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People are turning to social media to bridge the chasm between those in need of life-saving organs and those who can help. This offers hope but also introduces risks
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Larry Greenemeier
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May 29, 2012 |
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A joint CIA-Saudi Arabia intelligence coup uncovered a more effective underwear bomb designed to exploit resistance to controversial airport scans
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Larry Greenemeier
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May 9, 2012 |
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Past response strategies have focused on helping those in remote, rural areas. But when an earthquake, flood or other calamity hits an urban center, aid must take a different form
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Larry Greenemeier
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Apr 6, 2012
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As the Titanic sinking and Costa Concordia's grounding demonstrate, no amount of engineering can completely compensate for human error
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Larry Greenemeier
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Apr 2, 2012 |
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| Energy & Sustainability
The U.S. government aims to improve energy production from renewables to oil, but what does that mean in practice?
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David Biello
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Mar 12, 2012 |
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Researchers are in the early stages of linking caloric intake to mild cognitive impairment, the stage between normal age-related memory loss and early Alzheimer's disease
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Larry Greenemeier
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Feb 23, 2012 |
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The sudden onset of a tic disorder in 15 upstate New York teens might be the result of a strep or other microbial contagion, not "conversion disorder"
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Karen Schrock
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Feb 2, 2012 |
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Everything you ever wanted to know about bed bugs but were afraid to ask
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Kate Wong
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Jan 23, 2012 |
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| Mind & Brain
A psychologist takes up guitar in his late 30s and becomes a working exemplar of the brain's inherent plasticity
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Gary Stix
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Jan 21, 2012 |
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An expert on Lou Gehrig's disease explains what we know about this debilitating condition and how Hawking has beaten the odds
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Katherine Harmon
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Jan 7, 2012 |
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We talk to an international arms expert about North Korea's uncertain power shift and its impact on the country's nuclear chess game
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Larry Greenemeier
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Dec 20, 2011 |