Science news Posted December 3, 2013: Domest

Posted December 3, 2013:

• Domestication of Dogs May Have Elaborated on a Pre-Existing Capacity of Wolves to Learn from Humans


• 'Spooky Action' Builds a Wormhole Between 'Entangled' Quantum Particles


• Ocean Currents Shape Jupiter-Moon Europa's Icy Shell in Ways Critical for Potential Habitats


• Hubble Traces Subtle Signals of Water on Hazy Worlds


• Alzheimer's Risk Gene May Begin to Affect Brains in Childhood, Research Shows


• Tipping Points: Where May Abrupt Impacts from Climate Change Occur?


• Catastrophic Collapse of Sahara Desert's Wildlife


• Unlikely Collaboration Leads to Discovery of 'Gender-Bending' Plant


• Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol Disrupts Brain Circuitry: No Safe Level of Drinking During Pregnancy, Neuroscientist Says


• New Thermoelectronic Generator: Heat Energy Efficiently Converted to Electricity


• Dual Protein Knockout Could Lead to New Male Contraceptive


• New Evidence Suggests Neanderthals Organized Their Living Spaces


• New Research Shows Promise for Possible HIV Cure


• Division of Labor in the Test Tube: Bacteria Grow Faster If They Feed Each Other


• Genome for the King Cobra Sequenced

Posted December 2, 2013:

• 'Designer Sperm' Inserts Custom Genes Into Offspring


• Living Desert Underground: In Perpetual Darkness of Limestone Cave, Surprisingly Diverse Ecosystem of Microbes


• Secrets to 'Extreme Adaptation' Found in Burmese Python Genome


• Single Spray of Oxytocin Improves Brain Function in Children With Autism, Study Suggests


• Functional Importance of Dinosaur Beaks Illuminated


• Brain Connectivity Study Reveals Striking Differences Between Men and Women


• Microplastic Transfers Chemicals, Impacting Health: Plastic Ingestion Delivers Pollutants and Additives Into Animal Tissue


• Kids Whose Bond With Mother Was Disrupted Early in Life Show Changes in Brain


• Mice Can Inherit Learned Sensitivity to a Smell


• Koalas' Low-Pitched Voice Explained by Unique Organ


• New Algorithm Finds You, Even in Untagged Photos


• Evolution, Civil War History Entwine in Plant Fossil With a Tragic Past


• Air Pollution, Genetics Combine to Increase Risk for Autism


• Messy Children Make Better Learners: Toddlers Learn Words for Nonsolids Better When Getting Messy in a Highchair