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Orangutans Share Their Future Plans with Others
The apes can draft a plan and communicate it with their troop -
Nature
Space
Comet Steams Off as Spacecraft Homes In
The European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft came out of a three-year hibernation period this winter and is set to attempt a soft-landing on 67P-Churyumov–Gerasimenko in November -
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Health
Senators Sound Off on Electronic Cigarettes
Lawmakers spar over FDA Regulations -
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Busted Exoplanet-Hunting Kepler Space Telescope Gets a New Mission
Kepler will rely on solar radiation pressure to balance its compromised pointing ability in order to make observations of targets in the plane of Earth's orbit -
Nature
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Lightning Linked to Solar Wind
A correlation suggests an answer to the longstanding question of what triggers bolts -
Nature
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It's Not a "Military Death Beam" and It's Not Getting Any More Federal Funding
Unless a new patron emerges, the U.S. Government's High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program is threatened with closure next month -
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Technology
The Internet Gets Amnesia, in Europe At Least
A European Union court ruling endorses the right to be forgotten online. The U.S. is less forgiving. Larry Greenemeier reports.
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Quantify Thyself, Know Thyself
Humans are gradually becoming cyborgs—and that’s a good thing -
Nature
Health
New Stem Cell Finding Bodes Well for Future Medical Use in Humans
Concerns that stem cells could cause cancer in recipients are fading further with a new study -
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Is Reintroducing Acorns into the Human Diet a Nutty Idea?
If harvested sustainably and treated to remove bitter tannins, acorns may once again have a more prominent place in the kitchen -
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Energy & Sustainability
Who Wants a Driver's License?
In the last post I presented results from my poll on the importance of cars to your everyday life. The results suggest, simply put, that its importance is sliding downwards. -
Extinction Countdown
Energy & Sustainability
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Climate Change Could Wipe Out the World’s Smallest Kangaroo [Video]
Scientists in Australia have warned that we’d better get hopping and slow down climate change if we want to prevent the world’s smallest kangaroo from going extinct. -
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Mind & Brain
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True Stories of Trauma and Madness—and Why Portrait Sitters Tend to Face Left [Excerpt]
Differences between our left and right brains explain many phenomena, including patterns in museum paintings
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Energy & Sustainability
Wildfires Come Hard and Fast to Southern California
At least nine fires are raging around San Diego and, with much of the state in drought, there will be more to come -
Reuters
Energy & Sustainability
South Africa Loses First Elephant to Poachers in a Decade
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Reuters
Energy & Sustainability
Boats Pluck People from Roofs as Floods Sweep Serbia and Bosnia
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Space
When Will We Find Dark Matter?
One of the most fundamental but elusive constituents of the cosmos could soon be cornered
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Scientific American Volume 310, Issue 5
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Book Review: Animal Architecture
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Scientific American Volume 310, Issue 5
Archaeology & Paleontology
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Predictive Map Leads Fossil Hunters to Pay Dirt [Slide Show]
New technique helps paleontologists narrow their search for ancient bones -
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Health
Baffling Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Set for Diagnostic Overhaul
Researchers might soon redefine the mysterious condition, while the latest findings point to the role of brain inflammation
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