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Young Apes Develop Empathy Like Human Kids

Apes orphaned by the African bushmeat trade lack the social savvy of apes raised by their mothers, a new study finds. The study links the emotional development of bonobos (), one of humans' closest living relatives, with the ability to interact nicely with others, echoing how human emotions develop.

Rare Blood-Engorged Mosquito Fossil Found

About 46 million years ago, a mosquito sunk its proboscis into some animal, perhaps a bird or a mammal, and filled up on a meal of blood. Then its luck turned for the worse, as it fell into a lake and sunk to the bottom.

Touch-Sensitive Prosthetic Limbs Take Step Forward in Monkey Study

People with artificial limbs could one day have their sensation of touch restoredthrough electrical stimulation of the brain, new experiments in monkeys reveal.

Comet-Chasing Spacecraft to Awake from Deep-Space Hibernation Soon

Europe's comet-chasing space probe Rosetta has been hibernating for more than two years, but in January, the spacecraft will be jolted awake to prepare for the climax of its mission.

Air Pollution 'Fertilizer' Threatens National Parks

An influx of nitrogen-based pollution is acting as an unwanted fertilizer and is disrupting the ecology of dozens of national parks, according to new research.

Delaying Measles Vaccine May Increase Risk of Seizures

Children who receive their measles vaccination on time have a lower risk of adverse events following vaccination than those who receive the vaccine later than is recommended, a new study finds.

Neptune Shines in Night Sky This Week

Neptune is much too faint to be seen with the unaided eye, but right now you can see the blue planet shine just by using binoculars.

Astronauts See Strange Cloud in Space from Missile Launch (Photos)

Astronauts on the International Space Station have beamed home photos of an eerie space cloud outside their orbital home, a strange sight apparently created by a recent missile launch.

Hunt for Amelia Earhart's Plane Back On

A new search for the wreckage of Amelia Earhart's plane will launch in 2014, according to an organization that has already launched several expeditions to the Pacific island of Nikumaroro.

Eye Drops Could Treat Age-Related Macular Degeneration

A drop a day might soon keep blindness away. Researchers say they have found a possible treatment for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) — the leading cause of blindness among the elderly — that could be delivered via eye drops.

Minor Lunar Eclipse to Grace Night Sky This Week

The moon will dive through Earth's shadow Friday evening (Oct. 18) in a lunar eclipse that will be visible to sharp-eyed skywatchers in much of the world.

Government Shutdown Delays Major Private Space Plane Test

A key test flight of a new private space plane that aims to be a next-generation transportation vehicle for astronauts has become another casualty of the ongoing U.S. government shutdown.

Debt Ceiling: How Much Is $16.699 Trillion?

This Thursday, Oct. 17, the U.S. Treasury Department will run out of money and will no longer have the ability to borrow the funds needed to pay the U.S. government's bills.

Googling Your Health: Why Some Suffer More Anxiety

For people who don't like uncertainty, searching for medical information online could set them on a downward spiral. As they pore through websites looking for answers — and along the way, finding out all the possible ways things could go wrong in the body — they become increasingly more anxious, according to a new study.

Workout Supplement Contains Meth-Like Compound

A widely available workout supplement contains a compound that is chemically similar to the drug methamphetamine, according to a new study.

Panda Miscarries at Edinburgh Zoo

The giant panda, Tian Tian, seems to have miscarried after weeks of showing signs of being in late-term pregnancy, Edinburgh Zoo officials said today (Oct. 15).

What Is a Dry-Ice Bomb?

Law enforcement officials are investigating four dry-ice bombs — two of which exploded — that were discovered Sunday and Monday (Oct. 13 and 14) at Los Angeles International Airport. Though the blasts caused no injuries or damage, air traffic was delayed from some terminals during the ongoing investigation.

Stranger than Fiction: Volcanic Eruption Creates Deadly Acid Lake

Grandma's death by acid is a highlight of the 1997 camp classic "Dante's Peak." The disaster epic chronicles the race to save a small town from a deadly volcanic eruption.

How Earthworms Offset Their Carbon Emissions

Earthworms may release a significant amount of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, some past studies have concluded, but new research suggests these dirt-eaters may offset their carbon footprint by trapping the mineral in the soil.

Fish Armor Repels Vicious Piranha Bite

A freshwater Amazonian fish has evolved scales with microscopic armorlike structures specially designed to resist a piranha's piercing bite, new research shows.

Converted Ballistic Missiles Could Launch Aid to Disaster Zones

It may be the purest distillation of the swords-to-plowshares idea yet imagined.

What Caused the Deadly Philippines Earthquake?

A deadly magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck the central Philippines on a national holiday yesterday.

Recession Linked to Rise in Vasectomies, Study Suggests

An economic downturn may drive more men to obtain vasectomies to prevent having unintended children, a new study suggests.

Human 'Mad Cow Disease': 1 in 2,000 Brits Carry Abnormal Protein

One in 2,000 people in the United Kingdom carry a variant of a protein associated with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, the human version of mad cow disease, a new study finds.

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