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New Storm Surge Forecast Maps Enhanced Preparedness for Hurricane Arthur
The National Hurricane Center’s new maps, released as the storm approached the U.S., predicted the location and severity of the surge -
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Health
Bio-Unsafety Level 3: Could the Next Lab Accident Result in a Pandemic?
So-called gain-of-function pathogen research will likely receive closer scrutiny after three U.S. biolab incidents -
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CDC Botched Handling of Deadly Flu Virus
The third recent mistake in handling of pathogens is a “wake-up call,” says Centers for Disease Control head -
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“Smuggler” Protein Finding Could Be Used to Disrupt Bacterial Cell Walls
Stopping bacteria from maintaining their cell walls could lead to new ways to treat infections -
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Health
HIV Detected in “Cured” Mississippi Baby, Creating Huge AIDS Therapy Setback
The infant was placed back on medication but the clinical trial to replicate virus suppression is still expected to proceed -
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Diet during Pregnancy Linked to Diabetes in Grandchildren
New work from the University of Cambridge solidifies link between epigenetic effects from in utero diet and health problems across generations -
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Who Remembers Smallpox?
A global immunization campaign in the mid-20th century eradicated the smallpox virus, one of the deadliest diseases in history -
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Scientific American Debunks Claim Gustave Whitehead Was “First in Flight”
It has been claimed (yet again) that Gustave Whitehead flew a powered, controlled airplane before the Wright brothers did -
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Space
The Moment Neil Armstrong Is Assigned to Land on the Moon [Excerpt]
While the crew of Apollo 8 makes history as the first humans to orbit the moon, backup commander Armstrong finds out he’s slated to lead the first lunar landing mission, Apollo 11, in this excerpt from a new biography by a journalist and friend of the late astronaut -
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Evolution
Scalloped Hammerheads Become First Shark Species on the U.S. Endangered Species List
Two distinct population segments are now listed as threatened and two are listed as endangered by the National Marine Fisheries Service -
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Celebrate the Fourth of July by Making Your Own Fireworks
Declare your independence with DIY sticks of burning metal, the science of free (or not so free) will, and a cephalopod surgeon -
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Mind & Brain
Red Objects Strangely Feel Cooler to the Touch Than Blue Ones
A study reverses our usual expectations about sensation and colors, with a twist -
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Energy & Sustainability
Wastewater Injection Caused Oklahoma Earthquakes
A new study attributes the recent surge of quakes in central Oklahoma to the injection of wastewater at a handful of high-rate wells across the state -
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Elastic Cloaking Material Makes Objects “Unfeelable”
Move over, invisibility cloaks. There's a structure that can keep objects from being felt or jostled -
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Health
New Electronic Joint Ignites E-Device Debate
Health experts worry that a Dutch delivery device marketed as the “world’s first” electronic joint may not be safe, and could potentially increase the number of U.S. drug users -
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Should Prisoners Be Used in Medical Experiments?
History is rife with unethical experiments on inmates. But with proper safeguards prisoner studies may hold the key to the accurate representation of vulnerable groups and lead to health benefits -
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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. -
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The Outbreak of World War I
One hundred years ago Scientific American documented the First World War as it engulfed soldiers, civilians and industries -
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This Week’s Coolest Science Stories
First-week-of-summer highlights include tech-savvy trees, gloppy oatmeal and vast swarms of now-extinct birds
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Energy & Sustainability
3 Billion to Zero: What Happened to the Passenger Pigeon?
Human actions may have caused the species’s populations to grow huge as well as led to its demise
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