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The devices could lead to better, cheaper solar power
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David Biello
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4 hours ago |
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News
| Health
Atmospheric black carbon is not only bad for the lungs, but can also act as greenhouse particles under certain circumstances
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Mollie Bloudoff-Indelicato
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7 hours ago |
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News
| Mind & Brain
Perceived menace makes people kinder to their kin but nastier to outsiders. Whether they use this strategy depends on family size
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Luciana Gravotta
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8 hours ago |
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Just like the controversial compound it's designed to replace, a chemical used in consumer products messes with the endocrine system, according to new research
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Brian Bienkowski
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Environmental Health News
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8 hours ago |
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A nanostructured and transparent form of boron nitride is harder than some forms of diamond
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John Matson
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9 hours ago
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New research reveals that native grasses and flowers grown on land not currently used for crops could make for a sustainable biofuel
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David Biello
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Jan 16, 2013 |
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Experiments with White's tree frogs show that the amphibians angle their limbs to get more traction on overhanging surfaces
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Becky Summers
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Nature magazine
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Jan 16, 2013
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Oversize penises are not always enough to let these immobile crustaceans mate if the animals live in solitude, so they release sperm into the sea, which allows other barnacles to capture it and thus fertilize eggs
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Daniel Cressey
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Nature magazine
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Jan 16, 2013
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News
| Energy & Sustainability
Bob Paine showed that keystone species can radically reshape their ecosystems, and he fathered an academic family that had done the same for ecology
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Ed Yong
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Nature magazine
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Jan 16, 2013 |
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News
| Health
An inactivated virus vaccine, delivered by injection rather than orally, could be key to eradicating polio globally
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Ewen Callaway
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Nature magazine
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Jan 16, 2013
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Aaron Swartz faced an imminent trial for having downloaded some four million articles from a not-for-profit scholarly archive, and a possible penalty of 35 years in prison and a $1-million fine, which some call disproportionate to his actions
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Declan Butler
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Nature News Blog
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Jan 15, 2013 |