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Author: Rachel Whelan

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Thrown off the scent

By Rachel Whelan
NEWS| When you show up with flowers on Valentine’s Day, you might do well to stand back a little bit.

The "good guys" win - even for infants

By Rachel Whelan
NEWS| Researchers at Yale have found that infants as young as six months old can not only discriminate between the “good guys” and the “bad guys,” but that they overwhelmingly prefer the good guys.

Night owl? It’s not your fault

By Rachel Whelan
NEWS| A missing fifth copy of an otherwise innocuous DNA sequence could be the cause of some traffic accidents that occur in the early morning hours, research by scientists at the University of Surrey suggests.

Finding language in gesture

By Rachel Whelan
NEWS| Our first words, researchers have discovered, went unheard.

Using Mosquitos to Fight Malaria

By Rachel Whelan
NEWS| Man-made mosquitoes that are resistant to malaria have an evolutionary advantage over wild-type mosquitoes.

Using lice to study clothing

By Rachel Whelan
NEWS| Though humans’ early coverings were sturdy enough to shield us from the tribulations of nature, they were too delicate to be preserved in the fossil record - so scientists had nearly given up on determining when we started wearing clothing.

Turning off the habit

By Rachel Whelan
NEWS| Brain damage can, in one very specific instance, be good for you.

Domination, fish-style

By Rachel Whelan
PAGE TWO| Three researchers at Stanford have observed signs of intelligence in fish by giving them a test usually administered to 4- or 5- year olds.