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		Six-month-old Word Learners Study of infants challenges developmental sequence of human language learning Released  March 8, 2012
		Older Is Better for Hunting Dogs Research examines key demographic variables of Nicaraguan canines Released  January 17, 2012
		Foiling the Plan of a Cyberbully Researchers suggest listening to students to craft prevention policies Released  November 22, 2011
		Recognizing a Cyberbully Anonymous nature of digital aggression clouds identities of virtual bullies Released  November 15, 2011
		Defining a Cyberbully Social scientists struggle to characterize new form of harassment Released  November 8, 2011
		Warfare Reveals Reasons People Cooperate Research shows large-scale cooperation may have begun with fear of punishment Released  July 27, 2011
		Why Context Matters in the Long and Short of Words MIT researchers improve 75-year-old language theory Released  June 17, 2011
		Journey to the Center of the Amazon Researchers journey along the Transamazon Highway to learn about deforestation and the logging industry Released  May 4, 2011
		Researchers Consider Ancestry of Recent Fossil Finds Thought experiment stresses consequences of placing newly discovered fossils on human family tree Released  March 16, 2011
		Orangutans in the Mist Cheryl Knott's NSF-supported work helps us understand why orangutans require protection and conservation Released  February 9, 2011
		Stressed Out: Teens and Adults Respond Differently UCLA neuroscientist Adriana Galván studies the impact of normal, everyday stress and associated stress hormones on adolescents' brain function and decision making Released  September 3, 2010
		Humans Have a Lot to Learn From Bonobos, Scientists Say Duke University Assistant Professor Brian Hare and colleagues study the behavior of bonobos, apes that are genetically close to humans Released  May 12, 2010
		Finding the First Horse Whisperers Sandra Olsen of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History describes how she and her colleagues, with support from NSF, discovered evidence of the early beginnings of horse domestication in Kazakhstan Released  January 4, 2010
		The New Science of Learning Researchers find social aspects of learning important at all ages Released  September 11, 2009
		Unlocking the Secrets and Powers of the Brain Leading minds in neuroscience discuss what we know about how our brains work and where the field is headed Released  June 15, 2009
		2008: Year in Review A look back at some of the NSF-supported advances and activities that made news last year Released  March 13, 2009
		Amazon Deforestation: Earth's Heart and Lungs Dismembered NSF-supported researchers explore the links between globalization, deforestation of Brazil’s Amazon region and the country’s dynamic cattle economy Released  January 23, 2009
		Respect for Sacred Values is Key to Conflict Resolution Ethical and religious beliefs can trump material gains in motivating human behavior Released  January 7, 2009
		A Crowded World Researchers use computer scenarios to study crowd behavior in time and space Released  December 18, 2008
		Islands: Exquisite Labs of Evolution Anne Yoder, director of the Duke University Lemur Center, and colleagues are using genetic and genomic approaches to unravel the history of lemurs and the primate family tree Released  November 14, 2008
		2007: Year in Review A look back at some of the NSF-supported advances and activities reported last year Released  January 30, 2008
		Seafood Makes Waves: Humans Leave Home Shellfish allowed humans to relocate to Australia and New Guinea 40,000 years earlier than first thought Released  October 17, 2007
		Modern Technology Reveals Ancient Footpaths Buried in 2,500 Years Worth of Volcanic Ash Central-American villagers created sacred burial customs despite volcanic eruptions Released  March 13, 2007
		2006: Year in Review A look back at some of the NSF-supported activities highlighted last year Released  January 9, 2007
		Understanding the Building Blocks of Language and Thought Language shapes how infants learn spatial concepts Released  December 6, 2006
		Economic Structure Drives Working Poverty in Los Angeles Region Surprising findings about the geographic distribution of working poverty Released  September 7, 2006
		"Crash" Course in Visual Perception and Motor Control New research explains the role of perception in collisions Released  March 8, 2006
		Monkey Business The discovery of capuchin monkeys in the wild using stones as nutcrackers may tell us something about the monkeys' ingenuity, and more about ourselves. Released  July 6, 2005
		New Primate Discovered in Mountain Forests of Tanzania "Highland mangabey" is first African monkey to be described in more than two decades Released  May 19, 2005
		Unmasking Bias Implicit Association Tests can help individuals identify their own unconscious biases, and use that knowledge to help avoid discriminatory behavior. Released  January 27, 2005