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Diaper Material Expands Wee Microscope Views
The absorbent material in disposable diapers can expand tissue samples, making more structure visible under light microscopes. Karen Hopkin reports.
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Designed Molecules Trap Cancer Cells in Deadly Cages
Sugar-like molecules self-assemble into a nano fiber web around bone cancer cells but spare healthy ones - Environmental Health News Energy & Sustainability
BPA Exposure May Change Stem Cells, Lower Sperm Production
Chemicals that mimic estrogen hamper development of the stem cells responsible for making sperm in mice - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 2 More Science
Congress Should Help the U.S. by Reversing Its Recent History of Starving Basic Research
Misguided lawmakers can hurt the economy as well as science - Forum Energy & Sustainability
Will Falling Oil Prices Kill Wind and Solar Power?
Former U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu weighs in on the future of energy - Bring Science Home More Science
Sorbent Science: Cleaning Oil Spills
An environmental engineering exercise from Science Buddies - TechMediaNetwork Mind & Brain
Video-Based Intervention Helps Babies at High Risk of Autism
Babies of parents who completed lessons on whow to work with their infants were moderately more engaged with other people and showed more social behaviors - Extinction Countdown Energy & Sustainability
Venus Flytraps Risk Extinction in the Wild at the Hands of Poachers
Earlier this month four men were arrested for poaching on the Holly Shelter Game Land preserve in North Carolina. Their arrest made national headlines, and history, as they became the first people charged with a felony for stealing Venus flytrap plants (Dionaea muscipula) from the wild. - Reuters Energy & Sustainability
Nearly 3 Million Gallons of Saltwater Leak into North Dakota Creek
The spill, which also included by an unknown quantity of crude oil, is by far the largest spill of its kind in the state's history, officials said - Reuters Health
California Lawmakers Introduce Oregon-Style Assisted Suicide Bill
As in Oregon, the bill would require a determination from two doctors that a patient has six months or less to live before a drug to hasten death could be prescribed - Reuters Health
2 HPV Vaccine Doses Rather than 3 Deemed Cost-Effective for Girls under 15
Giving girls younger than 15 two doses of the human papillomavirus vaccine will probably provide adequate protection against cervical cancer while also being cost-effective, according to new findings - Climatewire Energy & Sustainability
Canada Faces Tough Tar Sands Pipeline Options after Keystone XL
The drawn out debate over approving Keystone XL leaves Canada with tough choices for alternatives - News Technology
Popular Cable-Stay Bridges Rise Across U.S. to Replace Crumbling Spans
The new bridge being built across the Hudson River is the latest to use this cost-effective design, which goes up faster and requires fewer materials than competing methods for medium-length bridges—and it looks better, too - Reuters Energy & Sustainability
South Africa Moves 100 Rhinos outside Country to Fight Poaching
The 100 rhinos were moved to unspecified neighboring states as part of efforts to stem the illicit slaughter of the animals for their horns - Scientific American Mind Volume 26, Issue 1 Mind & Brain
Control Your Feelings in 5 Stages
Learning to regulate powerful emotions can enhance physical and mental well-being - News Health
Ebola Epidemic Takes a Toll on Sierra Leone’s Surgeons
Twenty percent of the nation’s surgical practitioners have been killed by Ebola - Climate Central Energy & Sustainability
Coal Declines in U.S. but Grows Internationally
Natural gas and government policy are driving a reduction in coal burning and mining - Forum Energy & Sustainability
“It’s Totally Unacceptable for Society Not to Act”
A Q&A with Nobel laureate Mario Molina on climate change - 60-Second Science More Science
Obama Talks Ebola and Climate in His SOTU
In his State of the Union address, the president talked about the need for frameworks to be in place to stop future pandemics and rising worldwide temperatures
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Why Do People Sometimes Give Up Their Dogs?
"We would love to tell you that every dog can flourish in every home, but the truth is that, no matter what you do, sometimes a dog and family are not a good fit." ~ Patricia McConnell and Karen London, Love Has No Age Limit: Welcoming an Adopted Dog into Your Home My first dog [...]
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