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A new study reports that a mammals sense of smell was the primary motivator for brain development. Using high resolution scanning, scientist determined that sensory areas of the skull developed more quickly. This study, for the first time, outlines the evolutionary history of mammal brain regions. Follow

Earth Day celebrations go world wide for April 22nd.  NASA has a nice Earth Day page titled “Exploring The Whole Earth”. Follow

Japan gets hits by an historic 9.0 quake. The following tsunami devastated much of east coastal Japan. The count of lost lives continues to rise, as the country struggles with controlling ecological and human tragedy. Check out this NOAA image of tsunami wave height projections. Follow