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Active Sun At Birth Cut Historical Lifespans
High UV radiation during solar maxima may have degraded expectant mothers' stores of folate, a vitamin essential to development. Christopher Intagliata reports. - Nature Technology
Diaper Material Brings Nanoscale Resolution to Ordinary Microscopes
Absorbent makes brain tissue bigger, enabling optical microscopes to resolve features down to 60 nanometers - Reuters Energy & Sustainability
Keystone XL Pipeline Clears Hurdles, Washington Showdown Looms
WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The Keystone XL oil pipeline cleared two hurdles on Friday, setting up a showdown between Congress and President Barack Obama who has raised new questions about the project after more than six years of review. - Nature More Science
Monkeys Seem to Recognize Their Reflections
Trained macaques studied themselves in mirrors, fueling debate over animals' capacity for self-recognition - Special Editions Volume 23, Issue 5s Mind & Brain
What Works, What Doesn't
Some study techniques accelerate learning, whereas others are just a waste of time—but which ones are which? An unprecedented review maps out the best pathways to follow - Scientific American Mind Volume 26, Issue 1 Mind & Brain
5 Myths and Facts about Eating Disorders
Getting the facts straight about eating disorders can save lives - Climatewire Energy & Sustainability
How to Manipulate Plants to Build a Better Biofuel
Researchers see a breakthrough in changing the composition of plant cell walls - Reuters Energy & Sustainability
Brazil Water Supply, Crops Still at Risk a Year after Epic Drought
By Anna Flávia Rochas and Roberto Samora SAO PAULO, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Southeastern Brazil is getting some rainfall a year after a record drought started, but not enough to eliminate worries about an energy crisis, water shortages or another season of damaged export crops, meteorologists said. - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 1 More Science
Book Review: Malformed
Books and recommendations from Scientific American - Running Ponies Evolution
First footage captured of rare ‘Type D’ orcas
As they were tracking a Nigerian poaching vessel through the South Indian Ocean on Boxing Day last year, Australian conservationists aboard the SSS Bob Barker saw something pretty incredible – a pod of 13 Type D orcas. - Reuters Energy & Sustainability
Seas Gobble Land So Pakistan's Coastal Villagers Retreat
By Rina Saeed Khan KETI BUNDER, Pakistan (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - For fisherman Sammar Dablo, it was as if "the seawater stole our homes" when land erosion forced his village to relocate further inland on Pakistan's south coast. - Reuters Technology
Pings Detected in Search for AirAsia Flight Recorders
JAKARTA, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Indonesia search and rescue teams hunting for the wreck of an AirAsia passenger jet detected pings in their efforts to find the black box flight recorders on Friday, an official said, 12 days after the plane went missing with 162 people on board. - Reuters More Science
Seismic Series Prompts Dallas Suburb to Examine Emergency Plans
Seismologists installed more earthquake-monitoring devices in the Dallas suburb of Irving on Thursday as officials examined contingency plans after a series of temblors raised concerns for the area near the former Dallas Cowboys football stadium. - News More Science
Argentina Grants an Orangutan Human-Like Rights
An appeals court sets a precedent by giving an ape legal rights to life, liberty and freedom from harm - 60-Second Science More Science
Making Evolution Make Microbes Make Products
By selecting for bacteria that can survive only if they make a particular product of interest over multiple iterations, researchers vastly improved yields and decreased production times. Cynthia Graber reports
- Extinction Countdown Evolution
Teeny, Tiny Relative of Komodo Dragon Discovered in Australia
Lizards don’t get much bigger than the Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis), which can reach three meters in length and may weigh as much as 70 kilograms. - Nature Technology
Game Theorists Crack Poker
An "essentially unbeatable" algorithm for Texas hold 'em points to strategies for solving real-life problems without having complete information - The Artful Amoeba Evolution
Deepest Fish Features Angel Wings, Tentacles and Amazing Ability to Perform Under Pressure
There comes a depth at which even fish struggle to survive the titanic pressure. But that depth is only found at the few places on Earth that lie below 27,600 feet of water, where the weight of the water warps piscine proteins and crushes cells. - Nature Mind & Brain
Rave Drug "Special K" Holds Promise for Treating Depression Fast
Companies and clinicians turn to ketamine to treat mental-health disorder as pipeline of new drugs dries up - Observations Health
Beef from Former Mad Cow Epicenter Could Hit U.S. Shelves This Year
After nearly 16 years, the U.S. has agreed to import beef from Ireland—the first European country to get the go-ahead since the epidemic of mad cow disease swept the continent In the 1980s and 1990s.
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