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- Scientific American Mind Volume 25, Issue 6 Evolution
Why Have Our Brains Started to Shrink?
—via e-mail - A Matter of Time More Science
Physicists and Philosophers Unite to Study Time’s Arrow
Physicists can't seem to find the time—literally. Can philosophers help? - Nature More Science
First Clues Found in Mysterious Sea Star Die-Off
DNA analyses link outbreak along North America's Pacific Coast to a densovirus - Extinction Countdown Energy & Sustainability
Life on the Volcano Is Increasingly Tough for These Hawaiian Birds
You have to hike a pretty long distance if you hope to see the critically endangered bird known as the palila (Loxioides bailleui), but if you’re lucky and work hard, you can walk their entire habitat in a single day. - 60-Second Science More Science
Better Barley Let People Settle Tibetan Plateau
Importation of a frost-resistant barley from the Fertile Crescent to Tibet some 3,600 years ago is associated with the advent of settlements at 3,000 meters and more above sea level. Cynthia Graber reports.
- Climatewire Energy & Sustainability
Amazon and Google Change Places on Going Green
Google recently explained its pullback on sustainability while Amazon has just announced a "long-term commitment" to achieve 100 percent renewable energy use - 60-Second Tech Technology
Cats Teach Robots To Land On Feet
Training rescue robots to land safely from falls like cats could give them nine lives in the field. Larry Greenemeier reports.
- Scientific American Volume 311, Issue 6 More Science
Plan to Ease World Hunger Wins at Google Science Fair
Irish teens took the top prize for experiments with common soil bacteria - Observations Evolution
Ants Abound in Manhattan's Slivers of Green
Ants—they're everywhere. Charging across your picnic blanket, sneaking into your sandwich and, naturally, marching one by one (hurrah! - News Mind & Brain
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How Doctors Determine the Moment of Death [Excerpt]
The definition of death is hazy but important for medical decisions, explains Harvard neurologist Allan Ropper in the new book Reaching Down the Rabbit Hole
- Reuters Health
Plague in Madagascar Has Killed 40 People Out of 119 Cases
An outbreak of the plague has killed 40 people out of 119 confirmed cases in Madagascar since late August and there is a risk of the disease spreading rapidly in the capital - Beautiful Minds Mind & Brain
Introducing The Psychology Podcast with Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman
It’s my great pleasure to introduce The Psychology Podcast with Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman, where we give you insights into the mind, brain, behavior and creativity. - Observations Energy & Sustainability
Climate Preparedness Index Reveals Rich-Poor Gap
High in the Peruvian Andes 8,000 alpacas died during a particularly harsh period of cold in the summer of 2004. For the herders who raise and shear these long-haired beasts for a living, it was a huge loss amounting to one fifth of all the alpacas living in that region of the highlands. - Plugged In Energy & Sustainability
Does Uber Make Cities More Energy Efficient?
It seems you can't read an article about new mobility or the sharing economy without stumbling across Uber; the mobility service that sprung up in 2009 to only five years later become valued at more than Avis, Hertz, or Sony. - ChemistryWorld More Science
Feud Erupts over U.S. Congress Inquiry into Research Value
University scientists warn probe will reveal names and comments of anonymous peer reviewers, and warp research evaluation - Nature Mind & Brain
Banking Culture Primes People to Cheat
Individual bankers behave honestly except when they think about their jobs - Anecdotes from the Archive Health
Care of the Wounded, 1914
Reported in Scientific American, This Week in World War I: November 21, 1914 From the Scientific American Supplement issue of November 21, 1914, we note, "The first object of an army in war is to disperse or destroy the enemy, but a correlative duty is the care of its own men when wounded or otherwise [...] - Cross-Check Space
Are Scientists on the Cusp of Knowing How Weird We Are?
I’m writing this post for two reasons. One is to recommend a new book by Columbia astrobiologist Caleb Scharf (who also writes a terrific Scientific American blog, “Life, Unbounded“), and the other is to defend an old book of mine. - Guest Blog Health
Battle of the `Staches Raises Money for Men's Health
People who donate money or fundraise for a cause are often silent heroes. However, unlike many fundraising efforts, it's readily apparent who's participating in one that's currently taking the nation by its facial hair. - News Health
A Day in the Life of an Ebola Worker
Denial, violence and fear make it difficult to stamp out Ebola in west Africa
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