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Magnitude 6.7 Earthquake Off New Zealand, No Tsunami Threat
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck off the east coast of the north island of New Zealand on Monday, the U.S. -
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U.S. Heightens Ebola Screening for Travelers from Mali
Mali has been added to the list of countries whose travelers face heightened screening because there have been a number of confirmed cases of Ebola there in recent days -
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172 Fall Ill on Carnival's Crown Princess Cruise
Passengers and crew members suffering from a gastrointestinal ailment caused by norovirus were met by public health officials when the ship docked in California Sunday -
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Authorities Identify Highly Contagious Bird Flu Strain
Authorities found the H5N8 strain of bird flu at a poultry farm in the central Netherlands, the same highly contagious strain as found this month in Germany and which has prompted massive poultry culls in Asia -
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Does Time Tick at the Same Rate for Everyone?
Hypothetical twins who age at different rates suggest the answer is no -
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U.S. Hospital Says Sierra Leone Doctor with Ebola Extremely Critical
A surgeon from Sierra Leone being treated for Ebola in a Nebraska hospital on Saturday was critically ill after being airlifted back from Africa -
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Space
Philae Comet Lander Falls Silent as Batteries Run Out
The probe had been studying the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko for 57 hours when it went to sleep, possibly for good -
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Mind & Brain
Sound Waves Can Heal Brain Disorders
Focused ultrasound may help deliver drugs and other treatments -
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Engineering and Water, 1914 [Slide Show]
Our technological skill as a society is revealed by how skillfully we engineer the control and use of water. -
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Time’s Passage is Probably an Illusion
From the fixed past to the tangible present to the undecided future, it feels as though time flows inexorably on. But that is an illusion -
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Evolution
How Fake Fossils Pervert Paleontology [Excerpt]
A nebulous trade in forged and illegal fossils is an ever-growing headache for paleontologists -
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Mind & Brain
Learning About Your Family's Elevated Alzheimer's Risk—As Early As Age Eight
A Colombian university is providing regular workshops on brain basics and genetics to grade schoolers from families who face a high risk of developing Alzheimer's in the prime of life from a rare genetic mutation. -
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Physics Week in Review (Philae Edition): November 15, 2014
“The Philae has landed!” Excitement over the Rosetta mission has been building for weeks, with tons of explanatory blog posts on what the lander is meant to find, helpful historical timelines, and an Astronaut Simulating the Comet Landing while on board the Space Station. -
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Health
Semen Protects HIV From Microbicide Attack
Microbicides that kill HIV in the lab often fail in clinical trials. A study finds that semen may be the culprit. Cynthia Graber reports.
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Doctors Without Borders Fight On Ebola's Front Lines
Scientific American health and medicine correspondent Dina Fine Maron talks with Armand Sprecher of Doctors Without Borders, who has fought Ebola in Guinea and Liberia. And Steve talks Ebola with Stanford's David Relman, chair of the Forum on Microbial Threats of the Institute of Medicine. -
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Cellular "Computers" Gain a Hard Drive
DNA-based memory can record multiple inputs from engineered gene circuits -
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Energy & Sustainability
Obama to Pledge $3 Billion for International "Green" Fund
President Barack Obama on Friday will announce a $3 billion U.S. contribution to the green climate fund, an international effort to help poor countries cope with the effects of climate change, according to an administration official. -
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U.S. Court Rejects Religious Objection to Obamacare Contraception Deal
In a win for the Obama administration on insurance coverage for contraception under Obamacare, a U.S -
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Energy & Sustainability
Green Analysts Respond to Cross-Check Concerns about Warming, War and Hawkish U.S. Policies
For a professional blowhard, there is no worse fate than being ignored. So I’m always—well, almost always—delighted when my posts get pushback, especially from people who are smart, well-informed and thoughtful.
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