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Health
"Bionic Pancreas" Manages Blood Sugar Levels in Type 1 Diabetics
Smartphone apps are useful for more than dating or ordering a taxi—they're increasingly helping people manage their health, including monitoring blood pressure or sending reminders to take medications. -
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Energy & Sustainability
The World Cup's Climate Wild Card
When I read that the soccer balls used for World Cup games have been specially designed for the climate in Brazil, that got me wondering - which climate? -
Observations
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How the Body's Cells Hold on Tight
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Monday Music Video: An Epic Rap Battle Between Newton and Nye!
Today on YouTube we see a showdown between two science greats, with an additional big scicomm name included for good measure! I’ve written about Epic Rap Battles of History previously about the immensely entertaining Einstein vs. -
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What's Your Earliest Childhood Memory?
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Evolution
Excavations Reveal a Surprising Mix of Dinosaurs from Lost Continent
The American West once harbored multiple communities of dinosaurs simultaneously—a revelation that has scientists scrambling to understand how the land could have supported so many behemoths -
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Super-Elastic Battery Gets Ready for Electric Clothes [Video]
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Space
Seemingly Strange Solar Cycle May Be Sorta Normal
The current solar maximum appears to be weak. But the few previously measured maxes could have been unusually strong. Clara Moskowitz reports
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Energy & Sustainability
Gentoo Penguins Thrive, While Adelies and Chinstraps Falter in a Climate Changed World
Penguin species show there are winners and losers from global warming -
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Health
HIV on Trial: An Attempt to Cure the World’s Smallest Patients
New global clinical trial aims to replicate the mysterious “Mississippi baby” success -
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Health
Your Intestines Can Taste Sugar
And a new diabetes drug targets those sweet receptors -
Budding Scientist
Energy & Sustainability
Texas Museum Loses Climate Change Display
Science museums are among the most trusted sources of information about the world around us. At their best, they offer fun, interactive, rich learning environments that surprise, inspire and enlighten their visitors. -
Roots of Unity
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How to Make “e-1″ Salad Dressing
What does math taste like? Andrea Hawksley recently posted a recipe for Fibonacci lemonade, a drink that is inspired by the famous Fibonacci sequence: 1,1,2,3,5,8, and so on. -
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Evolution
Like Dinosaurs, Birds Can and Do Wrestle
No time to finish anything new, gah. In desperation, here’s a classic article from the Tet Zoo archives, originally published in March 2009. -
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Energy & Sustainability
Wildfire Prompts Hundreds of Home Evacuations
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Fusion Experiment Breakthrough
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Technology
Microsoft Bets on Gestures to Buoy Windows Phones
Microsoft is allegedly adding Kinect-for-Xbox–like gesture recognition to the next generation of Nokia’s Lumia smartphone. Larry Greenemeier reports
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60-Second Earth
Energy & Sustainability
Poisoned Poor Killed in Millions by Pollution
The Global Alliance on Health and Pollution calls for a war against pollution to save the lives of more than eight million people annually. David Biello reports
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Reuters
Energy & Sustainability
Obama Rips Climate Change Deniers in Commencement Speech
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