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2014 landslide in Oso, Washington — Top StoryUniversity of Washington
Washington landslide had ancient roots

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Johns Hopkins University, University of California, Berkeley, University of Oregon

Vision gets ‘turned up’ when mice run

A brainstem circuit in mice could help explain how active movement changes the way the brain processes sensory information, including vision. READ MORE…

Scientists had previously known about the volcanic rock structure under the 1,500 mile-long Appalachian mountain chain, says Cindy Ebinger. "What we didn’t understand was the size of the structure or its implications for mountain-building processes." (Credit: Nicholas A. Tonelli/Flickr)

University of Rochester

Why the Appalachian Mountains veer off course

New understanding of the volcanic rock under the Appalachian mountain chain could have implications for hydrofracking in the Marcellus Shale region. READ MORE…

With the help of a smart tablet and Angry Birds, children can now do something typically reserved for engineers and computer scientists: program a robot to learn new skills. (Credit: Georgia Tech)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Kids teach this robot to play Angry Birds

Using an Android tablet and the video game Angry Birds, children can program a robot to learn new skills. READ MORE…

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University of Washington

Baby’s brain ‘rehearses’ before first words

New research shows that infants' brains start laying down the groundwork of how to form words long before they're ready for speech. READ MORE…

Comparison of footfall sequence in primate (baboon, above) and nonprimate (cat, below). The primate is walking in diagonal sequence (RH-LF-LH-RF), and the nonprimate is walking in lateral sequence (RH-RF-LH-LF). (Credit: Muybridge E (1887). Animal Locomotion: An Electro-photographic Investigation of Consecutive Phases of Animal Movements, 1872-1885: 112 Plates. Published under the auspices of the University of Pennsylvania.)

New York University, University of Arizona, University of Texas at Austin

Walking on all fours isn’t ‘backward’ evolution

Uner Tan Syndrome, which causes people to walk exclusively on their hands and feet, is not an example of devolution, report researchers. READ MORE…

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Monash University, University of Melbourne

How a missile detector can stop malaria ‘in its tracks’

Scientists have found a new use for an anti-tank Javelin missile detector: to identify malaria parasites in blood. READ MORE…

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