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Brain Has "Face Place" for Recognition, Monkey Study Confirms

Anna Petherick
for National Geographic News
February 3, 2006

The brain of the macaque monkey has a distinct area dedicated to recognizing faces, according to a new study ( Read more... )

Vikings Filed Their Teeth, Skeleton Study Shows

Stefan Lovgren
for National Geographic News

February 3, 2006

No one would accuse them of being dandies, but contrary to popular belief, the Vikings took great pride in their looks ( Read more... )

Frozen Water Discovered on "Deep Impact" Comet

Elizabeth Svoboda
for National Geographic News
February 2, 2006

Astronomers have tracked comets since before Galileo's time. But their exact composition has long remained a mystery. The thick, dusty clouds that trail comets make them difficult to observe with ground-based telescopes ( Read more... )

Western Union Sends Its Last Telegram

by Robert Siegel

The era of the telegram, an icon of communication dating back 150 years, came to a quiet end last week. Western Union says it delivered its final telegram on Friday ( Read more... )

February 1, 2006

Scientists have measured the size of a solar system object discovered last year and confirmed that it is larger than Pluto ( Read more... )

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Dino-Era Fossil Reveals Two-Footed Croc Relative

Brian Handwerk
for National Geographic News
January 25, 2006

After languishing for decades in the bowels of a New York museum, a dinosaur- era crocodile relative is seeing the light-and shedding secrets ( Read more... )

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