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- 60-Second Tech Technology
Future Smartphone Could Fall Smartly Too
Apple got a patent for a system to adjust your falling device in flight to minimize the damage upon landing. Larry Greenemeier reports.
- Reuters Technology
Obama Says Keystone Pipeline Will Have Little Impact on U.S. Gas Prices
The President's comments come as Republican leader Mitch McConnell has said his party's first act in the new Senate would be to pass a bill fast-tracking approval of the $8 billion project - Reuters Energy & Sustainability
Coal Ash Is Not Hazardous Waste under U.S. Agency Rules
The new label means that states, not the EPA, will be the primary enforcer of rules regarding coal ash, a byproduct of coal-based power production containing toxic materials such as arsenic and lead - Talking back Mind & Brain
Bio Bigwigs Go after Drugs for Parkinson's, Alzheimer’s and ALS
Lists of the biggest challenges in brain science often start—or end—with consciousness. “End” because consciousness is considered so overwhelming a hack that it merits coming last on the list—the ultimate challenge. - 60-Second Science More Science
Penicillins Reveal Additional Antibacterial Power
Penicillin and its relatives have been in wide use since the 1940s, but researchers have only now discovered another way that it thwarts bacteria. Karen Hopkin reports
- Features Technology
What Was the Most Disappointing New Technology of 2014?
Tell us what big tech announcement or new gadget made you roll your eyes - Extinction Countdown Energy & Sustainability
Could Extinct Clouded Leopards Be Reintroduced in Taiwan?
Two years ago, after an intense 13-year quest, scientists concluded that the Formosan clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa brachyura) had gone extinct in Taiwan. - Anecdotes from the Archive Technology
Ramming a Submarine, 1914
Reported in Scientific American, This Week in World War I: December 19, 1914 Scientific American in 1914 sometimes used large, single-theme images for the issue cover. - Climatewire Energy & Sustainability
Pro Hockey Shoots for Zero Global Warming Pollution
Could low carbon become a goal for all major professional sports? - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 1 More Science
Readers Respond to "Still Evolving (After All These Years)"
Letters to the editor from the September 2014 issue of Scientific American - News Evolution
Monkey See, Monkey Speak
Scientists use language and logic to translate monkey sounds into English and develop linguistic rules for primate dialects. - Nature Energy & Sustainability
First Maps from Carbon-Monitoring Satellite Show Global CO2 Levels
Engineers overcame a design flaw in an instrument on NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 to acquire the new high-quality data - Not bad science Mind & Brain
Male Praying Mantids Have a Strategy For Not Being Eaten by Their Mates
We usually think about male and female mates getting along pretty well (that's `mate' in the biological sense, not your friendly British/ Australian friend). - News More Science
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
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