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Space
Triple Black Hole System Found In Distant Galaxy
A galaxy four billion light-years from us was has three supermassive black holes at its center, with two in a tight formation. Clara Moskowitz reports. -
TechMediaNetwork
Health
Southern States Have the Highest Painkiller Prescription Rates
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlight the urgent need for changes in prescription practices in a new report -
Nature
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Elite Labs Hire More Men than Women
Women account for half of all qualified candidates but are outnumbered in labs led by top male academics -
Cross-Check
Technology
Historian of Technology Cruelly Crushes Internet Myths
As readers of this blog know, since 2005 I’ve been teaching at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey. One of the best parts of being an academic is hanging out with cool (compared to me), young (compared to me), up-and-coming scholars, some of whom know far more about the history of science and [...] -
Climate Central
Energy & Sustainability
Map Shows When Summer Heat Peaks in Your Town
A map released by the National Climatic Data Center shows when the warmest day of the year typically occurs, most likely in July or later -
TechMediaNetwork
Mind & Brain
Emotions Can Be Contagious on Online Social Networks
The number of positive or negative posts people saw in their feeds was manipulated and found to influence the content of users' subsequent posts -
60-Second Health
Health
Robotic Exoskeleton Gets First-Ever FDA Approval
The ReWalk exoskeleton allows some people paralyzed from the waist down to walk again, with the aid of crutches. Dina Fine Maron reports.
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Beautiful Minds
Mind & Brain
Introducing… The Imagination Institute!
One of humanity’s most precious resources is imagination. Our ability to overcome the constraints of the present environment and travel to distant places and hopeful futures all in the mind is a skill that is hugely neglected in today’s society. -
Observations
Health
Could A Cow Virus Cause Colon Cancer?
The remote possibility that I might develop mad cow disease as a result has never stopped me from diving into a nice juicy hamburger (preferably with a generous helping of ketchup and relish). -
Scientific American Volume 311, Issue 1
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The First World War
A Centennial Commemoration -
TechMediaNetwork
Space
Launch Aborted for Carbon Dioxide-Measuring Satellite
Mission controllers are uncertain as to what happened with the pad's water system, but might attempt the launch again on Wednesday -
60-Second Science
Evolution
Malarial Mice Smell Better to Mosquitoes
Mice infected with the parasites that cause their type of malaria produce odorous compounds that attract mosquitoes, increasing the odds that the parasites will be spread to the next victims
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Climatewire
Energy & Sustainability
"Super Bananas" Enter U.S. Market Trials
While testing crops are legal, it's unlikely farmers will be persuaded to convert to the new bananas without a way to physically sell the fruit -
News
Energy & Sustainability
Capsized Costa Concordia Is Finally Set to Leave Its Watery Grave
Final preparations are under way to refloat and remove the Costa Concordia from the pristine waters off Giglio in what has been the largest and most expensive maritime salvage operation ever attempted. -
ChemistryWorld
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Car Outsides Made to Power Auto Insides
The trunk of a car, made of a new carbon composite, can also run LED lights and the dual use could help electric vehicles -
Scientific American Mind Volume 25, Issue 4
Mind & Brain
Protective Gene Staves Off Dementia
Activating the gene with drugs such as lithium could prevent or slow cognitive decline -
Scientific American Volume 311, Issue 1
Technology
Sharing Economy Sites That Don't Exist Yet—but Should
Why aren't we renting out our pools, cameras or cooking skills yet? -
Scientific American Volume 311, Issue 1
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How Many Cell Phones Does It Take to Arouse a Supreme Court Justice’s Suspicion?
Do you promise to tell the truth on however many phones you carry? -
Extreme Tech
Technology
“Neuro Scout” Gets into Batters’ Heads to Rate Hitters
Columbia University start-up Neuroscout is developing a tool that would allow baseball and other sports teams to evaluate talent by examining players’ brain waves -
Scientific American Volume 311, Issue 1
Health
Nanotechnology: Deliver on a Promise
Effective treatment of cancer requires getting the drugs precisely to the target. Enter the nanoparticle
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