Archive of articles published on the 20th of December 2012

Lizard tails detach at a biological 'dotted line'
Motivation, study habits -- not IQ -- determine growth in math achievement
Peel-and-Stick solar panels from Stanford engineering
For power and status, dominance and skill trump likability
Occasional family meals enough to boost kids' fruit and veg intake
MIT researchers discover a new kind of magnetism
Dragonflies have human-like 'selective attention'
Clays on Mars: More plentiful than expected
Biologists design method to monitor global bee decline
U of T Researchers uncover major source of evolutionary differences among species
The paths of photons are random -- but coordinated
Cellphone data helps pinpoint source of traffic tie-ups
33 new trapdoor spider species discovered in the American southwest
Peacock love songs lure eavesdropping females from afar
Engineers seek ways to convert methane into useful chemicals
Small wasps to control a big pest?
Genomic 'hotspots' offer clues to causes of autism, other disorders
Black piranha, megapiranha have most powerful bites of fish living or extinct, finds GW researcher
Study shows heart calcium scan predictive of diabetes-related death from cardiovascular disease
Scripps Florida scientists create new approach to destroy disease-associated RNAs in cells
From farm to table, mealworms may be the next best food
Study reveals that animals contribute to seagrass dispersal
Super-fine sound beam could one day be an invisible scalpel
Meteorite triggered scientific gold rush
Pics, shoots and leaves: Ecologists turn digital cameras into climate change tools
Removing protein 'garbage' in nerve cells may help control 2 neurodegenerative diseases
USDA explores using novel genetic labs for faster detection of E. coli