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16 Images to Illustrate the Blizzard of 2015
A pictorial guide to the storm that just shut down the U.S. East Coast - 60-Second Science Health
Gates CEO: Let's Shrink Maternal Mortality
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation CEO Susan Desmond-Hellmann talks about some of what needs to be done to make a reality of the foundation's aspiration to cut maternal mortality by two-thirds by 2030.
- Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 2 Health
Make the Pause on Risky Pathogen Research Permanent
Some experiments are simply too dangerous to warrant the risk - Dog Spies Mind & Brain
Why Do Dogs Love Snow?
Allie Brosh, Hyperbole and a Half Yesterday, East Coasters prepared for the blizzard of the century. I learned of the storm's potential severity while at the supermarket — all the bread was gone. - Life, Unbounded Space
Has An Exomoon Been Found?
Intriguing data from an event in 2007 hints at an exomoon forming around a giant planet in a youthful star system 420 light years from Earth. - Reuters Evolution
Remarkable Fossils Push Back Snake Origins by 65 Million Years
The four oldest-known snake fossils were announced Tuesday, the most ancient of which was a roughly 25-cm-long reptile unearthed in a quarry near Oxford, England, that lived about 167 million years ago - Mind Matters Mind & Brain
Without Friends or Family, even Extraordinary Experiences are Disappointing
Happiness is inherently social, two studies find - TechMediaNetwork Space
Private Space Taxis on Track to Fly in 2017
Boeing and SpaceX are on track to start launching astronauts to the International Space Station - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 2 Technology
How Mobile Payments Are Failing—and Credit Cards Are Getting Better
New security features for plastic cards might keep Apple Pay, Google Wallet and others at bay - Nature More Science
Sodium's Explosive Secrets Revealed
The spectacular reaction of alkali metals with water was poorly understood despite being a staple of chemistry classes - Reuters Health
Post-Ebola Plan Needed to Avert "Double Disaster" in West Africa
A post-Ebola "Marshall Plan" should address three areas of urgent need: cash for families affected by the crisis, investment in jobs and support for basic services, Oxfam said Tuesday - Climatewire Energy & Sustainability
La Nina Extreme Weather Pattern May Double by Century's End
La Ninas bring floods and droughts to different parts of the world - Observations Space
Planet Hunters Bet Big on a Small Telescope to See Alien Earths
In 1990, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft briefly looked back from its journey out of the solar system, capturing a view of the faraway Earth. Carl Sagan called it the "pale blue dot." From more than 6 billion kilometers away, beyond the orbit of Pluto, it seemed remarkable that our planet was even visible. - EarthTalk Energy & Sustainability
Better Living through Conservation Genetics
DNA can help guide the conservation of rare species - Reuters Health
Obama to Propose Sharp Increase in Antibiotic Funding
Obama's fiscal 2016 budget request will propose nearly doubling federal funding to some $1.2 billion for the fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria, the White House said on Tuesday - Reuters More Science
Snowstorm Sweeps Northeast U.S., New York Spared Its Brunt
A blizzard swept across the northeastern United States on Tuesday, dropping more than 30 cm of snow across Massachusetts and Connecticut - ChemistryWorld More Science
Sensors Cleaned by Light Could Drop Costs of Detecting Pollution or Disease
Electrodes with new coating shrug off contaminants when stimulated by UV light - News Energy & Sustainability
High-Altitude Forests in the Himalayas Harder Hit by Droughts
Why are plateau and mountain timberlines in Asia shifting downslope, despite global warming? - Scientific American Mind Volume 26, Issue 1 Mind & Brain
Magnetic Stimulation May Halt Rumination in Depression
Transcranial magnetic stimulation could correct faulty connectivity - The Rise of the Automobile Technology
What's Next for the Automobile?
Forget alternative fuels: the next big change for cars lies in information technology and automation, which will lead to new designs and are the best hope for the widespread adoption of all-electric vehicles
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