Planet Earth

Cuckoos mimic hawks to fool small birds

Health

Fat cell number is set in childhood and stays constant in adulthood

Carnivals

Single memory training task improves overall problem-solving intelligence

Enormous bacterium uses thousands of genome copies to its advantage

Vaccinia virus tricks its way into hosts by mimicking dead cells

When learning maths, abstract symbols work better than real-world examples

Beetles transform Canadian forest from carbon sink into carbon source

Mind

'Talking face' simulations in the brain help us work out what's being said

Brain-enhancing drugs work by focusing brain activity... for better or worse

New flu viruses emerge in tropical Asia before going on one-way world tour

Testosterone-fuelled traders make higher profits

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巨大的细菌利用数千个基因组拷贝来获得优势

天花病毒通过模仿死亡细胞来欺骗宿主

学习数学时，抽象符号比现实世界中的例子效果更好

甲虫将加拿大森林从碳汇转变为碳源

大脑中的“会说话的脸”模拟帮助我们理解所说内容

增强大脑功能的药物通过集中大脑活动起作用……无论好坏

新流感病毒出现在热带亚洲，然后进行单程环球旅行

雄激素驱动的交易员获得更高的利润

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