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LightSail Spacecraft Wakes Up Again, Deploys Solar Sail
The spacecraft stopped communicating with Earth after just two days in orbit, silenced by a software glitch. It had rebooted but then gone dark again on June 3 due to a battery issue - Science Talk Evolution
Animals Don't Use Facebook but They Have Social Networks, Too
Lee Dugatkin, evolutionary biologist and behavioral ecologist at the University of Louisville, talks about his article in the June Scientific American called "The Networked Animal," about how social networks in disparate animals species affect the lives of the entire group and its individual members. - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 6 More Science
In Case You Missed It: Need-to-Know News from around the World
A search for Amelia Earhart’s plane, an upcoming leap second, the DARPA Robotics Challenge and more - News Health
The Myth of "Female Viagra"
The libido-enhancing drug approved by an FDA advisory panel acts slowly on the brain to increase desire—not quickly on the mechanics of the sexual act - Scientific American Mind Volume 26, Issue 3 Mind & Brain
How Does Your Memory for Presidents Stack Up?
Name all the U.S. presidents you can and compare your powers of recollection with the American population’s collective memory - 60-Second Science More Science
Ancient Human Migration Route Marked by Snail Shell "Bread Crumbs"
Fragments of edible marine snail shells found in Lebanon support the idea that ancient humans went from Africa to Europe through the Levant. Cynthia Graber reports
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NASA Apollo Mission Control Room Turns 50
This 'cathedral' to the U.S. space race, dormant for 23 years, will be restored in time to commemorate the first moon landing's half-century anniversary - ProPublica Technology
NSA Snooping Includes Hunting for Computer Hackers
The spy agency’s warrantless surveillance program on U.S. soil has been expanded to search for signs of hacking, according to the latest classified document leaks from former contractor Edward Snowden - Extinction Countdown Energy & Sustainability
No Fish, No Fowl: European Fish and Birds in Decline, Despite Some Conservation Successes
Two new reports paint a bleak portrait of the species that live in Europe’s waters and sky - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 6 Technology
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Rocket Fuel: Firing the Space Launch System's Engines [Video]
Controversy aside, work on NASA’s next deep-space rocket continues unabated - Anecdotes from the Archive Technology
War and Automobile Advertising, 1915
- Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 6 Evolution
Book Review: The Strange Case of the Rickety Cossack
Books and recommendations from Scientific American - Climatewire Energy & Sustainability
Warmer, Lower-Oxygen Oceans Drive Marine Species toward the Poles
Global warming could overheat and suffocate some marine animals, according to a new study - Nature More Science
Lawmakers Approve Spending Bill That Cuts Mars Mission and NOAA
The House of Representatives’ proposal for the National Science Foundation and NASA would take from Earth and social sciences, and give to exploration of Europa and the sun - Scientific American Mind Volume 26, Issue 3 Mind & Brain
Wonders of the Bat Brain
How echolocation really works - 60-Second Science Technology
"Brainprints" Could Be Future Security ID
We all emit slightly different brain waves in response to stimuli, and researchers say that an individual’s specific "brainprints" could be used to validate our identities. Christopher Intagliata reports - Reuters Health
Fracking Not a "Widespread Risk" to Drinking Water, U.S. EPA Finds
The EPA draft report did, however, warn some drilling activities could potentially cause health risks - Video Mind & Brain
Is Lying Rational?
A new film presents the science behind when and why people lie.
Click here for a transcript of this video. - News Mind & Brain
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Is Lying Rational? [Transcript]
The paths from little fibs to big lies may be smaller than we’d like to think, as revealed by a new collaboration from director Yael Melamede and behavioral economist Dan Ariely - Reuters Health
Female Libido Drug Approved by FDA Panel
A drug to treat low female sexual desire should be approved with strict measures in place to ensure patients are fully aware of its risks, the advisory panel said
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