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World's smallest frog discovered in Papua New Guineaupdated: Thu Jan 12 2012 17:06:00

The world's smallest vertebrate -- animals that have a backbone -- is a frog that could sit within the confines of your fingernail, a new study reports.

Scientists: Tyrannosaurus rex munched on its own kindupdated: Sun Oct 17 2010 09:12:00

Add cannibalism to the fearsome attributes of Tyrannosaurus rex, the big-headed dinosaur that roamed North America 66 million years ago and took no prisoners.

Study: Popular people get flu firstupdated: Wed Sep 15 2010 14:36:00

As any teenager will tell you, being popular is totally awesome. But it has a downside: According to a new study, popular people tend to catch the flu first.

Daily vitamin B could slow Alzheimer's onset, study findsupdated: Fri Sep 10 2010 10:01:00

Daily doses of vitamin B can halve the rate of brain shrinkage in elderly people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), which can be a precursor to Alzheimer's, researchers at Oxford University said Thursday.

Armenian cave yields what may be world's oldest leather shoeupdated: Wed Jun 09 2010 17:31:00

Get a kick out of this: Researchers reported Wednesday finding the world's oldest leather shoe in a cave in Armenia.

Sweat may give off stress signals, study saysupdated: Wed Aug 19 2009 13:10:00

If you're working in a stressful environment, you and your colleagues may be communicating tension to one another without even realizing it.

Unique primate fossil in NYupdated: Tue May 19 2009 21:47:00

As an unusual primate fossil is shown in New York, scientists talk about the 'Missing Link.' CNN's Richard Roth reports.

Scientists piece together human ancestryupdated: Tue May 19 2009 21:47:00

Scientists hailed Tuesday a 47-million-year-old fossil of an ancient "small cat"-sized primate as a possible common ancestor of monkeys, humans and other primates.

Time.com: Good Looks Help Women Candidates, Not Menupdated: Fri Oct 31 2008 19:20:00

Women running for top offices need to appear competent and attractive, according to a new study. For male candidates, seeming competent may be enough

Autism, vaccines not linkedupdated: Thu Sep 04 2008 16:47:00

A new study finds no link between the measles vaccine and Autism. Elizabeth Cohen discusses the findings on CNN.

Study: No link between measles vaccine and autismupdated: Thu Sep 04 2008 16:47:00

The Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) vaccine causes neither autism nor gastrointestinal disorders, a study reported Wednesday, disputing a theory that has persisted for a decade.

Time.com: Study: Preterm Births, Infections Linkedupdated: Tue Aug 26 2008 15:00:00

Infections may play a bigger role in premature birth than doctors have thought, says a new study that found almost one in seven women in preterm labor harbored bacteria or fungi in their amniotic fluid

Time.com: An American Pastime: Smoking Potupdated: Fri Jul 11 2008 16:00:00

A global survey finds that Americans are most likely to have tried illegal drugs

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