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- 60-Second Science Evolution
Humans Off the Hook For Alaskan Mastodon Extinction
A reexamination of museum mastodon specimens provides evidence that that last ones were gone from what's called the Beringia region well before any humans showed up. Emily Schwing reports.
- Special Editions Volume 23, Issue 5s Mind & Brain
Five Common Myths about the Brain
Some widely held ideas about the way children learn can lead educators and parents to adopt faulty teaching principles - Reuters Energy & Sustainability
Experts Brainstorm Ways to Fund Cities to Withstand Disasters
Climate and development experts should heed the needs of poor communities hardest hit by climate catastrophes, according to speakers at an urban resilience conference - Chemical & Engineering News Health
Light-Based Technique Helps Surgeons Excise Brain Cancer
A handheld Raman spectroscopy probe can detect cancer cells that infiltrate healthy tissue - Reuters Energy & Sustainability
U.S. Northeast Battered by Blizzards after Record Snow
Biting cold and driving snow kept the U.S. Northeast in the grip of another major winter storm on Sunday that made February the snowiest month in Boston's history - 60-Second Earth Energy & Sustainability
Oil Eating Microbes Have Worldwide Underground Connections
Life thrives even deep in the Earth and scientists are beginning to suspect extensive connections among those underground environments. David Biello reports. - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 2 Technology
Cryptographers Could Prevent Satellite Collisions
Thousands of commercial and spy satellites in orbit present ongoing coordination challenges—but a surprising obstacle is privacy - 60-Second Mind Mind & Brain
Up Your Online Dating Game With Evidence-Based Strategies
Choosing a username starting with an early alphabet letter is just one scientifically vetted way to increase the odds of turning an online encounter into a first date. Christopher Intagliata reports. - PsySociety Mind & Brain
How To Make The Most Of Your Valentine’s Day!
Whether you’re single or partnered up this Valentine’s Day, psychology has all sorts of tips for you on how to find your next great love or improve your existing relationship with the one you’ve got. - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 2 More Science
The Hives of Others: Bees Wage War across Species
Australian stingless bees stage strikingly rare interspecies battles - Cocktail Party Physics More Science
Physics Week in Review (Valentine’s Edition): February 14, 2015
Today is Valentine’s Day. In love? Or just the opposite? Express how you feel with physics-inspired Valentines—and anti-Valentines for those who perhaps aren’t huge fans of the holiday. - 60-Second Tech Technology
Keurig Coffee Drinkers Hack Back
Users of the K-cup coffee company’s products have counterattacked against its efforts to restrict the brands that their new machines can brew. Larry Greenemeier reports.
- Reuters Health
Fecal transplants may up risk of obesity onset
Fecal microbiota transplantation can be effective for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection, but new-onset obesity could follow transplant of stool from an overweight donor, a new study finds - Reuters Evolution
Rare Wolf Population Rose for the 4th Year in a Row
The number of imperiled wolves found only in the American Southwest climbed to 109 in 2014, marking the fourth consecutive year that the population of Mexican gray wolves has risen by at least 10 percent - Reuters Technology
Is It OK for Doctors to "Google" Patients?
A new paper lists 10 situations when it's justified including when docs have a duty to warn of possible harm, if a patient's story seem improbable or if there are suspicions of abuse or concerns of suicide risk - TechMediaNetwork Space
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NASA Probe Captures Images of Pluto and Its Moon Charon [Video]
The New Horizons spacecraft is set to make the first flyby of Pluto this July - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 2 Mind & Brain
New Promise of Relief for Major Depression
Deep-brain stimulation has shown potential to help the up to 20 percent of patients with major depression who don’t get relief from medication, psychotherapy or other means - TechMediaNetwork More Science
Dogs Can Tell Happy or Angry Human Faces
The dogs in a study chose whether a face was happy or angry by tapping an image with their noses - TechMediaNetwork Evolution
2 Jurassic Mini-Mammals Discovered in China
The fossils, more than 160 million years old, preserve a tree-climber and a tunnel-digger that lived alongside the dinosaurs - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 2 Energy & Sustainability
Book Review: Melting Away
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