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Finger and toe fossils belonged to tiny primates 45 million years ago
The fossils provide further evidence that early anthropoids were minuscule creatures.
Credit: Northern Illinois University
At Northern Illinois University, Dan Gebo opens a cabinet and pulls...
Missing piece surfaces in the puzzle of autism
Image of mature neurons (in red) in the hippocampus expressing the MOCOS protein (in green), the enzyme involved in purine metabolism, oxidative stress and...
Same genes drive mathematics and reading ability
About half of the genes that influence how well a child can read also play a role in their mathematics ability, say scientists who...
Genetics and environment work together to help people become accomplished musicians, study finds
Violinist (stock image). “The nature vs. nurture debate has raged since the beginning of psychology,” said Zach Hambrick, MSU professor of psychology. “This makes...
Is beauty really in the ‘eye of the beholder’? Yes, and here’s why
Beyond limited shared preferences, people really do have different "types."
Credit: © Minerva Studio / Fotolia
Many of us have had the experience of disagreeing with...
Large twin study suggests that language delay due more to nature than nurture
University of Kansas Distinguished Professor Mabel Rice directs a longitudinal study of language development in 1,000 sets of Australian twins from birth through adolescence.
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Twin study finds genetics affects where children look, shaping mental development
Two lines captured with eye-tracking technology show that twins will follow a similar pattern with their eyes when shown the same image.
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Nearly 70 percent of cannabidiol extracts sold online are mislabeled, study shows
There is growing consumer demand for cannabidiol (CBD), a constituent of the cannabis plant, due to its purported medicinal benefits for myriad health conditions....
Companion’s comets the key to curious exoplanet system?
Artist’s impression of the Fomalhaut system. The newly discovered comet belt around Fomalhaut C is shown to the left. The comet belt around Fomalhaut...
Magnetar formation mystery solved? Supernova explosions and dizzying spins in a binary system
This artist's impression shows the magnetar in the very rich and young star cluster Westerlund 1. This remarkable cluster contains hundreds of very massive...
One-of-a-kind star discovered, nicknamed ‘Nasty’
This visible-light image taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveals a pancake-shaped disk of gas around an extremely bright star in our Milky Way...
