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Attempts to Predict Terrorist Attacks Hit Limits
Erratic human behavior and incomplete information plague efforts to model this risk - 60-Second Health Health
Life Extension May Add Just Bad Time
Strains of the lab workhorse roundworm C. elegans that lived longer added more time being frail, and had the same portion of their lives being healthy as normal worms. The work has implications for life-extension ideas such as caloric restriction. Dina Fine Maron reports. - TechMediaNetwork Technology
Solar Plane's Route for Around-the-World Flight Revealed
Two Swiss pilots will attempt a record-setting flight around the world without using any fuel. Stops will include Oman, India, Myanmar, 2 cities in China and 4 U.S. sites - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 2 Evolution
Secrets of Neandertal Cognition Revealed
Analyses of anatomy, DNA and cultural remains have yielded tantalizing insights into the inner lives of our mysterious extinct cousins - Mind Matters Mind & Brain
For Couples, Success at Work is Affected by Partner’s Personality
Researchers identify the personality trait that plays a positive role - Nature More Science
Anthropologist Seeks the Roots of Terrorism
In spite of massive challenges, Scott Atran has managed to conduct extensive field interviews with would-be and convicted terrorists - Plugged In Energy & Sustainability
Energy in the 2015 State of the Union
Tonight President Obama will address a joint session of Congress for the 2015 State of the Union. In 2009, his speech described that renewable energy would "transform our economy, protect our security and save our planet from the ravages of climate change.” By 2014, he highlighted natural gas as as "the bridge fuel that can [...] - Climatewire Energy & Sustainability
Satellite Treats Earth as Terrarium
A new satellite will help probe the unknowns about what global warming will do to the planet's fertility - Nature More Science
Hidden Hurdle Looms for Women in Science
Women shy away from fields in which talent, not hard work, is thought to be key, a survey suggests - News Health
The Dog and Cat Wing: Hospital Sets Up Scanner Center for Pets
A hospital looks to the four-legged to pad its bottom line while improving care for our furry companions - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 2 More Science
Neandertals and Humans: Different yet Alike
Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina introduces the February 2015 issue of Scientific American - News Mind & Brain
Paralyzed Rats Walk Again with Flexible Spinal Implant
Elastic material bridges gaps, relays nerve impulses, in damaged spinal cords
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Computer Snoopers Read Electromagnetic Emissions
Researchers were able to track the keystrokes of a nearby computer via fluctuations in its electromagnetic radiation output. Christopher Intagliata reports - Reuters Technology
Fukushima Worker Dies after Falling into Water Storage Tank
A worker at Japan's destroyed nuclear power plant died on Tuesday after falling inside a water storage tank, the latest in a spate of industrial accidents at the site of the March 2011 nuclear disaster - Reuters Health
HIV at Delivery More Likely when Treatment Starts Late in Pregnancy
Women who initiate highly active antiretroviral therapy or who have their first prenatal visit in the third trimester are more likely to have HIV detected at delivery - Reuters Health
Pizza Days Boost Kids' Calorie and Fat Intake
On any given day, a large proportion of kids eat pizza, and on those days, they tend to eat more calories, saturated fat and sodium than they do on other days - Reuters Energy & Sustainability
Oil Spills in Yellowstone River after Pipeline Leak
A company said on Monday it has shut the 42,000 barrel per day Poplar pipeline system after a weekend breach that sent as much as 1,200 barrels of crude oil into the River near Glendive, Montana - Special Editions Volume 23, Issue 5s More Science
Nurturing the Young Genius
Renewing our commitment to gifted education is the key to a more innovative, productive and culturally rich society - Cross-Check More Science
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Haunting Reflections on Science and Progress
Wanting to post something to honor Martin Luther King Day, I searched online for commentary by King on science. I found some examples in a terrific 2012 column by science journalist Cara Santa Maria, who quoted King decrying how science had served the causes of white supremacy and slavery. - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 1 Health
In the Fight against Haemophilia, Dogs are a Weapon
In the study of haemophilia, man really does have a best friend
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