-Term Memories
Behavior/Humans
 

Scientists Discover the Proteins Essential for the Formation of Long-Term Memories

Importance of growth factors in memory formation could aid development of strategies against cognitive decline
by Vlad Tarko, September 6th, 2006
more on this topicBrain Chemical Plays Critical Role in Drinking and AnxietyCause of Neuronal Death in Down's Syndrome and Alzheimer's Disease Could Be Surprisingly Simple
Cracking the Genetic Secrets of the Human Egg
Behavior/Humans
 

Cracking the Genetic Secrets of the Human Egg

The search has been narrowed to 66 genes
by Vlad Tarko, September 6th, 2006
more on this topicGenetic Combat for Determining the Sex of the BabyWhy Men produce Sperm and Women Eggs
How to Make a Woman Yawn

How to Make a Woman Yawn

by Vlad Tarko, September 6th, 2006
For female magazine readers, sex doesn't sell so much as it ... bores.
Behavior/Humans
What Happens in the Artists' Brains?
Behavior/Humans
 

What Happens in the Artists' Brains?

The start of a new science: neuroarthistory
by Vlad Tarko, September 6th, 2006
more on this topicArchaeologist Uncovers Oldest Maya MuralWhat Happens Inside This Building?
Metallic Ice
Nano-Biotechnology
 

Metallic Ice

A new form of water may reside inside the gas giant planets
by Vlad Tarko, September 6th, 2006
more on this topicNot Even Scientists Know How They Did It: The Hottest Temperature Ever ObtainedMathematicians Maximize Knowledge of Minimal Surfaces
How Did Our Ancestors Think?
Behavior/Humans
 

How Did Our Ancestors Think?

Were they thinking just like you?
by Vlad Tarko, September 6th, 2006
more on this topicThe Best Strategy for a Good DecisionThe Neurons that Judge the Value of Things
NASA Solves Plankton Mystery
Nature
 

NASA Solves Plankton Mystery

Why healthy looking plankton have a slow growth
by Vlad Tarko, September 5th, 2006
more on this topicThe Oceans Are in DangerA Huge Underwater Observatory Is Being Planned
What Can We Learn from Optical Illusions?
Behavior/Humans
 

What Can We Learn from Optical Illusions?

How expectations influence what you see
by Vlad Tarko, September 5th, 2006
more on this topicHow Did We Evolve to See Colors?Marsupials Can See Strange Colors
Soldiers' Wives Tougher than the Soldiers

Soldiers' Wives Tougher than the Soldiers

by Vlad Tarko, September 5th, 2006
What is the impact of soldier deployment on the wives and families left behind?
Behavior/Humans
Cassiopeia A: the Youngest Known Supernova
Space
 

Cassiopeia A: the Youngest Known Supernova

Hubble studies the rapid changes of a supernova
by Vlad Tarko, September 5th, 2006
more on this topicBig Bang Afterglow and the First Stars in the UniverseStrange Double Helix Nebula Spotted Near the Center of the Milky Way
The Inner Machine: DNA and Proteins
Microbiology/Genetics
 

The Inner Machine: DNA and Proteins

What happens inside your cells and what are the consequences in regard to what you are
by Vlad Tarko, September 4th, 2006
more on this topicLife Did Not Appear with A Self-Replicating MoleculePre-Life Molecules Present in Comets
The Smallest Pyramids in the Universe
Space
 

The Smallest Pyramids in the Universe

Pyramidal nuclei?
by Vlad Tarko, August 28th, 2006
more on this topicA New Type of Radioactivity Has Been DiscoveredClock in the Rock
Nepotism Flourishes Everywhere
Behavior/Humans
 

Nepotism Flourishes Everywhere

Irrespective of culture
by Vlad Tarko, August 28th, 2006
more on this topicWho Are We Up Against?How Cooperation Can Evolve in a Cheater's World
Planet Earth Had Tilted Under Its Own Weight
Nature
 

Planet Earth Had Tilted Under Its Own Weight

When the continents were part of a single supercontinent
by Vlad Tarko, August 28th, 2006
more on this topicContinents Can Break Apart Much Easily than Previously SuspectedThree Continents Collide to Create Australia
New Planet Definition Sparks Controversy

New Planet Definition Sparks Controversy

by Vlad Tarko, August 28th, 2006
What does it mean to clear your neighborhood?
Space
Acid Rain Hits One-Third of China
Nature
 

Acid Rain Hits One-Third of China

In spite of governmental pledges to tackle ecological issues
by Vlad Tarko, August 28th, 2006
more on this topicThings Are Getting Rather Dark in China
 
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