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The Dark Corners of Our DNA Hold Clues about Disease
A “deep-learning” algorithm shines a light on mutations in once obscure areas of the genome - Ask the Experts Technology
Will Cuba Now Embrace U.S. Technology?
The president is offering Cuba something the Castro government never asked for: access to U.S.-backed telecommunications services and gadgets - Nature Health
Ebola Survivors Fight Prejudice
Organizations seek to help patients reintegrate into society after recovering - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 1 More Science
How to Prevent the End of Economic Growth
How the digital economy could lead to secular stagnation - Scientific American Mind Volume 26, Issue 1 Mind & Brain
You Can Conquer Burnout
Job satisfaction is a surprisingly fragile state. Here's how to protect yourself against the top contributors to burnout - Scientific American Mind Volume 26, Issue 1 Mind & Brain
Living a Purposeful Life
Managing editor Sandra Upson introduces the January/February 2015 issue of Scientific American MIND - Bring Science Home More Science
Why Does the Floor Feel Cold When the Towel Feels Warm?
An activity exploring everyday thermodynamics - Climatewire Technology
How Lithium Ion Batteries Grounded the Dreamliner
Official report on Boeing 787 fires tells a cautionary tale about advanced batteries - Reuters Mind & Brain
Autism Risk Linked to Particulate Air Pollution
Children whose mothers were exposed to high levels of fine particulate pollution in late pregnancy have up to twice the risk of developing autism as children of mothers breathing cleaner air, scientists reported - Running Ponies Evolution
Here’s how pearlfish call to each other from inside the bodies of other living animals
A new study has revealed how marine pearlfish communicate with each other from the confines of their very safe and comfy homes inside oysters – they use the internal structure of the shell to amplify their strange, pulsing noises to the ocean outside. - Observations Technology
First Airplane Flight Marks 111th Anniversary!
It was 111 years ago today that the world's first piloted, powered, controllable, heavier-than-air machine built and flown by Orville and Wilbur Wright took to the air. - 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 - Observations Energy & Sustainability
Who Eats Whom under the Arctic Sea Ice [Video]
San Francisco — Although polar bears and seals have become the poster children for vanishing sea ice in the Arctic, they have thrived for a long time. - 60-Second Science More Science
Short-Term Fasting Made Mice Healthier
Mice that ate their entire food for the day in an eight-to-12-hour window had better markers for health than did mice free to eat whenever they wanted. Steve Mirsky reports
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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 [...] - Frontiers for Young Minds Technology
#SHAKING! How the Internet is Changing the Way We Respond to Earthquakes
With services like Twitter and Facebook ready at our fingertips, the internet is making it possible for people to share more than ever about their personal experiences. - 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
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