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- Scientific American Volume 311, Issue 6 More Science
A Fungi Fanatic, Bendy Screen and More in the December Issue
- Scientific American Mind Volume 25, Issue 6 More Science
Kindness Boosts Status in Some Cultures
Warmth, not ability, earns professional status in collectivist societies - Reuters Energy & Sustainability
Western New York Braces for Flooding as Heavy Snow Melts
The area around Buffalo, New York braced on Sunday for potential flooding as warming temperatures began to melt up to seven feet (2 meters) of snow that fell in a record snow storm last week in which 13 people died. - A Matter of Time More Science
Units of Time Stretch from Here to Eternity
The units of time range from the infinitesimally brief to the interminably long - Reuters Health
U.N. Worker Leaves French Hospital after Ebola Recovery
A U.N. health worker was discharged from a French hospital on Sunday and left the country after recovering from Ebola, the French Health Ministry said in a statement. - Reuters Health
Germany Reports 2nd Case of Bird Flu
German authorities on Saturday confirmed a second case of the H5N8 strain of bird flu in the eastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, with the virus found in a wild bird - 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 
Physics Week in Review: November 22, 2014
Here’s a disquieting thought for your weekend: Dark Energy Might Be Stealing the Glue Holding the Universe Together. A new invisibility cloak simultaneously works for heat flow and electrical current.- 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.
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