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Two genes may determine whether you're lazy or an athlete

Tue, Sep 06 2011 at 11:25 AM

When scientists removed the genes that helped make energy from sugar in some mice, they ran less than others in their litter.

Why do chimps sleep in nests?

Fri, Sep 02 2011 at 3:08 PM

Sleeping up in the trees keeps both insects and many land-based predators, like hyenas, away from dozing chimps.

New study finds pirates of the Caribbean had fascination with fine pottery

Fri, Sep 02 2011 at 12:10 PM

Use of Chinese porcelain by pirates may have been to add an air of respectability and class to their otherwise illegal activities.

Do parents underestimate risks of childhood obesity?

Thu, Sep 01 2011 at 2:10 PM

Poll: Parents rate themselves as the most important influence on their child's weight, also underestimate how important it is to see a doctor about weight problems.

Germs, not Nazis, to blame for mass grave in Germany

Wed, Aug 31 2011 at 12:22 PM

The bones belong to soldiers who fought in the Napoleonic Wars more than 200 years ago.

Turning tadpoles against each other to fight off invasive cane toads

Wed, Aug 31 2011 at 10:44 AM

Competitive tadpoles eat cane toad eggs or will release pheromones that stunt the growth of cane toads.

Ancient Egyptians used shampoo-like product on mummies

Tue, Aug 30 2011 at 2:57 PM

Fat-based hair gel is believed to have been used to keep hair in place and improve a mummy's appearance.

Hens eject sperm from unwelcome mates

Tue, Aug 30 2011 at 11:44 AM

While chickens engage multiple partners, hens are pretty picky, rejecting the sperm of sub-dominant males in the social pecking order.

Bacteria in the gut may help control depression

Mon, Aug 29 2011 at 4:25 PM

Taking a probiotic through yogurt may replace antidepressants as treatment for depression and anxiety.

Panda poop may solve biofuel woes

Mon, Aug 29 2011 at 2:09 PM

Cellulose-digesting bacteria found in panda feces could break down woody, inedible plants into biofuels.

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