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A round-up of recent discoveries in behavior research

A snapshot of the most highly ranked articles in aging research and related areas, from Faculty of 1000

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Cellular structures known as midbodies, formed during cell division, appear to accumulate in stem cells and cancer cells, hinting at a potential function for these once-disregarded organelles.

People exposed to the dust cloud from the World Trade Center collapse still suffer from health problems.

Chemists design the first electrically-driven motor made from just one small molecule.

An artist suggests that being buried in a suit laden with decomposing fungi may be healthier for the mind and the environment.

Newly excavated Australopithecus sediba fossils exhibit a mixture of primitive and more modern features.

A snapshot of the most highly ranked articles in ecology, from Faculty of 1000

Meet the species whose DNA has recently been sequenced.

Biologists and conservationists are too eager to demonize non-native species.

Mouse embryonic stem cells that contain half the usual number of chromosomes could be used to untangle gene pathways.