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Why Honest People Do Dishonest Things
A failure to anticipate an ethical decision makes men and women more likely to lie or cheat. - Dark Star Diaries Space
Finding "Fringes": New Event Horizon Telescope Detections Start Trickling In
- Scientific American Mind Volume 26, Issue 3 Mind & Brain
Intuition May Reveal Where Expertise Resides in the Brain
Our ability to provide rapid, accurate answers engages a small area in the brain’s basal ganglia, a hub for learning and automatic behaviors - Video More Science
Scientific American Presents a Beetle Curator
Max Barclay curates insects at London's Museum of Natural History. He discovered the only known beetles collected by the famed 19th century explorer, Dr. David Livingstone, in a dusty old box
Click here for a transcript of this video. - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 6 Space
Book Review:Black Hole
Books and recommendations from Scientific American - News More Science
Top 10 Most Fascinating New Species Unveiled
To commemorate Carl Linnaeus’s Birthday, an international committee of taxonomists has released its annual roundup of the most noteworthy newly discovered species - Climatewire Energy & Sustainability
Locals Versus Corporate Carbon Offsets in British Columbia
Tree plantations draw the wrath of farmers and ranchers who see the practice driving up land prices - Nature Health
“Young Blood” Anti-Aging Mechanism Called into Question
A protein in the blood of young mice that seemed to rejuvenate older animals may do the opposite - Anecdotes from the Archive Technology
American Heavy Metal: "Dreadnought" Battleships, 1915
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Snow Fleas Pack a Chemical Weapon
The cold-weather loving insect produces a never-before-seen chlorinated natural product to deter predators - News Technology
Can't Touch This--New Encryption Scheme Targets Transaction Tampering
An Estonia-based cybersecurity firm adopts a “blockchain” public ledger system to verify online transfers of sensitive information - Special Editions Volume 24, Issue 1s Evolution
What a Body Built to Last 100 Years Would Look Like
We would look a lot different if evolution had designed the human body to work well for a century or more - Fact or Fiction Health
Fact or Fiction?: A "Base Tan" Can Protect against Sunburn
Studies of sunshine-denied human buttocks help settle the matter - News Space
Giant Black Holes May Be on a Collision Course
Astronomers have found what may be two supermassive black holes in a quasar due to become one in roughly 21 years - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 6 Health
How to Stop Dengue [Video]
Infecting mosquitoes with a common bacterium might be the best tool available for fighting “breakbone fever” - 60-Second Science Energy & Sustainability
Dolphin Deaths Linked to 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
Unusual adrenal and lung conditions seen in dead dolphins in the months after the 2010 BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill point to the oil as the cause. Steve Mirsky reports - Nature More Science
Congress Seeks to Quash Patent Trolls
Legislation revised from last year would spare universities from being penalized in the same way as unscrupulous companies - News Evolution
Multitude of Microscopic Wonders Discovered in the World's Oceans [Slide Show]
The four-year study took thousands of samples at hundreds of sites - News Energy & Sustainability
Stable Antarctic Ice Is Suddenly Melting Fast
Multiple glaciers, previously frozen solid, are adding vast quantities of water to the ocean - News Health
Why Your Immune System Doesn't Eat You Alive
Contrary to conventional wisdom, T cells that cause autoimmune disease actually abound in the body but are held in check
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