Natural Sciences http://today.duke.edu/topic/39/rss en Bird's Playlist Could Signal Mental Strengths and Weaknesses http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/duke/OqdP/~3/NcBPPClTBmc/birdbraintrades Male songbirds with the most songs aren't necessarily the smartest overall. Tue, 21 May 2013 20:36:00 -0400 http://today.duke.edu/2013/05/birdbraintrades Fossil Primate Director Becomes a Fossil Primate Himself http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/duke/OqdP/~3/pb5qygNbxwE/ Mon, 20 May 2013 20:39:00 -0400 http://sites.duke.edu/dukeresearch/2013/05/20/fossil-primate-director-becomes-a-fossil-primate-himself/ Brian Hare, Vanessa Woods: Dogs show that IQ tests aren't so smart http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/duke/OqdP/~3/v_P5M46omlA/32084-anti-iq.html Fri, 17 May 2013 15:18:00 -0400 http://www.livescience.com/32084-anti-iq.html Duke study shows no contamination near fracking wells in Arkansas http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/duke/OqdP/~3/7DXWTNONF98/duke-study-shows-no-contamination-near-fracking-wells-arkansas Thu, 16 May 2013 15:59:00 -0400 http://wunc.org/post/duke-study-shows-no-contamination-near-fracking-wells-arkansas What Would You Do for Salt? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/duke/OqdP/~3/7Nz4pfvesOI/ How thirst for water and appetite for salt could change society's views on addiction Tue, 14 May 2013 18:21:00 -0400 http://www.genome.duke.edu/genomelife/2013/04/how-thirst-for-water-and-appetite-for-salt-could-change-societys-views-on-addiction/ Susan Lozier: Oceans under surveillance http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/duke/OqdP/~3/P3IUtv3bOms/oceans-under-surveillance-1.12949 Wed, 08 May 2013 15:20:00 -0400 http://www.nature.com/news/oceans-under-surveillance-1.12949 Walking with the lemurs at the Duke Lemur Center http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/duke/OqdP/~3/X6vzoMcYgN0/walking-with-the-lemurs-at-the.html Wed, 08 May 2013 15:15:00 -0400 http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/05/07/2877790/walking-with-the-lemurs-at-the.html Walking with the Lemurs http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/duke/OqdP/~3/xZjg3VAMdio/Walking-with-the-Lemurs Wed, 08 May 2013 15:14:00 -0400 http://www.heraldsun.com/photos/x383680419/Walking-with-the-Lemurs The hibernating lemur that feeds on its tail http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/duke/OqdP/~3/XIgu0cvF7Hs/dn23483-zoologger-the-hibernating-lemur-that-feeds-on-its-tail.html Mon, 06 May 2013 16:43:00 -0400 http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23483-zoologger-the-hibernating-lemur-that-feeds-on-its-tail.html Are these dwarf lemurs the key to long-distance space travel? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/duke/OqdP/~3/U4dLiOCH2oM/are-these-dwarf-lemurs-the-key-to-long-distance-space-t-486742717 Mon, 06 May 2013 16:43:00 -0400 http://io9.com/are-these-dwarf-lemurs-the-key-to-long-distance-space-t-486742717 Charting the Human Experience http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/duke/OqdP/~3/GI7ifh_-t6M/ Decades-long, 1,000 strong Dunedin study asks why people are the way they are Fri, 03 May 2013 20:53:00 -0400 http://www.genome.duke.edu/genomelife/2013/04/charting-human-experience/ Dr. Nancy Andrews: The science of collaboration http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/duke/OqdP/~3/YLMouBZcPwM/panel-proposes-radical-changes-culture-scientific-research Thu, 02 May 2013 17:28:00 -0400 http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/05/02/panel-proposes-radical-changes-culture-scientific-research Hope for Understanding Ourselves Goes to the Dogs http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/duke/OqdP/~3/RVOfbj6PF_8/ Thu, 02 May 2013 13:33:00 -0400 http://sites.duke.edu/dukeresearch/2013/04/29/hope-for-understanding-ourselves-goes-to-the-dogs/ Hibernation Isn't Just for Bears http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/duke/OqdP/~3/tbiIhvqWvZM/hibernation-isnt-just-bears Thu, 02 May 2013 13:23:00 -0400 http://today.duke.edu/2013/05/hibernation-isnt-just-bears Primate Hibernation More Common Than Previously Thought http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/duke/OqdP/~3/j7g06lKykeM/hibernation Two more dwarf lemur species found to enter months of torpor Thu, 02 May 2013 13:02:00 -0400 http://today.duke.edu/2013/05/hibernation The super glue inspired by world's stickiest fish http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/duke/OqdP/~3/GyjAR60yM54/That-sucks-The-worlds-stickiest-fish-hold-230-TIMES-bodyweight.html Wed, 01 May 2013 14:38:00 -0400 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2317245/That-sucks-The-worlds-stickiest-fish-hold-230-TIMES-bodyweight.html IGSP Director Elected to National Academy of Sciences http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/duke/OqdP/~3/wymTzATRxL0/willardnas Hunt Willard joined Duke in 2003 and is Nanaline H. Duke Professor of Genome Sciences Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:30:00 -0400 http://today.duke.edu/2013/04/willardnas Brian Hare: Monkeys at risk as Harvard terminates center http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/duke/OqdP/~3/pCGilExgneQ/17975582-monkeys-at-risk-as-harvard-closes-center-expert Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:28:00 -0400 http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/29/17975582-monkeys-at-risk-as-harvard-closes-center-expert From Studies of Lemurs, a Glimmer of Possibility for Human Hibernation http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/duke/OqdP/~3/9_b_bHAl6Lc/ Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:25:00 -0400 http://www.genome.duke.edu/genomelife/2013/04/from-studies-of-lemurs-a-glimmer-of-possibility-for-human-hibernation/ A library of every drug that could ever exist http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/duke/OqdP/~3/Q5G1MbZ_GPw/scientists-build-library-all-possible-drug-compounds-could-exist Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:20:00 -0400 http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-04/scientists-build-library-all-possible-drug-compounds-could-exist