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Brain
Fair play
Studying dogs, monkeys, and other animals at play can teach us about fairness and cooperation.
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Fossils
Hunting by sucking, long ago
An ancient sea creature with a snakelike neck may have sucked up its prey.
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Brain
Nature May Nurture Paying Attention
A green environment can help kids with attention disorders concentrate.
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Animals
superfast muscles for cooing doves
To coo, a dove's muscles have to contract and relax amazingly quickly.
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Animals
Owls use dung to lure beetles
A burrowing owl spreads dung around its nest to attract beetles.
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Brain
Reading problems show cultural differences
The language you use may affect the type of reading problem you have.
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Brain
Seeing Red and Blue and . . .
Seeing lots of colors when you're young might determine how well you recognize hues later in life.
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Animals
The buzz about mosquitoes
Learning more about mosquitoes can help us control the blood-sucking insects and prevent deadly diseases.
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Animals
Sleep lessons from sparrows
During migration season, certain sparrows remain amazingly alert even when they haven't had much sleep.
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Fossils
Dino bite leaves a tooth
Meat-eating dinosaurs sometimes feasted on flying reptiles.
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Agriculture
Growing healthier tomato plants
How well tomatoes grow depends on how the plants are mulched and fertilized.
By Emily Sohn