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Steel on the Water Critical for Offshore Wind in U.S.
Rhode Island could prove to be the first state to allow for offshore wind - 60-Second Science Technology
Netflix CEO Peers At Crystal Ball To See TV's Future
Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, gave his view of the next couple of decades in the evolution of TV-watching at the re:publica 15 digital culture conference in Berlin on May 5th.
- Observations Health
House GOP Revives Bill To Block Late-term Abortions, Armed with New Preemie Viability Data
- Reuters Mind & Brain
Mediterranean Diet with Olive Oil, Nuts Linked to Healthier Brain
Such a diet might help improve memory in older adults, a Spanish study suggests, though the results aren't definitive - Climate Central Energy & Sustainability
Sea Level Rise Speeds Up
Total sea level rise is lower than previous estimates but the rates are accelerating - Climatewire Energy & Sustainability
Lonely Republican Voices Buck Party to Urge Action on Climate Change
A Florida Republican calls for action to address rising sea levels as a result of global warming - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 5 More Science
Defects in Structures That Connect Cells Underlie Many Diseases
Neighboring cells exchange molecular information via channels that directly connect them. Disruption of this signaling system can lead to disorders ranging from hearing loss to heart disease - Special Editions Volume 24, Issue 1s Health
Cell Studies Could Lead to Anti-Aging Drugs
Researchers have uncovered an ancient mechanism that retards aging. Drugs that tweaked it could well postpone cancer, diabetes and other diseases of old age - Ask the Experts Health
Leading Bioethics Expert to Guide J&J on Who Gets Its Experimental Drugs
Panel leader Arthur Caplan explains how this development will make the process of obtaining experimental therapies for terminal illnesses more transparent and fair - Reuters Health
Liberia Declared Ebola-Free, but Outbreak Continues in Guinea and Sierra Leone
The announcement came from the government and WHO on Saturday after 42 days without a new case of the virus, which killed more than 4,700 people there in the past year - Reuters Energy & Sustainability
Hail, Snow, Floods, a Tornado and Tropical Storm on Mother's Day
Much of the center of the U.S. and the Carolina coast experienced a "severe weather" Mother's Day - Reuters Energy & Sustainability
Oil Leaked into Hudson River after Fire at Nuclear Reactor near NYC
Oil leaked into the Hudson River on Sunday after a transformer fire and explosion a day earlier at the Indian Point nuclear plant north of New York City, putting the local environment at risk - Cross-Check Mind & Brain
An Appreciation of Oliver Sacks, Anti-Theorist of the Mind
So many people are singing the praises of neurologist and author Oliver Sacks that I hesitate to chime in. In February, Sacks revealed in The New York Times that he has terminal cancer, and reviewers are now raving about his new autobiography, On the Move, and entire oeuvre. - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 5 More Science
First-Ever In-Home Toilets Spotted for Ants
Ants are known for their cleanliness. Why would they store their waste? - The Artful Amoeba Evolution
Dying Trees Can Send Food to Neighbors of Different Species via ‘Wood-Wide Web’
No tree is an island, and no place is this truer than the forest. Hidden beneath the soil of the forest understory is a labyrinth of fungal connections between tree roots that scientists call the mycorrhizal network. - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 5 Energy & Sustainability
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Arctic Waves Pound Vanishing Ice [Video]
Watch scientists search the Arctic for huge waves that could change weather and destroy delicate ecosystems - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 5 More Science
Readers Respond to "Better Than Earth"
Letters to the editor from the January 2015 issue of Scientific American - News More Science
Physicists Are Philosophers, Too
In his final essay the late physicist Victor Stenger argues for the validity of philosophy in the context of modern theoretical physics - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 5 Technology
Good-Bye to Curved Lens: New Lens Is Flat
It could one day be printed on flexible plastic for thin, bendable gadgets - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 5 More Science
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