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- Successful Launch of NASA's Orion Spacecraft
- California's Drought Is Worst in 1,200 Years
- Electric Eels Deliver Taser-Like Shocks
- Blows to Head Damage Brain's 'Garbage Truck'
- Oldest Ever Engraving On 500,000-Year-Old Shell
- Spray-On Solar Power
- Barrier-Breaking Drug for Spinal Cord Injury?
- Penicillin Tactics Revealed by Scientists
- Drugs in the Environment Affect Plant Growth
- Obesity Shortens Life Expectancy Up to 8 Years
- Nano-Movies of Biomolecules
- Birds Conform to Local 'Traditions'
- Parasites and the Evolution of Primate Culture
- Finding Infant Earths, Potential Life
- Source of Volcanoes Much Closer Than Thought?
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Evidence for 'Bilingual Advantage' May Be Less Conclusive Than Previously Thought
Protein That Controls the 'Guardian of the Genome' Identified
Salience Network Linked to Brain Disorders
Stick out Your Tongue: Tongue Appearance and Illness
Loss of a Chemical Tag on RNA Keeps Embryonic Stem Cells in Suspended Animation
More Patients With Lou Gehrig's Disease Have Genetic Origin Than Previously Thought
New Single-Cell Analysis Reveals Complex Variations in Stem Cells
Basic Medical Care of Ebola Patients Neglected and Must Improve
Coordinated Care Beneficial to Kids With Complex Respiratory, Gastrointestinal Disorders
Boosting Length of Breastfeeding Could Save NHS More Than £40 Million Every Year
- 'Bilingual Advantage:' Case of Publication Bias?
- Protein That Controls 'Guardian of the Genome'
- Salience Network Linked to Brain Disorders
- Stick out Your Tongue: Tongue and Illness
- Loss of Tag On RNA Keeps Stem Cells in Suspense
- Lou Gehrig's: Genetic Origin Surprisingly Common
- Many Complex Variations in Stem Cells
- Basic Medical Care of Ebola Patients Neglected
- Coordinated Care for Respiratory, Gastro Issues
- Longer Breastfeeding: Big Savings for Healthcare
Images of Brain After Mild Stroke Predict Future Risk
Cerebral Oxygenation in Elite Kenyan Athletes
Smoking and Higher Mortality in Men
Endocrine Disruptors Alter Thyroid Levels in Pregnancy, May Affect Fetal Brain Development
Wireless Brain Sensor Could Unchain Neuroscience from Cables
Scarcity Breeds Rationality, New Economic Study Finds
People With Mental Illness More Likely to Be Tested for HIV
Engineer Applies Robot Control Theory to Improve Prosthetic Legs
Don’t Worry, Be Happy: Just Go to Bed Earlier
New Model to Detect Aggressive Driving
- Brain Images After Mild Stroke Predict Risk
- Cerebral Oxygenation in Elite Kenyan Athletes
- Smoking and Higher Mortality in Men
- Pregnancy: Endocrine Disruptors Harm Fetal Brain?
- Wireless Brain Sensor Could Unchain Neuroscience
- Scarcity Breeds Rationality, Economic Study Finds
- People With Mental Illness: More HIV Testing
- Robot Control Theory Improves Prosthetic Legs
- Don’t Worry, Be Happy: Just Go to Bed Earlier
- New Model to Detect Aggressive Driving
Type 2 Diabetes Risk Starts in Pregnancy
Antioxidant Capacity of Orange Juice Is Multiplied Tenfold
High-Sugar Diet in Fathers Can Lead to Obese Offspring
Genome Sequencing for Newborns: What Do New Parents Think?
Are the Benefits of Breast Milk Stimulant Worth the Risk?
Current Guidelines Not Clear on Which Children Most at Risk of Severe Flu Complications
Natural Substance in Red Wine Has an Anti-Inflammatory Effect in Cardiovascular Diseases
How Red Wine Prevents Cancer
Commuting Linked to Lower Life Satisfaction
Overweight and Obesity in Pregnancy Linked to Greater Risk of Infant Death
- Type 2 Diabetes Risk Starts in Pregnancy
- Antioxidant Capacity of Orange Juice Multiplied
- High-Sugar Diet in Dad Can Lead to Obese Kids
- Genome Sequencing for Newborns: Accepted?
- Benefits of Breast Milk Stimulant: Worth Risks?
- Which Children Most at Risk of Severe Flu Issues?
- Red Wine: Anti-Inflammatory Effect in CV Diseases
- How Red Wine Prevents Cancer
- Commuting Linked to Lower Life Satisfaction
- Overweight in Pregnancy: More Infant Death Risk
45-Year Physics Mystery Shows a Path to Quantum Transistors
Computers That Teach by Example: New Computer System Enables Pattern-Recognition Systems to Convey What They Learn to Humans
Imaging Techniques Reliably Predict Treatment Outcomes for TB Patients
Rattled Atoms Mimic High-Temperature Superconductivity
X-Ray Laser Reveals How Bacterial Protein Morphs in Response to Light
A New Look at the Finer Details of Rust Show an Assumed Atomic Structure Has Been Wrong All Along
The Walls Can Talk: New Optical Technique Extracts Audio from Video
New Revelations on Dark Matter and Relic Neutrinos
Reliable RNA Analysis Now Easier With 'Dashboard' Tool
Milestones in Human-Machine Cooperation
- Physics Mystery: Path to Quantum Transistors?
- Computers That Teach by Example
- TB: Imaging Reliably Predicts Treatment Outcomes
- Rattled Atoms Mimic High-Temp Superconductivity
- X-Ray Lasers and Proteins Morphing in the Light
- A New Look at the Finer Details of Rust
- New Optical Technique Extracts Audio from Video
- Revelations On Dark Matter and Relic Neutrinos
- RNA Analysis Easier With 'Dashboard' Tool
- Milestones in Human-Machine Cooperation
Dawn Snaps Its Best-Yet Image of Dwarf Planet Ceres
Astronomers Observe Two Stars So Close to Each Other That They Will End Up Merging Into a Supermassive Star
Stardust Not Likely to Block Planet Portraits
Astronomers Observe Galactic 'Blow Out'
Green Light for European Extremely Large Telescope Construction
Pulsars With Black Holes Could Hold the 'Holy Grail' of Gravity
'Mirage Earth' Exoplanets May Have Burned Away Chances for Life
Space Travel Is a Bit Safer Than Expected
Astronomers Detect Atomic Hydrogen Emission in Galaxies at Record Breaking Distances
Losing Air: Barrage of Small Impacts Likely Erased Much of the Earth’s Primordial Atmosphere
- Dawn Snaps Image of Dwarf Planet Ceres
- Two Stars Merging Into a Supermassive Star
- Stardust Not Likely to Block Planet Portraits
- Astronomers Observe Galactic 'Blow Out'
- Green Light for E-ELT Construction
- Pulsars With Black Holes: Gravity's Holy Grail?
- 'Mirage Earth' Exoplanets: Past Too Hot For Life
- Space Travel Is a Bit Safer Than Expected
- Atomic Hydrogen Emission in Distant Galaxies
- Many Impacts Erased Earth's Early Atmosphere
Computer-Based Approach to Treating Anxiety May Reduce Suicide Risk
Volunteers Can Now Help Scientists Seek Ebola Cure in Their (Computer's) Spare Time
World’s Fastest 2-D Camera, 100 Billion Frames Per Second, May Enable New Scientific Discoveries
Clothes That Can Monitor, Transmit Biomedical Info Developed
Extraordinary Throughput at Supercomputing Conference
Fractal Geometry: Finding the Simple Patterns in a Complex World
Computer Model Enables Design of Complex DNA Shapes
How to Stop the Spread of HIV in Africa
See It, Touch It, Feel It: Researchers Use Ultrasound to Make Invisible 3-D Haptic Shape That Can Be Seen and Felt
Fighting Air Pollution in China With Social Media
- Computer-Based Anxiety Treatment: Less Suicides?
- Citizens' Computers to Seek Ebola Cure
- Fastest 2-D Camera: 100B Frames Per Secord
- Clothes That Monitor, Transmit Biomedical Info
- Computing: 65 Terabytes of Data in 100 Minutes
- Simple Patterns in a Complex World
- Complex DNA: Computer Model Enables Design
- How to Stop the Spread of HIV in Africa
- Invisible 3-D Shape That Can Be Seen, Felt
- Fighting Air Pollution in China With Social Media
'Family' Matters When Predicting Ecosystems' Reaction to Global Change
Response to Viral Infections Depends on Entry Route of Virus
Poisonous Cure: Toxic Fungi May Hold Secrets to Tackling Deadly Diseases
Why Tool-Wielding Crows Are Left Or Right-Beaked
'Non-Echolocating' Fruit Bats Actually Do Echolocate, With Wing Clicks
Innate Immune System Condemns Weak Cells to Their Death
Insecticides Foster 'Toxic' Slugs, Reduce Crop Yields
Thirty New Spider Species Found in One of China's Richest Biodiversity Hotspots
3-D Printing to the Rescue of Gastronomy for Frail Seniors
Ever Tried a 'Laser Delicious' Apple? Laser Biospeckle Method to Harvest Fruits at Precise Peak in Ripeness
- Plant Evolutionary History and Global Change
- Response to Infections Depends On Entry of Virus
- Toxic Fungi: Secrets to Tackling Deadly Diseases?
- Tool-Wielding Crows: Left Or Right-Beaked?
- 'Non-Echolocating' Bats? They Use Wing Clicks
- Innate Immune System Condemns Weak Cells to Death
- Insecticides Foster 'Toxic' Slugs, Reduce Yields
- Thirty New Spider Species in China
- 3-D Print Your Meat and Vegetables
- Laser to Determine Best Moment to Pick Fruit
Looking at El Niño's Past to Predict Its Future
Climate Change Already Showing Effects at Kennedy Space Center
El Niño's 'Remote Control' on Hurricanes in the Northeastern Pacific
Greenhouse Gases Linked to African Rainfall
Antarctica: Heat Comes from the Deep
Maintaining a Reliable Value of the Cost of Climate Change
Localized Climate Change Contributed to Ancient Southwest Depopulation
Research Could Improve Nuclear Power Plant Safety, and Stop Your Kettle Furring Up
Uncovering One of Humankind’s Most Ancient Lineages
China Agrees to Enhance Its Role in Global Climate Change Mitigation: Turning the Massive 'Coal Ship' Around Won’t Be Easy, Experts Say
- Looking at El Niño's Past to Predict Its Future
- Climate Change: Kennedy Space Center
- El Nino's Fueling Effect On Intense Hurricanes
- Greenhouse Gases Linked to African Rainfall
- Antarctica: Heat Comes from the Deep
- Evaluating the Social Cost of Carbon
- Ancient Depopulation: Climate Change to Blame?
- Improving Nuclear Power Plant Safety
- One of Humankind’s Most Ancient Lineages
- China: Global Climate Change Mitigation?
Dirt Provides New Insight Into Roman Burials
Beer, Beef and Politics: Findings at Viking Archaeological Site Show Power Trumping Practicality
Arabian Sea Humpback Whales Isolated for 70,000 Years
Study Set to Shape Medical Genetics in Africa
Archaeologists Reveal Layout of Medieval City at Old Sarum
King Richard III: Case Closed After 529 Years
Turn Back the Molecular Clock, Say Argentina's Plant Fossils
Predators and Isolation Shape the Evolution of 'Island Tameness,' Providing Conservation Insights
Brain Folding Study Defines Two Distinct Groups of Mammals
Scientists Find 240-Million-Year-Old Parasite That Infected Mammals' Ancestor
- Dirt Provides New Insight Into Roman Burials
- Vikings: Power Trumps Practicality
- Arabian Sea Humpback Whales Isolated
- Study Set to Shape Medical Genetics in Africa
- Old Sarum: Layout of Medieval City Revealed
- King Richard III: Case Closed After 529 Years
- Turn Back Molecular Clock, Say Plant Fossils
- Isolation and Evolution of 'Island Tameness'
- Brain Folding: Two Distinct Groups of Mammals
- Ancient Parasite Infected Mammal Ancestor
Psychological Problems in Men Experiencing Cancer
Lethal Control of Wolves Backfires on Livestock
Mapping Human Disease: 'Not All Pathogens Are Everywhere'
Managing Reefs to Benefit Coastal Communities
People Conceived During Dutch Famine Have Altered Regulation of Growth Genes
Human Influence Important Factor in Possible Global and UK Temperature Records
Macho Stereotypes Put Off Men as Well as Women
Substantial Improvement in England, Wales Cancer Survival Over 40 Years Overshadowed by Low Survival for Brain, Stomach, Lung, Oesophageal, and Pancreatic Cancers
New Study Explains the Role of Oceans in 'Global Warming Hiatus'
On Environment, Republicans Closer to Independents Than Tea Party
- Psychological Problems in Men Experiencing Cancer
- Lethal Control of Wolves Backfires On Livestock
- Mapping Disease: All Pathogens Not All Places
- Managing Reefs to Benefit Coastal Communities
- People Conceived in Dutch Famine: Genes Differ
- Human Influence and Temperature Records
- Macho Stereotypes Put Off Men as Well as Women
- UK: Big Improvement in Some Cancer Survival
- Global Warming Hiatus: Role of Oceans Explained
- Environmental Attitudes: Republican, Independent
Occupational Sitting Among Women Linked to Obesity
Bitcoin, Virtual Money: User's Identity Can Be Revealed Much Easier Than Thought
Entrepreneurs Are Not Corporate Rebels: High Performers More Likely to Set Off on Own Without Path
Job Authority Increases Depression Symptoms in Women, Decreases Them in Men
It Pays to Have an Eye for Emotions
Verbal Abuse in the Workplace: Are Men or Women Most at Risk?
Working Night Shift Burns Less Energy, Increases Risk of Weight Gain
Businesses Can Help Preserve Endangered Species With Small Landscape Changes
Model for Evaluating Product-Recommendation Algorithms Suggests That Trial and Error Get It Right
Obesity-Related Work Absences Are 'Financial Drain' for States
- Women: Occupational Sitting Linked to Obesity
- Virtual Money: User's Identity Easily Revealed
- Entrepreneurs Are Not Corporate Rebels
- Men: Job Authority Decreases Depression Symptoms
- It Pays to Have an Eye for Emotions
- Verbal Abuse in the Workplace: Men and Women?
- Working Night Shift Increases Risk of Weight Gain
- Small Landscape Changes Help Endangered Species
- Trial and Error Get It Right, Model Suggests
- Obesity-Related Work Absences: 'Financial Drain'
Ideals May Play Role in Knowledge Formation, Professor's Research Says
Heavier Newborns Show Academic Edge in School
It's Mean Boys, Not Mean Girls, Who Rule at School, Study Shows
Education Is Key to Climate Adaptation
Elderly Brains Learn, but Maybe Too Much
Two Studies, 2 Editorials Put Focus on School Breakfasts, Lunches
Education Empowers Canadians, but Raises Risks of Overwork, Work-Family Stress
Social Sensing Game Detects Classroom Bullies
Training Can Lead to Synesthetic Experiences: Does Learning the 'Color Of' Specific Letters Boost IQ?
‘Smart’ Drugs Won’t Make Smart People Smarter, Research Concludes
- Ideals May Play Role in Knowledge Formation
- Heavier Newborns Show Academic Edge in School
- Mean Boys, Not Mean Girls, Rule at School
- Education Is Key to Climate Adaptation
- Elderly Brains Learn, but Maybe Too Much
- Experts Put Focus On School Breakfasts, Lunches
- Education: Empowering, but Risks of Overwork
- Social Sensing Game Detects Classroom Bullies
- Synesthesia Can Be Learned: Boosts IQ?
- 'Smart' Drugs Won't Make Smart People Smarter