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- Nature Space
Comet-Landing Spacecraft's Exact Location Still Eludes Scientists
The search for Philae intensifies as researchers try to determine if it can recharge its batteries, wherever it is on comet 67P - Climate Central Energy & Sustainability
Persistent Warming Drives Big Arctic Changes
The latest Arctic Report Card details the changes due to long-term climate change - News More Science
For Sale: “Your Name Here” in a Prestigious Science Journal
An investigation into some scientific papers finds worrying irregularities - 60-Second Science More Science
Short-Term Fasting Made Mice Healthier
Mice that ate their entire food for the day in an 8-to-12-hour window had better markers for health than did mice free to eat whenever they wanted. Steve Mirsky reports.
- Observations Energy & Sustainability
Fracking Banned in New York
Fracking, as it looks across the New York State border, in Pennsylvania. Fracking has been banned in New York State since 2008. Then-Governor David Paterson imposed a moratorium on the controversial technique— which fractures shale rock using high pressure, specially treated water to release gas trapped inside—citing the need for further study of health and [...] - News Health
A Faster Way to Diagnose Antibiotic Resistance
Novel test could slash wait time and curb inappropriate prescriptions - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 1 Health
Experimental Drugs Target Bacteria’s Social Network
Evolutionary biologists are trying to attack bacteria in a new way: by short-circuiting their social life - Reuters Health
1 Million People Could Be Hungry by March due to Ebola
Half a million people in three West African nations rocked by Ebola are going hungry and that number could double by March if food supplies do not improve, two UN agencies warned - Reuters Health
Health Teams Scour Sierra Leone Capital in Drive to Contain Ebola
Health workers in Sierra Leone began combing the streets of the capital Freetown for Ebola patients on Wednesday, moving house-to-house as the government launched a major operation to contain infection in West Africa's worst-hit country. - Voices More Science
Beyond "The Pipeline": Reframing Science's Diversity Challenge
One of the most commonly used metaphors for describing the solution for growing and diversifying America's scientific talent pool is the "STEM pipeline." Major policy reports have called on the U.S. - Reuters Health
Clot-Grabbing Devices Offer Better Outcomes for Stroke Patients than Drugs
Going into the blocked artery of someone who is having a stroke to remove the clot is more likely to produce a good recovery than treatment with just clot-busting drugs, according to a study - Climatewire Energy & Sustainability
To Curb Climate Change, China Slows Coal to Gas
China plans a major slowdown of projects that would turn coal into gas or liquid fuels - Plugged In Energy & Sustainability
Rocky Mountain Institute and Carbon War Room Join Forces
Today Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), brain-child of famed energy thinker Amory Lovins, and Carbon War Room (CWR), the five-year old climate change outfit of Sir Richard Branson, merged to create a new alliance dedicated to the acceleration of a low carbon energy future. - Quick and Dirty Tips Health
How to Diagnose and Treat Gout
Gout sends almost 4 million people to the doctor’s office every year. If you are overweight, drink alcohol, or are under treatment for high blood pressure, you are at risk. But what is it and how can you prevent it? - News Energy & Sustainability
How Congress Snuck Changes to U.S. Environmental Policy into the New Budget Bill
The $1-trillion bill keeps agencies from acting on clean air and water and energy - Reuters Technology
3D Printing Points Way to Smarter Cancer Treatment
British scientists have developed a new use for 3D printing, putting it to work to create personalized replica models of cancerous parts of the body to allow doctors to target tumors more precisely. - Cocktail Party Physics Space
Best Physics Videos of 2014
It’s that time of year, when we all look back over 2014 and reflect on all the cool science stuff that happened. Today, Jen-Luc Piquant has compiled her Top 20 physics-themed videos of 2014 — with the caveat that not all of them were actually created in 2014. - 60-Second Health Health
Raw Milk Sicknesses Rise
Nonpasteurized milk is fueling more outbreaks and hospitalizations. Dina Fine Maron reports - ChemistryWorld Health
Antibiotic Resistance Will Kill 300 Million People by 2050
New report says pharma companies make more money from other drugs, so shy away from new antibiotic development - Nature Technology
Undersea Robot Explores Life below Arctic Ice [Video]
Nereid submersible expands view of polar ecosystems.
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