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Antiperspirant Boosts Armpit and Toe-Web Microbial Diversity

Rather than wiping microbes out, antiperspirants and foot powders increased the diversity of microbial flora in armpits and between toes. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Monkey Cousins Use Similar Calls

Two monkey species who last shared a common ancestor 3 million years ago have "eerily similar" alarm calls.

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How Millipedes Avoid Interspecies Sexual Slips

Millipedes, often blind, have come up with clever physical signals to ward off sexual advances from members of wrong species.

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You Contain Multitudes of Microplastics

People appear to consume between 74,000 and 121,000 microplastic particles annually, and that's probably a gross underestimate.

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A Biodegradable Label Doesn't Make It So

At the third Scientific American “Science on the Hill” event, “Solving the Plastic Waste Problem”, one of the issues discussed by experts on Capitol Hill was biodegradability.   

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High School Cheaters Nabbed by Neural Network

Researchers trained a neural network to scrutinize high school essays and sniff out ghostwritten papers. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Preserved Poop Is an Archaeological Treasure

Anthropologists found parasite eggs in ancient poop samples, providing a glimpse of human health as hunter-gatherers transitioned to settlements. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Remembering Murray Gell-Mann

Murray Gell-Mann, 1969 Nobel Laureate in Physics who identified the quark, died May 24th.

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Bonobo Mothers Supervise Their Sons' Monkey Business

Some wild female bonobos introduce their sons to desirable females—then make sure their relations won’t be interrupted by competing males. Karen Hopkin reports. 

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Music May Orchestrate Better Brain Connectivity in Preterm Infants

Preterm babies who listened to music in the neonatal intensive care unit had brain activity that more closely resembled that of full-term babies. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Published on 6 years, 7 months ago