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- Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 4 Mind & Brain
Willpower as the Key to Life’s Successes [Video]
The decades-long study of self-control has yielded insights into how we can overcome hardships - News Energy & Sustainability
Did the Anthropocene Begin in 1950 or 50,000 Years Ago?
Scientists debate whether hunting, farming, smallpox or the nuclear bomb define the start of irreversible human impacts on our planet - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 4 More Science
Artificial Sweeteners May Change Our Gut Bacteria in Dangerous Ways
Substances such as saccharin may alter the type of bacteria inside us, could lead to obesity - News Health
Mothers Who Eat a Newborn’s Placenta May or May Not Benefit
Proponents of the practice say it can help relieve postpartum depression, but there are no data to back their assertions - Nature Health
New Discovery Moves Gene Editing Closer to Use in Humans
The gene editing method called CRISPR is already used in the lab to insert and remove genome defects in animal embryos - Bring Science Home More Science
Shape-Shifting Science: Molding Hard-Boiled Eggs
A crafty food science project from Science Buddies - Climatewire Energy & Sustainability
Massive Wildfires Speed Loss of Northern Trees
A new analysis finds widespread forest loss in Russia and Canada - Scientific American Mind Volume 26, Issue 2 Mind & Brain
Everyone Can Gain from Making Music
The perks of learning to play an instrument last for decades - 60-Second Science Health
Outdoor Exercise Worth Some Air Pollution Risk
A Danish study of more than 50,000 adults suggests that exercise lowers risk of death—even if you work out amidst urban air pollution. Christopher Intagliata reports - 60-Second Science Health
Diabetics Benefit by Biggest Meal Early
A small study finds that diabetics who ate a big breakfast and small dinner had better glucose control than those who ate the opposite. Steve Mirsky reports
- News More Science
Watch Live Today: The Upgraded LHC and the Search for the Higgs Boson [Video]
Physicist Jon Butterworth will present a free live Webcast on the restart of the giant particle accelerator
- Reuters Energy & Sustainability
California Governor Orders 25% Reduction in Water Usage Statewide
Gov. Jerry Brown, acting in the face of a devastating, multiyear drought, has ordered California's first statewide mandatory water restrictions - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 4 More Science
Watch a Dragonfly’s Grotesque and Beautiful Metamorphosis [Video]
Time-lapse photography shows a dragonfly breaking out of its larval skin - Reuters Energy & Sustainability
Here's Why Obama Is Approving Arctic Drilling Again
For a leader who has made fighting climate change a priority, President Barack Obama's decision to approve Royal Dutch Shell's return to oil and gas exploration off Alaska was seen by many environmentalists as a contradiction. - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 4 Health
Nanotech Bandages Detect Health Trouble and Deliver Medicine
New materials will not simply cover wounds—they will be able to alert doctors to problems and deliver fine-tuned drugs - News Space
Jupiter, Destroyer of Worlds, May Have Paved the Way for Earth
Careening toward the sun, Jupiter cleared the way for Earth to form—with help from Saturn, too - Observations More Science
Against April Fools' in Science Journalism
My lowest point as a science journalist came before I even knew what a science journalist was. I was a young punk in an eighth-grade science class at Northwood Middle School in Greenville, South Carolina. - TechMediaNetwork Space
Catch This Century's Shortest Total Lunar Eclipse on Saturday
The darkest part of Earth's shadow will fall across the lunar surface, producing a "blood moon" - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 4 Technology
How Cybersecurity Became Your Problem
Step one: Stop counting on others to protect you - Climatewire Energy & Sustainability
White House Climate Goals Leave 4 Questions Unanswered
Who determines what constitutes a sufficient climate pledge?
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