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- 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 - 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 More Science
Book Review: How to Clone a Mammoth
Books and recommendations from Scientific American - Climate Central Energy & Sustainability
Hawaii Aims for 100 Percent Renewable Power by 2045
To reduce oil imports, Hawaii may become the first state to attempt to eliminate fossil fuels - Scientific American Mind Volume 26, Issue 3 Mind & Brain
How the Brain Can Be Fooled Into Perceiving Movement
These illusions explore how magicians, photographers and performance artists lead us to see motion where none exists - 60-Second Science More Science
May 9 Is Big Day for the Birds
Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Chris Wood explains the May 9 Global Big Day event, in which birders worldwide are invited to spot birds and upload their findings to the eBird database. Steve Mirsky reports
- TechMediaNetwork Space
Out-of-Control Russian Spaceship Falls Back to Earth
The cargo vessel burned up over the Pacific Ocean around 10 p.m. EDT on Thursday - Climatewire Energy & Sustainability
Eat More Plants to Improve Health, Combat Climate Change
U.K. researchers find changed diets could substantially cut greenhouse gas pollution and benefit health - Reuters Health
WHO Adds Hepatitis C Drugs to Essential List, Urges Lower Prices
The World Health Organization has added new curative treatments for hepatitis C to its list of medicines governments should make available - News Mind & Brain
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Can Ya Dig It?—How Rebels, Hipsters and Mr. (and Ms.) Cool Reshaped Consumer Culture [Excerpt]
A new book shows how humans' rebellion against status hierarchies (a trait shared with other species) led to an embrace of Elvis, Harley–Davidsons and hippie VW buses - Special Editions Volume 24, Issue 1s Health
Chemotherapy Is Not Only for Young Cancer Patients
As the number of older patients with cancer soars, researchers explore how best to treat them - News Technology
Smartphone Lock Pouch Leaves Students to Their Own (Unusable) Devices
One school is trying out a lightweight sack meant to keep devices from being a classroom distraction without forcing students to give up their digital lifelines - Climate Central Energy & Sustainability
Global Warming May Mean More Downpours like in Oklahoma
The deluge that hit Oklahoma City may foreshadow heavy rains to come - 60-Second Science Space
Mars Travelers Could Suffer Radiation Brain Damage
Mice exposed to radiation akin to what astronauts to Mars would receive experienced cognitive impairment. Lee Billings reports. - Life, Unbounded Space
Salty, Alkaline Curtains are Erupting from Enceladus – and That’s Good
Two new studies hint at a richer picture of what’s happening on Saturn’s extraordinary icy moon Enceladus. At about 500 kilometers in diameter, Enceladus is a diminutive natural satellite. - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 5 More Science
A Given Chair Can Be Sublime, Seafaring or Just Silly
Some chairs you would want of wood, some chairs you would not want - Video More Science
How Do Tornadoes Form?
Every year tornadoes rip through the U.S. Midwest, leaving death, injury and billions of dollars of damage in their wake. Where do these twisters come from, and just how nasty can they get? Scientific American editor Mark Fischetti reports. - Bring Science Home More Science
Candy Snap Materials Science
A supersweet science activity from Science Buddies - Symbiartic Evolution
Feathered Dinosaurs on Post-it Notes
Sometimes, the pathway to a new idea becoming universally accepted requires a steady stream of little nudges, small pebbles thrown into the lake. - Climatewire Energy & Sustainability
Little Chance to Restrain Global Warming to 2 Degrees, Critic Argues
A commentary slams the “false optimism” around plans to hold climate change to 2 degrees Celsius or less
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