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Soupy Science: Investigate How Dried Beans Absorb Water
A tasty New Year's task from Science Buddies - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 1 More Science
Why We Are So Intrigued by Zombies
What the living dead can teach us about ancient prejudices - Scientific American Mind Volume 26, Issue 1 Mind & Brain
Autism Grows Up
New programs are helping ease the transition to adulthood for people on the spectrum - Reuters Energy & Sustainability
Flash Floods, Mudslides Kill at Least 39 in Sri Lanka
Flash floods and mudslides in Sri Lanka have killed at least 39 people and more than 1 million have had to flee their homes in the past two weeks, data from the island's Disaster Management Center showed on Thursday. - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 1 More Science
Perils of Controlling Parents and Cow Pies: Scientific American’s Jan. Issue
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What Black Box Data Will Tell Us About the AirAsia Crash
One of the "black boxes", the flight data recorder, keeps track of hundreds of measurements, including engine temperature and vertical and horizontal speed - TechMediaNetwork Energy & Sustainability
Hottest Year Ever: 5 Places Where 2014 Temps Really Cooked
Data from three major climate-tracking groups agree: Earth's combined land and ocean surface temperatures hit new highs this year - TechMediaNetwork Space
Jupiter Moon Europa's Giant Geysers Are Missing
Research teams are failing to confirm plumes of water vapor reported a year ago to have been spewing about 200 kilometers into space from Europa's south pole - 60-Second Space Space
SpaceX Will Try Launch and Re-Land
The company hopes to send up a Falcon 9 rocket and then safely land the discarded first stage for re-use. Lee Billings reports. - Reuters Health
U.S. Cancer Deaths Fell 22% Since 1991
More than 1.5 million Americans avoided death from cancer since 1991 thanks to falling smoking rates and better cancer prevention, detection and treatments - Scientific American Mind Volume 26, Issue 1 Mind & Brain
Make Your New Year's Resolutions Stick
Setbacks are inevitable but there are ways to cope with them and meet your goals - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 1 Health
Treating Haemophilia With Less Frequent Injections
Extending the life of clotting factors may improve quality of life for people with haemophilia - 60-Second Science Health
Lyme Helps Spread Other Tick Infections
Mice infected with Lyme and the Babesia parasite are more likely to pass on babesiosis than mice infected with babesiosis alone. Christopher Intagliata reports - Reuters Technology
MD Degree May Not Teach Doctors How to Tweet
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – National and international medical congresses have been encouraging attendees to “tweet” about the conferences on Twitter, but doctors are finding it’s not that easy to accurately share the meetings’ news on social media. - ChemistryWorld More Science
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What Actually Is In Frankincense And Myrrh? [AUDIO]
With the chemicals they brought in plant form as gifts, the Magi really seemed to be Wise Men - Climate Central Energy & Sustainability
U.S. Teeters at Turning Point for Energy
Oil and solar-power prices both plummeted this year, setting up a big shift in energy sources for 2015 - The Artful Amoeba Evolution
Wonderful Things: Ferns Eject Their Spores with Medieval-Style Catapults
Author's note: This is the latest post in the Wonderful Things series. You can read more about this series here. One of the more under-appreciated and ingenious machines evolved by plants is the cavitation catapult of leptosporangiate ferns. - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 1 Energy & Sustainability
Climate Change Will Alter the Taste of Wine
Winegrowers are trying to preserve the flavor of your favorite reds and whites as climate change alters the compounds in grapes - News Health
Epidemic of Violence against Health-Care Workers Plagues Hospitals
Hospital administrations and judicial system do little to prevent assaults against nurses and other caregivers by patients - Reuters Technology
Data Point to "Unbelievably" Steep Climb before AirAsia Crash
AirAsia Flight QZ8501's steep climb before it crashed possibly pushed it beyond the Airbus A320's limits, said a source familiar with the probe's initial findings
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