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Science / Human Behavior

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Inside the Minds of America’s Young Scientists

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Reindeer Lack an Internal Clock

Ardi (right) lived in a forest in Africa. Her fossil skeleton shows that she walked upright and yet had an opposable toe, good for climbing trees.

The Human Family’s Earliest Ancestors

Studies of hominid fossils, like 4.4-million-year-old “Ardi,” are changing ideas about human origins

"Paleo-artist" John Gurche recreates the faces of our earliest ancestors, some of who have been extinct for millions of years.

A Closer Look at Evolutionary Faces

John Gurche, a “paleo-artist,” has recreated strikingly realistic heads of our earliest human ancestors for a new exhibit

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Darwin Versus Lincoln: Who Won?

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Elementary School Teachers Pass on Math Fear to Girls

A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that most Americans engage in moderate activity less than three times a week.

Are Americans Stuck to their Cubicles?

After a debilitating bicycle accident kept her inactive, Mary Collins toured the country studying Americans’ sedentary lifestyle

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Five Things to Keep You Occupied Over the Holiday Weekend

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Ten Movies We Loved From the 2000s

Marine biology professor-turned-Hollywood filmmaker Randy Olson contends that people missed the message in his first two films because film is not their language.

Are Scientists or Moviemakers the Bigger Dodos?

Scientist-turned-filmmaker Randy Olson says that academics must be more like Hollywood in how they share their love for science

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The Impossibility of Avoiding Darwin on my Vacation

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Marshmallows and a Successful Life

A group of biologists suggests that disease ultimately determines much of who we are and how we behave.

The Culture of Being Rude

A new biological theory states that cultural behavior is not just a regional quirk, but a defense against the spread of disease

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Using Math to Examine Iran’s Election Results

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Archaeological Treasure Safe From Dam (For Now)

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A Caricature of a Female Scientist

The play “Legacy of Light” tells the story of two female scientists, but left our blogger disappointed

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Fingerprints and Friction

Why do humans, other primates and koalas have fingerprints?

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Humans Don’t Have the Last, or Only, Laugh

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The Well-Dressed Time Traveler

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Girls CAN Do Math (Duh)

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