BIG Questions – Page 126

Specific Genes Linked to Big Brains and Intelligence
By the Editor on April 16, 2012
Brain size and smarts are, to some extent, genetic — and now, a team of more than 200 researchers...
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NASA Seeks Wisdom of Crowd for Mars Robot Missions
By the Editor on April 16, 2012
Scientists and engineers worldwide can submit papers for a conference dedicated to brainstorming ideas for future Mars exploration.
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Cave Bacteria’s Ability to Fight Antibiotics Predates Human-Made Drugs
By the Editor on April 16, 2012
Even though bacteria in Lechuguilla Cave have been cut off from the surface for millions of years and were...
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First-Ever Simulation of Structuring of the Observable Universe
By the Editor on April 14, 2012
A team of researchers from the Laboratoire Univers et Théorie has performed the first-ever computer model simulation of the...
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Chimps Show Lethal Side
By the Editor on April 14, 2012
Researchers studying different African communities of wild chimpanzees have pooled their data and found that the apes sometimes kill...
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Pulsing Stars Could Probe Space-Time Around Black Holes
By the Editor on April 13, 2012
If a pulsing star exists near the center of our Milky Way galaxy, where a giant black hole is...
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Friskier Frogs Have Faster-Changing Genomes
By the Editor on April 13, 2012
Physically fit frogs have faster-changing genomes, according to a study of poison frogs from Central and South America. Stretches...
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Did Worry and Intelligence Co-Evolve?
By the Editor on April 13, 2012
Worrying is a beneficial trait that evolved in association with intelligence, according to a new study published in a...
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‘Time Machine’ Allows Scientists to Study Early Universe
By the Editor on April 13, 2012
A new scientific instrument, a “time machine” of sorts, built by UCLA astronomers and colleagues, will allow scientists to...
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Astronauts Blast NASA Global Warming Stance
By the Editor on April 13, 2012
A group of 49 former NASA scientists and astronauts believes NASA is playing fast and loose with climate change...
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