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Health Advice from a Grizzly

Hibernating animals have tricks for avoiding diabetes, stroke, osteoporosis and more

13 hours ago |Amy Nordrum |
Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 1 | More Science
The Papers Most Discussed in 2014

Scientists and the public differ in the research they find most interesting

16 hours ago |Mark Fischetti |
Reuters | Energy & Sustainability
Turning Blood to Power, Maasai Pastoralists Begin Bottling Biogas

The Maasai hope to take the project a step further and become the first group in the country to package the alternative fuel into cylinders and make it mobile

22 hours ago |
Reuters | More Science
NASA Jet Propulsion Lab Scientist Dies in Small Plane Crash

A 47-year-old scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory who worked on robotic systems for exploring Mars and extreme environments on Earth has died in a small plane crash in Los Angeles, officials said on Saturday.

January 10, 2015 |
Reuters | Health
Fruit Processing Plant Linked to Deadly Listeria Outbreak

Strains of listeria bacteria found inside a California apple processing plant are thought to be the same ones associated with an outbreak that killed seven people and sickened dozens of others last year

January 10, 2015 |
Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 1 | Health
Where Ebola Suits Are Made

Demand for protective garments for health workers has skyrocketed

January 10, 2015 |Julia Calderone |
Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 1 | Technology
5 Weird but Effective Health Trackers

From socks to forks, get ready to have the most mundane objects track your every move and calorie

January 10, 2015 |David Pogue |
Cocktail Party Physics | More Science
Physics Week in Review: January 10, 2014

As you read this, we are making our way back to sunny Los Angeles after spending some time in Seattle. The Emerald City is on fire with Seahawks fever, so it seems appropriate to read that geologists Are Going to Measure Seattle Seahawk Fans’ Feetquake, via the judicious distribution of sensors around the stadium.

January 10, 2015 |Jennifer Ouellette |
60-Second Science | Health
Active Sun At Birth Cut Historical Lifespans

High UV radiation during solar maxima may have degraded expectant mothers' stores of folate, a vitamin essential to development. Christopher Intagliata reports.

January 9, 2015 |Christopher Intagliata |2
Nature | Technology
Diaper Material Brings Nanoscale Resolution to Ordinary Microscopes

Absorbent makes brain tissue bigger, enabling optical microscopes to resolve features down to 60 nanometers

January 9, 2015 |Ewen Callaway and Nature magazine |1
Dog Spies | Mind & Brain
A Dog Rolling Over During Play Is a Combat Tactic, Not Submission

I've got the `dog play' bug, arguably one of the better winter bugs to have. I recently covered which toys dogs prefer (the answer: new ones, although old ones can be reinvigorated), as well as the unfortunate finding that when a dog's not "playing right," it could be you, not them.

January 9, 2015 |Julie Hecht |
Reuters | Energy & Sustainability
Keystone XL Pipeline Clears Hurdles, Washington Showdown Looms

WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The Keystone XL oil pipeline cleared two hurdles on Friday, setting up a showdown between Congress and President Barack Obama who has raised new questions about the project after more than six years of review.

January 9, 2015 |4
Nature | More Science
Monkeys Seem to Recognize Their Reflections

Trained macaques studied themselves in mirrors, fueling debate over animals' capacity for self-recognition

January 9, 2015 |Ewen Callaway and Nature magazine |1
Special Editions Volume 23, Issue 5s | Mind & Brain
What Works, What Doesn't

Some study techniques accelerate learning, whereas others are just a waste of time—but which ones are which? An unprecedented review maps out the best pathways to follow

January 9, 2015 |John Dunlosky, Katherine A. Rawson, Elizabeth J. Marsh, Mitchell J. Nathan andDaniel T. Willingham |1
Scientific American Mind Volume 26, Issue 1 | Mind & Brain
5 Myths and Facts about Eating Disorders

Getting the facts straight about eating disorders can save lives

January 9, 2015 |Hal Arkowitz and Scott O. Lilienfeld |
Climatewire | Energy & Sustainability
How to Manipulate Plants to Build a Better Biofuel

Researchers see a breakthrough in changing the composition of plant cell walls

January 9, 2015 |Niina Heikkinen and ClimateWire |2
Reuters | Energy & Sustainability
Brazil Water Supply, Crops Still at Risk a Year after Epic Drought

By Anna Flávia Rochas and Roberto Samora SAO PAULO, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Southeastern Brazil is getting some rainfall a year after a record drought started, but not enough to eliminate worries about an energy crisis, water shortages or another season of damaged export crops, meteorologists said.

January 9, 2015 |1
Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 1 | More Science
Book Review: Malformed

Books and recommendations from Scientific American

January 9, 2015 |
Running Ponies | Evolution
First footage captured of rare ‘Type D’ orcas

As they were tracking a Nigerian poaching vessel through the South Indian Ocean on Boxing Day last year, Australian conservationists aboard the SSS Bob Barker saw something pretty incredible – a pod of 13 Type D orcas.

January 9, 2015 |Bec Crew |
Reuters | Energy & Sustainability
Seas Gobble Land So Pakistan's Coastal Villagers Retreat

By Rina Saeed Khan KETI BUNDER, Pakistan (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - For fisherman Sammar Dablo, it was as if "the seawater stole our homes" when land erosion forced his village to relocate further inland on Pakistan's south coast.

January 9, 2015 |

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