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Thursday, March 28, 2013

Brain size didn't drive primate evolution, research suggests

When great apes diverged from old-world monkeys about 20 million years ago, there was a rise in white matter in the prefrontal cortex, which contributes to social cognition, moral judgments, introspection, and goal-directed planning. Regions tied to motor planning also increased and could have helped them orchestrate the complex movements needed to manipulate tools.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

25 Places to Find Free Computer Science Classes Online

If you would like to learn some computer science check out Online colleges. They have a nice list of places to find free online classes.

Learn Biology on YouTube

Mary Poffenroth has a cool biology website with a full YouTube series to complement Khan Academy's lectures in biology.

Monday, March 18, 2013

Drug-resistant MRSA bacteria: Here to stay in both hospital and community

The drug-resistant bac­te­ria known as MRSA, once con­fined to hos­pi­tals but now wide­spread in com­mu­ni­ties, will likely con­tinue to exist in both set­tings as sep­a­rate strains, accord­ing to a new study.

Monday, March 11, 2013

Paralyzing algae is killing manatees at record pace in Florida

Florida wildlife officials report that 149 of the gentle giants have been killed by red tide this year in just two and a half months, making it almost certain that the state will pass the record of 151, set in 1996.