Watch Liquid-Based Magnet Droplets Twirl and Morph

Droplets filled with nanoparticles behave just like bar magnets | Continue reading


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Arctic Ambitions

Suddenly, nations are jockeying to control the seafloor and exploit resources in the rapidly thawing north | Continue reading


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Major U.S. Offshore Wind Projects Still Face Hurdles

Northeastern states need the power source to meet renewable energy targets | Continue reading


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Hawaii Telescope Protest Shuts Down 13 Observatories on Mauna Kea

Construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope was supposed to start on July 15 | Continue reading


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Role of Seizures in Alzheimer's Disease is Gaining Overdue Attention

Evidence suggests that such abnormal electrical activity may occur much earlier than signs of memory loss | Continue reading


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Bird Embryos Vibrate to Warn One Another of Danger before They Hatch

The egg-bound developing animals are more attuned to the outside world than previously thought | Continue reading


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The Great Ocean Divide

More than two million square kilometers are being carved up, leaving little for the rest of the world | Continue reading


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Nations Claim Large Overlapping Sections of Arctic Seafloor

The five coastal countries will have to rectify their science and their politics | Continue reading


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Special Report: Future of the Arctic

Suddenly, nations are jockeying to control the seafloor and exploit resources in the rapidly thawing north | Continue reading


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The Risk of Conflict Rises as the World Heats Up

Ignoring the connections between climate and security poses risks for the U.S. | Continue reading


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It's Melting: Science On Ice

Glaciologist Elizabeth Case, of Columbia University Earth Institute's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, takes us out near Juneau to study and live on the shifting ice. | Continue reading


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Why Two Moonships Were Better Than One

Engineer John Houbolt pushed for a smaller ship to land on the lunar surface while the command module stayed in orbit around the moon. | Continue reading


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One Small Scoop, One Giant Impact for Mankind

Just before Neil Armstrong climbed back into the lunar module, he scooped up a few last-minute soil samples--which upturned our understanding of planetary formation. Christopher Intagliata reports. | Continue reading


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How to Make a Mouse Hallucinate

A real-time capture of brain-circuit activity shows how simple it is to change what an animal sees | Continue reading


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As Temperatures Soar During Heat Wave, So Will CO2

Greenhouse gas emissions will spike as grid operators fire up more power plants | Continue reading


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Q&A: Shuttle Astronaut Mike Massimino on the Legacy of Apollo 11

Neil Armstrong’s “one small step” shaped a generation of future explorers—and even the first tweet sent from space | Continue reading


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In China, Mental Health Care Goes Virtual

Why are VR companies launching their mental health care programs in the nation? | Continue reading


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Investigating the Zombie Ant's "Death Grip"

Researchers dissected the jaws of ants infected with the  Ophiocordyceps  fungus, to determine how the fungus hijacks the ants' behavior. Christopher Intagliata reports.  | Continue reading


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Climate Change Will Strain Federal Finances

Climate-related disasters are happening more frequently and affecting a broad cross-section of the economy | Continue reading


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Ebola Outbreak Declared an International Public-Health Emergency

The World Health Organization’s action could increase the resources available to fight year-old outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | Continue reading


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"Metronome" Neurons Act Like Timekeepers in Mouse Brains

Brain cells that tick at regular intervals may coordinate neural activity like the conductor of an orchestra | Continue reading


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The Truth about Anti-White Discrimination

Many white Americans feel that discrimination against whites is on the rise. Experiments suggests otherwise | Continue reading


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Alzheimer's Meeting: Lifestyle Factors Are Best--and Only--Bet Now for Reducing Dementia Risk

Researchers are still optimistic about finding disease-altering medicines—just not anytime soon | Continue reading


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Elon Musk's Secretive Brain Tech Company Debuts a Sophisticated Neural Implant

Neuralink says it can robotically implant more than 3,000 flexible-polymer electrodes in a rat or monkey brain. The device is still a long way from routine human use, however | Continue reading


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Joseph Lange's Campaign Against HIV

Seema Yasmin, director of research and education at the Stanford Health Communication Initiative, talks about her book The Impatient Dr. Lange: One Man’s Fight to End the Global HIV Epidemic. Lange was killed five years ago today when flight MH17 was shot down.   | Continue reading


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VW Emissions Cheating Scandal Increased Children's Pollution Exposure

Increased air pollution impacted low birth weights and asthma attacks, a federal economist says | Continue reading


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Climate Solution: Use Carbon Dioxide to Generate Electricity

Sending atmospheric CO 2 into underground methane hydrates cleans the air and creates revenue | Continue reading


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Ancient Mongolian Nests Show Dinosaurs Protected Their Eggs

The fossils provide the first clear example of group nesting activities in dinosaurs | Continue reading


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Attractive Young Females May Have Justice Edge

Youths rated as attractive were less likely to have negative encounters with the criminal justice system—but only if they were women. Christopher Intagliata reports.  | Continue reading


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Seabed-Mining Foes Press U.N. to Weigh Climate Impacts

Minerals used in electronics are found on the seafloor, but disturbing them could release carbon | Continue reading


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The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11

Celebrating the past and future of humans on the moon | Continue reading


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Could the Recent California Earthquakes Set Off the San Andreas Fault?

It is theoretically possible, though there is no known connection between the fault systems | Continue reading


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Controversial Telescope Set to Begin Construction in Hawaii

The Thirty Meter Telescope project has faced years of legal challenges over planned Mauna Kea site | Continue reading


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The Brain in Images: Top Entries in the Art of Neuroscience

Scientific American presents the winner and runners-up of the ninth annual Art of Neuroscience contest, along with other notable entries | Continue reading


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Silica Blankets Could Make Mars Habitable

Thin layers of lightweight aerogel might be the main ingredient for making regions of the Red Planet more Earth-like | Continue reading


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Tobacco Plants Made To Produce Useful Compounds

A proof-of-concept study got transgenic tobacco plants to make a useful enzyme in their chloroplasts, not nuclei, minimizing chances for transfer to other organisms. | Continue reading


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Humans May Be Accidentally Geoengineering the Oceans

Iron particles released by industrial activities are falling into the seas in greater quantities than previously thought | Continue reading


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Anorexia May Be Linked to Metabolism, a Genetic Analysis Suggests

A large, correlation-based study identifies eight genome regions associated with the eating disorder | Continue reading


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How to Stop Prisons from Laying the Groundwork for a Fatal Overdose

A Rhode Island program to prevent ex-inmate relapses and deaths is working | Continue reading


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Tropical Storm Barry's Dangers Will Reach Far Inland

Rains from the system will prolong the already historic flooding along the Mississippi | Continue reading


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Disasters Collide as Tropical Storm Barry Heads Ashore

Storm surge and torrential rains will bring flooding to Louisiana and potentially tax levees | Continue reading


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What to Expect from India's Second Moon Mission

The Chandrayaan-2 orbiter, lander and rover will seek out water ice and other potentially valuable resources near the lunar south pole | Continue reading


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Rhinos and Their Gamekeepers Benefit From A.I.

Starting in 2017, an artificial intelligence monitoring system at the Welgevonden Game Reserve in South Africa has been helping to protect rhinos and their caretakers.   | Continue reading


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Humans Fold: AI Conquers Poker's Final Milestone

A new program outperforms professionals in six-player games. Could business, political or military applications come next? | Continue reading


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A New Twist on Artificial Muscles

Several designs could find uses in tiny robots and biomedical devices | Continue reading


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How Do You Put a Plane Engine in a Car?

High-risk design trials could create super-efficient vehicles | Continue reading


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Viking History Is Melting Away in Greenland

Climate change is already rotting archaeological sites in the Arctic, and Norse Viking-era settlements are at high risk | Continue reading


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Backpack Harvests Energy As You Walk

The pack produces a steady trickle of electricity from the swinging motion of your stuff. Christopher Intagliata reports.  | Continue reading


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