Gestures reveal universal word order, regardless of language
Category: Language
People communicating with gestures put objects before verbs, regardless of whether they speak English, Turkish or Chinese.
Posted by Ed Yong at 5:00 PM • 14 Comments •
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June 28, 2008
Neutralising anthrax by gumming up a molecular lock
Category: Medicine & health
A potential new treatment for anthrax works by gumming up molecular locks on the host's own cells.
Posted by Ed Yong at 12:00 PM • 4 Comments •
June 27, 2008
Cuttlefish learn from watching potential prey even before they are born
Category: Animals
Unhatched cuttlefish embryos can use visual information from the outside world to fix their later prey preferences
Posted by Ed Yong at 8:30 AM • 5 Comments •
June 26, 2008
Death-trap or fortress - the two web designs of black widow spiders
Category: Animals
Hungry black widows spin deadly death-traps, but well-fed ones change architecture completely in favour of a fortress
Posted by Ed Yong at 8:30 AM • 4 Comments •
June 25, 2008
Crocodiles signal hatching time by calling from inside their eggs
Category: Animals
This is the first experimental evidence of the purpose of calls that crocodiles make within their eggs
Posted by Ed Yong at 8:30 AM • 1 Comments •
June 24, 2008
Lions killed by perfect storm of changing climate, virus and parasites
Category: Animals
Two lion populations were hit by epidemics caused by a triple-whammy of drought, viruses and blood parasites.
Posted by Ed Yong at 8:00 PM • 3 Comments •
June 23, 2008
Fish make rapid comeback in the world's largest no-fishing zone
Category: Conservation
The Great Barrier Reef's most exploited fish is bouncing back just two years after a fishing ban
Posted by Ed Yong at 12:00 PM • 1 Comments •
June 21, 2008
Round peg, square hole - why our bird flu drugs are a fluke
Category: Medicine & health
The structure of a bird flu protein reveals that it's a fluke that Tamiflu actually works
Posted by Ed Yong at 12:00 PM • 4 Comments •
June 20, 2008
Brains of gay people resemble those of straight people of opposite sex
Category: Neuroscience
Brain scans show similarities in shape and connections between gay brains and straight ones from the opposite sex.
Posted by Ed Yong at 3:14 PM • 13 Comments •
June 18, 2008
Chimps call during sex to confuse fathers, recruit defenders and avoid competitors
Category: Animal behaviour
Chimps make distinctive calls during sex and a new study reveals their purpose by considering who's listening
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