http://news.discovery.com/human/ Human News looks at what makes us human. From our genes to our stem cells, our psychology to how we perceive music, explore the mysteries of the human condition. en-us Copyright 2008, Discovery Communications Inc. http://news.discovery.com/images/icons/rss-feed-logo.png http://news.discovery.com/human/ 144 19 Mon Nov 23 2009 11:05:02 GMT Mon Nov 23 2009 11:05:02 GMT 1440 http://news.discovery.com/space/greg-fish-humans-robots.html 178471ec-7054-4f8d-a9e8-041b19ce5a7f Astronauts Humans Robots Space Exploration Technology Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:19:00 EST Never Send a Machine to Do a Human's Job Humans aren't suited for space, robots are. Does this mean we should sideline human space flight in favor of sending the equivalent of a digital camera to distant worlds? Greg Fish doesn't think so and neither do we. http://news.discovery.com/human/behind-oprah-winfreys-power-of-persuasion.html 40f2c9ef-d8b0-4da2-865c-4115f2c671c4 Kasey-Dee Gardner Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:34:12 EST Behind Oprah Winfrey's Power of Persuasion Oprah Winfrey announced yesterday that after 25 years on the air, she would end her beloved talk show in September 2011. This announcement caused visceral reactions among my Facebook "friends." Several status updates read "Oprah, NOOOOOOOOOOOO," or "Why Oprah, Why?" ... http://news.discovery.com/history/flashback-november-20.html 6b0c046b-28c3-47bf-943d-0091a99c67e4 Animals Earth Space Technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST Flashback: Images From the Week's News Take a look back at the top stories of the past week in the Discovery News Flashback Slide Show. http://news.discovery.com/human/no-breast-self-exams-huh.html 77153f30-ed94-4d9d-a29e-7b6f0aef2604 Amanda Onion Cancer Health Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:53:38 EST No Breast Self Exams? Really? Like a lot of U.S. women now, I'm confused about the recent recommendations from the Preventive Services Task Force of the Department of Health and Human Services -- especially their advice on breast self-exams. I can somewhat understand the reasoning ... http://news.discovery.com/human/swine-flu-spread-quarantine.html 48705ee7-fb18-429a-9071-b50025c3ab4e Epidemic Flu H1N1 Pandemic Swine Flu Vaccine Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:58:00 EST Radical Measures Can't Stop Swine Flu Efforts like quarantines and school closings have not helped contain swine flu, experts say. http://news.discovery.com/human/scotch-whiskey-antarctica-ice.html db2e91ea-61f6-4d0f-b3ff-bbd8b298fc7b Antarctica Drinks Drugs and Alcohol Vintage Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:49:00 EST Lost Scotch Whiskey Cache Buried in Antarctica A team of thirsty polar explorers will drill beneath the ice to reach Scotch whiskey 100 years old. http://news.discovery.com/human/cdc-swine-flu-numbers.html 04a3bd11-6080-4a22-bb3f-3d49968ccf87 CDC Flu H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:29:00 EST Swine Flu Count: 4,000 Dead, 22 Million Ill Estimates of deaths caused by the swine flu have grown to nearly 4,000 since April, roughly quadrupling previous estimates. http://news.discovery.com/earth/flashback-november-13.html fb4bc2de-caf7-47ad-9f77-b14b21758220 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:35:00 EST Flashback: Images From the Week's News Take a look back at the top stories of the past week in the Discovery News Flashback Slide Show. http://news.discovery.com/human/stress-and-sugar----are-they-linked.html d373cfa7-60d7-47e9-9d0b-a9a3d5c085b5 Lori Cuthbert Fads Holidays Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:42:44 EST Stress and Sugar -- Are They Linked? I've been under some stress lately. Not the minor kind that everyday life usually brings, like ferrying kids to and fro, working, or the usual frustrations of owning a house. I'm talking about the big stresses that can clobber us, ... http://news.discovery.com/human/newborn-babies-air-pollution.html 61879eac-3527-4c68-8ee5-efd35200bf8e Emily Sohn Asthma Babies Diseases and Conditions Health Immune System Infectious Diseases Parents Pollution Pregnancy Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST Air Pollution Takes a Toll on Young Lungs Early exposure to airborne pollutants could increase the risk of infection in newborn babies. http://news.discovery.com/human/human-extinction-doomsday.html c836918d-ed4c-4b89-970c-e0185b584729 Jennifer Viegas Death and Dying Global Warming Mass Extinction Nuclear Weapons Terrorism Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:39:00 EST Human Extinction: How Could It Happen? It would take a combination of severe and catastrophic events to drive the hardy human race to extinction, research concludes. And ultimately, the human race, itself, will determine its fate. http://news.discovery.com/human/flu-spray-vs-shot-is-one-better.html 5c8df337-56e2-41f7-959d-d1ef8717f62b Amanda Onion Flu H1N1 Swine Flu Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:42:00 EST Flu Spray vs. Shot: Is One Better? My four-year-old got her swine flu vaccination yesterday. At the time, I was relieved when the school nurse pulled out a spray rather than a syringe. There were no tears -- or at least fewer than if she had gotten ... http://news.discovery.com/human/dreams-just-brain-exercise.html cb4632e7-f783-467f-ab39-f021b1cefd45 Amanda Onion Sleep Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:13:52 EST Dreams: Just Brain Exercise "To sleep, perchance to dream," Hamlet mused. But to what end? Psychologists like Freud and Jung have long cashed in on the potency of dreams and how they may reflect our inner emotional lives. But new research suggests dreams may ... http://news.discovery.com/human/human-ancestor-diet-nuts.html ed7d6053-aba4-4525-9201-e0d7c17edf97 Jennifer Viegas Evolution Fruit Human Ancestors Humans Omnivores Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:20:00 EST Early Humans Skipped Fruit, Went for Nuts Our human ancestors did not eat much fruit, but instead consumed a lot of root vegetables, nuts, insects and some meat, according to a new study. http://news.discovery.com/human/welcome-to-the-new-discovery-news.html 61a4b9d9-3a34-432e-9ce6-ce7b5f2e75d0 Lori Cuthbert Fads Modern History Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:30:42 EST Welcome to the New Discovery News Welcome to the new Discovery News! My team and I are thrilled to be unveiling our brand new site. It’s the outcome of months of hard work and planning to bring you a site that wraps all of our fantastic ... http://news.discovery.com/human/shooting-violence-a-reason-why.html 1d1677c9-d9b8-403a-9cd4-90b7164fb248 James Williams Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:04:36 EST Shooting Violence: A Reason Why? Horrible news about Fort Hood yesterday. As an alumnus of VA Tech who followed that tragedy from afar, I found this latest shooting extremely painful to watch. Our hearts go out to the victims and their families and friends. As ... http://news.discovery.com/human/newborn-language-development-mothers.html 2fec9766-435b-4ffe-b9ce-5aecef9c146b Babies Etiquette and Languages Fetal Development Life Science Mother Music Newborn Development Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:49:00 EST Newborns Pick Up Language in the Womb Comparing the gurgles, coos and cries of French and German newborns, a team of scientists from both countries found that baby talk is not, as previously assumed, universal. http://news.discovery.com/videos/why-tell-me-why-brain-freeze.html bbc84793-5b5e-4a5c-a87f-b5dd0df6c981 Ice Cream and Sorbets Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:46:20 EST Why? Tell Me Why!: Brain Freeze Have you ever eaten ice cream too fast and gotten a stinging sensation in your face? Discovery News' Kasey-Dee Gardner finds out why we get brain freeze. http://news.discovery.com/videos/why-tell-me-why-stomach-noises.html 30925447-95c4-40a0-ba91-6db11d2227a3 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:31:38 EST Why? Tell Me Why!: Stomach Noises Have you ever wondered why your stomach growls when you're hungry? Discovery News' Kasey-Dee Gardner explains. http://news.discovery.com/human/memory-risky-behavior-youth.html 0d066dd2-51b7-42f4-ada9-443584201e6a Josh Clark Brain and Central Nervous System Childhood Drugs Gambling Kids Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:34:00 EST Poor Memory Linked to Risky Behavior Children with weak memories are more likely to engage in risky behaviors like gambling, using alcohol and drugs and fighting, new research shows.