Joel N. Shurkin
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Electric Light Bulbs Toy With Our Internal ClocksCamping helps reset your internal timekeeper.
By Joel N. Shurkin Published
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Scientists Produce False Memories In MiceFalse memories can be implanted in mice and presumably humans.
By Joel N. Shurkin Published
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Calories Count Only When Accurately CountedTwo studies suggest that calorie counts may be misleading.
By Joel N. Shurkin Published
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When Temperatures Rise, Evolution Can Come To The RescueFruit flies can develop protection in weeks.
By Joel N. Shurkin Published
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Prehistoric Paintings Reveal Native Americans' CosmologyAppalachian cave art may explain Mound people's universe.
By Joel N. Shurkin Published
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Butterflies Inspire Anti-Counterfeit TechnologyNanotechnology emulates a South American insect's wings.
By Joel N. Shurkin Published
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Algae Provide A Food Bank For Starving CoralCells form crystals to store nitrogen when life gets tough.
By Joel N. Shurkin Published
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Sounds Of The Sea: Stones ClangingTide-borne pebbles on the seabed can drown out other ocean noises.
By Joel N. Shurkin Published
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When 'Suckers' Rebuild Eroding Beaches, 'Free Riders' BenefitOne group pays, both profit in computer model.
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Tiny Winged Fossil Suggests How Hummingbirds and Swifts EvolvedRare fossil with its feathers intact found in Wyoming.
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Bureaucracy, Meat Production Crucial To Building Egypt's PyramidsModern societies would need computers to match the feat.
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Game Theory Tackles Rising Health Care CostsOperations research finds an increasingly important application in health care.
By Joel N. Shurkin Published
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Clamshells Reveal Secrets of Pre-Columbian Society's DeclineChanges in the environment likely made life too difficult for Peru's Moche.
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Under Extremes, Big Groups Can Act Like A Force Of NaturePhysics students study how large crowds behave at mosh pits.
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Building Unbreakable Codes Beyond The Bounds Of EarthQuantum satellites may beam down powerful data encryption keys.
By Joel N. Shurkin Published
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Geneticists Estimate Publication Date Of The 'Iliad'Genomes and language provide clues on the origin of Homer's classic.
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Harnessing The Power Of Peacocks To Make Colorful ImagesNanotech material reflects light to display pictures without chemicals or electricity.
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Mystery Of New York's Falling Crime Rate Remains UnsolvedAre we just becoming more civilized?
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Climate Change May Make Flu Seasons WorseWarm winters usually make the next year's flu season worse than average.
By Joel N. Shurkin Published
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How Running For Our Lives May Have Made Humans SmarterMouse study shows relationship between exercise and size of the brain.
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Where Did The Universe's Magnetism Come From?The first magnetic fields appeared randomly after the Big Bang.
By Joel N. Shurkin Published
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Scientists Discover New Mechanism for Antibiotic ResistanceTuberculosis-like bacteria survive when not producing a certain protein, in seemingly random pulses.
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Human Activity Changing Ocean Salt LevelsThe engine of our climate changes seawater chemistry.
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What if Reality Was Really Just Sim Universe?Physicists think of experiment to see if reality is just a computer simulation.
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