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New Scientist video round-up - July 18, 2008

Find out what human speech has in common with fish grunts: http://media.newscientist.com/article/dn14353?DCMP=youtube See a view of the Earth captured from 50 million kilometers away: http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14351?DCMP=youtube Find out why pears rot faster than apples: http://www.newscientist.com/channel/life/dn14319?DCMP=youtube


Grunting fish reveal the origins of human speech

Read more: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14353?DCMP=youtube Researchers have found that fish produce grunts in the same way that humans and other animals make sounds.


Moon transits Earth in new spacecraft movie

Read more: http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14351?DCMP=youtube The Moon passes in front of the Earth in this video taken by the Deep Impact spacecraft, now called EPOXI. The continents are much more pronounced because they were imaged through an infrared filter, and vegetation is bright at near-infrared wavelengths (Courtesy of Donald J. Lindler, Sigma Space Corporation/GSFC; EPOCh/DIXI Science Teams)


Video: Raw Video: Fish 'grunts' and 'sings'

Exploring how the fish's nervous system produces sounds is allowing scientists to trace the earliest developments of vocalization in other animals, including people. (July 17)


Video: Raw Video: Fish 'grunts' and 'sings'

Exploring how the fish's nervous system produces sounds is allowing scientists to trace the earliest developments of vocalization in other animals, including people. (July 17)


Video: Raw Video: Fish 'grunts' and 'sings'

Exploring how the fish's nervous system produces sounds is allowing scientists to trace the earliest developments of vocalization in other animals, including people. (July 17)
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