Archive of articles published on the 10th of December 2012

What it is to be a queen bee?
Bed bugs are not repelled by commercial ultrasonic frequency devices
1 in 4 physicians uses social media daily
Frankincense is for life, not just for Christmas
Self-assembled monolayers create p-n junctions in graphene films
Violent video games: More playing time equals more aggression
Just 28 percent of young people in Spain read either online or conventional newspapers each day
Onion soaks up heavy metal
Tracking gene flow in marine plant evolution
Ultrasound can now monitor the health of your car engine
Tiny compound semiconductor transistor could challenge silicon's dominance
Carbon nanotubes lower nerve-damaging chloride in cells
From fish to man: Research reveals how fins became legs
Space-age ceramics get their toughest test
Oxytocin produces more engaged fathers and more responsive infants
Renewables and storage could power grid 99.9 percent of the time
Mining ancient ores for clues to early life
Do we live in a computer simulation? Researchers say idea can be tested
Overweight pregnant women not getting proper weight-gain advice
Citizen science more than a century later: Ordinary people go online to track Gulf oil spill
In vitro study finds digested formula, but not breast milk, is toxic to cells
Detecting tunnels using seismic waves not as simple as it sounds
Asteroid that killed the dinosaurs also wiped out the 'Obamadon'
Scientists identify molecules in the ear that convert sound into brain signals
Before 'Skyfall': 46 years of violence in James Bond movies
Can going hungry as a child slow down cognitive decline in later years?
Inspiration from a porcupine's quills
Biologists engineer algae to make complex anti-cancer 'designer' drug
Researcher finds gender differences in seasonal auditory changes
Quantifying corn rootworm damage
Characteristics of US science and engineering doctorates detailed in new report
Conservatives can be persuaded to care more about the environment