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In a world of near-constant innovation and disruption, the definition of a great boss (or leader or manager) may be the one thing that doesn't require reinvention. This is the fourth in a series excerpted from a new chapter in the paperback version of Good Boss, Bad Boss , a New York Times best-seller by Robert Sutton . Read the three other installments here .

Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from Mark Lynas's book , The God Species: Saving the Planet in the Age of Humans .

When it came to surviving freezing weather, mammoths relied on more than their woolly coats: even their blood was specially adapted to let them thrive in chilly climes.

Evolta's Triathlon Evolta is a tiny but deceptively complex little robot (actually a group of similar designs) that Panasonic uses to demonstrate the impressive staying power of its range of Evolta rechargeable batteries. The 'bot was designed by Robo-Garage and can be guided on its path by an infra-red signal emitter. He's already completed an impressive marathon and climbed the grand canyon but now it's been revealed he's going to undertake a triathlon event--including swimming, running and cycling for a combined distance of 230 km.

The eyes are the window to the soul. That is why we ask people to look us in the eye and tell us the truth. Or why we get worried when someone gives us the evil eye or has a wandering eye

Because there isn't enough snow in Arizona to support a ski range, the Snowbowl Resort is making its own snow. But the only water available is wastewater. Some people are not pleased.

By Zoe Cormier of Nature magazine A class of virus has for the first time been shown to jump from animals to humans--and then to infect other humans. The virus is described in PLoS Pathogens today. [More]

When your stomach’s empty, it pumps out the hormone ghrelin, to whet your appetite and get your juices flowing. But ghrelin doesn’t just make you crave a bite. It helps you track it down too--by sharpening your sense of smell.