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Scientists shift on brain speech center: study

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 9:59 PM EST (Raw Story)

The part of the brain used for speech processing is in a different location than originally believed, according to a US study Monday that researchers said will require a rewrite of medical texts. Wernicke’s area, named after the German neurologist who proposed it in the la …

science, medicine, neurology, cerebral-cortex, speech-processing, wernicke-s-area, georgetown-university-medical-center

Gains in DNA Are Speeding Research Into Human Origins

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 9:24 PM EST (The New York Times)

Seeded by cwmccabe

A new view is fast supplanting the traditional idea that modern humans triumphantly marched out of Africa about 50,000 years ago, replacing all other types that had gone before.

hybrids, science, diabetes, dna, genetics, arthritis, human-evolution, genomics, multiple-sclerosis, neanderthals

Cosmic Log - To the moon? It's not that loony

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 7:30 PM EST (msnbc.com)

Seeded by space guy

Good article quoting Charles Miller, who just left NASA and who was working commercial space.

politics, lunar-development, cosmic-log, alan-boyle

Weird & Wild: Male Mice Have "Singing Voices"

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 6:32 PM EST (National Geographic)

Seeded by Darrah, Greenville, SC

For the first time, scientists caught wild male house mice and used digital audio software to examine the durations, pitches, and frequencies of their sounds. The results revealed that the males’ songs are more complex than mere squeaks, and that each male has a differen …

science, research, male, female, scientists, singing, rats, mice, rodents

Deceptive Beauties – The World of Wild Orchids

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 6:23 PM EST (National Geographic)

Seeded by Darrah, Greenville, SC

Confucius called them the “king of fragrant plants,” and John Ruskin condemned them as “prurient apparitions.” Across the centuries, orchids have captivated us with their elaborate exoticism, their powerful perfumes, and their sublime seductiveness. But …

not-news, evolution, flowers, plants, charles-darwin, botany, orchids, naturalist, wild-orchids

Independent Refineries in Mid-West Would Solve Energy Distribution and Boost Economy

Mon Jan 30, 2012 6:18 PM EST

By Jensen-576947

I am very perplexed about the Massive Oil and Gas finds in North Dakota and Eastern Wyoming. Various news reports have focused on the Booming Oil/Gas finds around Williston, North Dakota.

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business, canada, north-dakota, tar-sands, bitumen, xl-pipeline

THE BEST ITALIAN COFFEE

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 3:43 PM EST (ITALIAN CULTURE)

Seeded by blogmasterpg

A few minutes ago, I went to buy Illy coffee for my house.The Illy coffee is considered to be always, in Italy, the best blend for espresso.When you drink a cup of this coffee, it seems to drink a liqueur, a liqueur flavored, sweet, if you put sugar, bitt …

world-news, italy, coffee, how-to, tradition, italian-food, italian-culture, italian-tradition

3 DAYS OF BLACKBIRD - COLDEST DAYS ON A YEAR

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 3:06 PM EST (ITALIAN CULTURE)

Seeded by blogmasterpg

There is a legend typically Italian tradition, or rather, typically Emilian, the days of the blackbird.The days of the blackbird are the last three days of January 29.

world-news, italy, secrets, winter, animal, ecology, legend