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Scientific American Volume 311, Issue 4
Mind & Brain
Book Review: Alive Inside
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Man Sets World Record for Deepest Underwater Dive
Hold your breath: New Guinness World Record set with 1,090-foot plunge -
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Bacteria in Wine May be Good for Your Health
Wine harbors probiotics that may have health benefits -
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A Guardian "Agent" to Protect You From Digital Fraud
Today, maintaining privacy without guided assistance is an onerous task, whose initial costs are high, immediate rewards low and solutions fragile and constantly evolving. -
Nature
Space
Earth Has Water Older than the Sun
Not all water in the solar system today could have formed in our solar system -
Scientific American Volume 311, Issue 4
Energy & Sustainability
Monarch Butterflies at the Center of a Continent-Wide Conservation Effort
As winter migration peaks, a trilateral plan to save the butterfly’s journey is under way -
Nature
Evolution
Weak Nuclear Force Shown to Give Asymmetry to Biochemistry of Life
"Left-handed" electrons have been found to destroy certain organic molecules faster than their mirror versions -
Climatewire
Energy & Sustainability
New Formula Could Cut Pollution from Concrete
The new concrete would contribute less to global warming and be stronger -
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Liquid Benzene Squeezed to Form Diamond Nanothreads
High-pressure cycles unexpectedly convert benzene into superstrong and ultrathin threads. Will they put a space elevator within reach? -
Running Ponies
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Meet Miracle Mike, the Colorado Chicken who lived for 18 months without his head
Mike meet everyone, everyone meet Mike. No, no, don't wave. He can't see, you're just making this awkward. Also known as Miracle Mike, Mike the Headless Chicken was a plump, five-year-old cockerel when he was unceremoniously beheaded on 10 September 1945. -
Octopus Chronicles
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Wireless Robot Octopus Swims with the Fishes [Video]
Robot octopuses can already walk, jet along and even grasp tools. But new advances have these machines swimming faster than ever. And thanks to the addition of soft, fleshy webs, they’re starting to look—and move—much more like the real thing, too. -
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Fish Still Contaminated with Phased-out Chemical
A persistent chemical formerly used in Scotchgard still contaminates most fish in U.S. rivers and the Great Lakes -
Life, Unbounded
Space
Two New Arrivals Send Back Pictures Of Mars
The skies of Mars just got a little more crowded. On September 21st, 2014 NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission (MAVEN) fired its engines for some 33 minutes in order to swing into a safe orbit. -
Scientific American Mind Volume 25, Issue 5
Mind & Brain
Can Adults Improve Their Emotional Intelligence?
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Roots of Unity
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Extrapolation Gone Wrong: the Case of the Fermat Primes
Samuel Arbesman recently wrote about incorrect mathematical conjectures. I wanted to add one of my favorites, which came up in my math history class a couple weeks ago. -
Special Editions Volume 23, Issue 1s
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Bigger Cities Do More with Less
New science reveals why cities become more creative and efficient as they grow -
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Crustal Chemistry May Aid in Earthquake Prediction
Researchers say chemical changes in groundwater may someday be used to predict quakes four to six months in advance. Christopher Intagliata reports -
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U.S. Homeland Security Moves to Tackle Climate Change Risks
Protecting the infrastructure of American cities from the effects of climate change is rising on the agenda of the U.S. -
Nature
Space
Wet Exoplanet Has Clear Skies
A Neptune-sized orb is the smallest alien world known to have water vapor -
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Space
India’s Mars Probe Sends Its First Images
The India Space Research Organization unveils its first pictures of the red planet
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