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Health
Healthy Lung Microbes Keep Mice Breathing Easy
Like humans, mice start life with sterile lungs that soon get colonized by microbes, which appear to protect the lung tissue from an asthma-like reaction in the presence of dust mites. Cynthia Graber reports.
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60-Second Earth
Energy & Sustainability
Hurricanes Move Away From Equator With Expanding Tropics
Since the 1970s, the locations where tropical cyclones (hurricanes and typhoons) reach their maximum intensities have shifted toward both poles at a rate of about 35 miles per decade. David Biello reports.
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TechMediaNetwork
Space
Mysterious "Magnetar" Likely Formed with Help from Runaway Star
The detection of a runaway star may explain how a massive object turned into a dense, magnetic magnetar instead of collapsing into a black hole -
Nature
Health
Lifespan Boosted in Worms via Dietary Supplement Compound
It's premature to call the compound, alpha-ketoglutarate, an anti-aging drug, but it has been found to extend the longevity of C. elegans by 50 percent -
The Conversation
Mind & Brain
Health Impact of Childhood Bullying Can Last a Lifetime
A new study shows how our bodies react in similar ways to the stress of bullying as they do to an infection -
Climate Central
Energy & Sustainability
What Does the U.S. Look Like after 10 Feet of Sea Level Rise?
New research indicates that climate change has triggered an unstoppable decay of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, eventually leading to at least 10 feet of global sea level rise -
Nature
Energy & Sustainability
Atlantic Current Strength Declines
More data are needed to determine whether the slowing is a result of human-induced climate change -
ProPublica
Energy & Sustainability
Fracking Regulations Weak and Scarce Despite Natural Gas Bonanza
In Ohio, where gas drilling is booming and toxic waste abundant, legislators have acted modestly to address concerns about public safety -
Nature
Health
Drugs to Be Derived from Insights into Body-Dwelling Bacteria
Large pharmaceutical companies are eyeing the therapeutic potential that can result from microbiome research, beyond the use of fecal transplants -
60-Second Mind
Mind & Brain
Extroversion Extends Benefits across Cultures
In a study covering five different countries, subjects reported feeling best on the days when they practiced what are considered extroverted actions. Christie Nicholson reports
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The Conversation
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Zoos of the Future Break Down the Enclosure Walls
The next generation of zoo design is going back to nature for inspiration and helping animals keep fit in the process -
Nature
Evolution
Giant Sperm Found in Crustacean Fossils
The "gargantuan gametes" are the oldest on record and have visible nuclei -
Reuters
Evolution
Elephant Poaching on Rise in Resistance Army Stronghold in Democratic Republic of Congo
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Climatewire
Energy & Sustainability
Swifter Combat Against Climate Change Required Per Former U.S Military Leaders
The U.S. has not done enough to prepare for the national security challenges of global warming -
The Daily Climate
Energy & Sustainability
4 New Innovations to Energize the World
From delivering electricity without wires to using fir trees to produce rocket fuel, science is making ingenious breakthroughs in energy alternatives -
Guest Blog
Health
A Brush with Brain-Eating Amoebas and Saltwater Nose Genies
Editors note: Matty Litwack will be appearing live at the Laughing Devil Comedy Festival in New York City May 14-18. One year ago, I thought I was going to die. -
Scientific American Volume 310, Issue 5
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The “Crisis” in Scientific Results Is a Matter of Biology
Biology is making it harder for scientists to reproduce one another's experiments -
Scientific American Mind Volume 25, Issue 3
Many Animals Can Think Abstractly
Several species can think conceptually about the things they see -
Quick and Dirty Tips
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How to Make a Graph (Part 2)
How do you turn a bunch of data into a super-handy graph? Keep on reading to learn the final 2 steps in Math Dude's easy 4-step method for making graphs -
Symbiartic
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For Admirers of Audubon & Sibley, Two Recurring Art Exhibits
If you appreciate John J. Audubon’s exacting detail and beautiful compositions and you marvel at the encyclopedic knowledge and delicate illustrations in the famous Sibley Bird Guides you may be interested to know that there are many contemporary masters following in their footsteps today.
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