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- 60-Second Mind Mind & Brain
Publication Bias May Boost Findings For Bilingual Brain Benefits
Of studies presented at conferences, those that found a cognitive benefit to bilingualism were almost twice as likely to get published in journals as were studies finding no benefit. Karen Hopkin reports.
- 60-Second Earth Energy & Sustainability
Meet the (Newest Known) Beetles!
Researchers announced the discovery of 98 beetle species previously unknown to science. David Biello reports.
- 60-Second Science More Science
Lightning May Sink Mountain Summits
Magnetic anomalies in rocks indicate that lightning may be a major player in weathering mountains. Julia Rosen reports.
- Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 1 More Science
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New Tools against Biofilms [Video]
Researchers try to prevent bacteria from gumming up the works in industry, medicine and agriculture - Reuters More Science
Bodies and Debris From Missing AirAsia Flight Pulled From Sea Off Indonesia
Rescuers searching for missing plane uncover wreckage - Reuters Energy & Sustainability
Temps Plunge U.S. into Deep Freeze, with Snow for Las Vegas
Colder-than-average temperatures locked large swaths of the U.S. into a deep freeze Tuesday - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 1 More Science
Cow Dung Itself Breeds Antibiotic Resistance
Even manure from drug-free cows encourages antibiotic resistant bacteria - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 1 Health
What Rare Disorder Is Hiding in Your DNA?
As comprehensive genetic tests become more widespread, patients and experts mull how to deal with unexpected findings - Climate Central Energy & Sustainability
Rapidly Warming Oceans Set to Release Heat into the Atmosphere
The seas have stored most of the excess heat generated by greenhouse gases since 2000, but they are due to send it back skyward - Reuters Health
Nurse Becomes First Ebola Victim Diagnosed in Britain
A health worker who has become the first person to be diagnosed with Ebola in Britain was being treated at a London hospital on Tuesday after contracting the disease in West Africa - Reuters Health
Nearly 6.5 Million People in 2015 HealthCare.gov Plans
HealthCare.gov sells individual insurance plans for 37 states while the remaining states sell such insurance on their own online exchanges - Nature Technology
NASA Launches Next-generation Scientific Balloon
Super-pressure technology could keep gamma-ray telescope aloft for 100 days or more around Antarctica - ChemistryWorld More Science
Too Much Animal Testing in Europe, Regulator Says
Move faster to reduce chemical tests on animals, European Union tells companies, and upholds complaint from PETA - Reuters Technology
Bodies and Debris from Missing AirAsia Plane Pulled from Sea off Indonesia
Indonesian rescuers searching for an AirAsia plane carrying 162 people pulled bodies and wreckage from the sea off the coast of Borneo on Tuesday - Mind Matters Mind & Brain
Banking Culture Encourages Dishonesty
What is it about the financial sector that encourages bad behavior? - Slide Shows More Science
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Readers Share Their Breakfast Specials [Slide Show]
We asked "What's for breakfast?" You shared. This highly biased survey shows how the Scientific American community powers up for a day of reading abstracts, tweaking creationists or relaxing on holidays - News Health
Where Does Ebola Come From?
New clues from Guinea yield tantalizing pieces of the puzzle - Reuters Technology
Search Expands for Missing AirAsia Jet, U.S. Sends Warship
The multinational search now is focused on the Java Sea, b ut authorities also now are searching coastal land - Reuters Health
Food and Medication Insecurity Tied to Poor Diabetes Control
People lacking reliable sources of food and medicine are more likely to have poor control over their diabetes - Special Editions Volume 23, Issue 5s Mind & Brain
What Does a Smart Brain Look Like?
A new neuroscience of intelligence is revealing that not all brains work in the same way
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