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Robosquirrels versus rattlesnakes
Robot squirrels - or robosquirrels - are going into rattlesnake country to help scientists learn how real squirrels interact snakes. Watch the video!
April 6, 2012
Twins: 1 in 30 babies born in U.S. is a twin
In 2009, one in every 30 babies born in the United States was a twin. That's compared with one baby in every 53 were twins in 1980.
April 3, 2012
Foot fossil confirms two human ancestor species co-existed
The partial foot fossil indicates a creature that walked upright but that still had an opposable toe, which made it good at climbing trees.
April 1, 2012
A camera that can see around corners
Great new video shows a new camera that can see around corners - how it works. Neat! The camera was developed by researchers at MIT.
March 28, 2012
Brain cells hold memories, say researchers
Researchers say brain cells hold memories. Memory engrams - traces of memory do reside in brain cells, say researchers from MIT and Stanford.
March 26, 2012
Hidden water use, by Charles Fishman
Watching your flat screen TV uses water. So does running your computer. Fishman talked about water use that we might not think about - or even know about.
March 22, 2012
Mysterious ‘Red-deer Cave people’ fossils found in China
Fossils from two caves in southwest China have revealed a previously unknown Stone Age people. These cave people hunted the now extinct red deer.
March 20, 2012
Corn insecticide linked to honeybee die-off
New research has linked springtime die-offs of honeybees with insecticides used to coat corn seeds. Any honeybee is susceptible.
March 19, 2012
Chemistry makes up the world we live in: George Whitesides:
"The world we live in is chemistry," George Whitesides told EarthSky, and described what it means to be a chemist today.
March 16, 2012
Gorillas more closely related to us than thought
Researchers have completed the genome sequence for the gorilla. It turns out that about 15% of our genome more closely resembles gorillas' than chimpanzees'.
March 14, 2012
