Goffin's cockatoos can not only make and use tools
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attention on a process of cellular "garbage
disposal."
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* Jupiter moon spouts "curtains of fire" in crazed
series of eruptions:
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two weeks last August, astronomers say.
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of the much bigger-brained chimp, scientists say.
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/140908_trout.htm
* Cutting carbs may beat cutting fat:
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and heart disease risk without a low-fat diet.
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/140902_carbohydrates.htm
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Giant South American river turtles use various calls
to coordinate their activities, a study reports.
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/140815_turtles.htm
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A fish that's invading the Atlantic hunts more like
the relentless robot of movie fame than an ordinary
predator, scientists say.
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http://www.world-science.net/othernews/140807_discrimination.htm
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http://www.world-science.net/othernews/140804_neurons.htm
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