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Personal Biases May be Stoking the Flames in Ferguson
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Evolution
Looking Back On 40 Years of Lucy
Paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson's first glimpse of Lucy came on November 24, 1974
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Expeditions
Energy & Sustainability
Call of the Orangutan: A Camera Trap Menagerie
In order to get more information about the forest here at the Sikundur research station in North Sumatra, I've set up four camera traps, which I'm using to get a better look at the wildlife around the site. -
Nature
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Robot Reveals Surprisingly Thick Antarctic Sea Ice
An underwater survey suggests that assumptions about ice surrounding the continent should be questioned -
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Darwin Research Station in Trouble in Galapagos
The Ecuadorian government's closure of the station's gift shop could doom the foundation that runs the key research station -
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India Reports Bird Flu Virus in Kerala State
India's report marks the first cases of the disease in the country since February this year, the World Organization for Animal Health said -
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U.S. Particle Physics Program Aims for the Future
In the last few years, stories have abounded in the press of the successes of the Large Hadron Collider, most notably the discovery of the Higgs boson. -
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Mathematical Time Law Governs Crowd Flow [Video]
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How People Make Summer Hotter
Researchers wired Madison, Wisc., to get a better grasp of the urban heat island effect -
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How to Hijack A Cell
Taking control of cells by squeezing them -
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Tales from Survivors of Japan's Earthquake, Tsunami and Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
Two journalists combine history, science and storytelling to recount the experiences of those who experienced the magnitude 9.0 earthquake that struck Japan in 2011 and its aftermath -
Observations
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Can China Cut Coal?
On a visit to China a few years back, I asked a local official about pollution controls after enjoying my first sour, gritty taste of the country’s air. -
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Drownings Kill 140,000 Kids Annually
The World Health Organization issues a new report on the neglected public health issue of drowning. Dina Fine Maron reports -
Mind Matters
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The Secret to a Successful Thanksgiving: Free Will
Psychologists examine where gratitude comes from -
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Technology
How the Smartphone Killed Typing—But Started an AI Revolution
The race to find a better on-screen keyboard has spawned new ways for machines to understand us -
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Wireless Gadget Recharging with Sound Waves
An efficient way to beam electricity through the air -
Frontiers for Young Minds
Mind & Brain
Hearing – Not Just For Your Ears Anymore
Everyone learns about the senses from when we are very young. We smell with our noses, taste with our tongues, see with our eyes, touch with our skin, and listen with our ears ... -
Reuters
Health
Calorie Counts on Restaurant Chain Menus Set to Go Nation-Wide
The U.S. n ational standard pre-empts the current patchwork of state laws and applies to restaurant chains with 20 or more outlets -
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Mali Confirms 8th Ebola Case
Mali is the sixth West African country to be hit by the worst outbreak on record of deadly haemorrhagic fever that has killed some 5,459 since the first case was recorded early this year in Guinea -
Extinction Countdown
Energy & Sustainability
Giraffes under Threat: Populations Down 40 Percent in Just 15 Years
One of the world’s most iconic and beloved animals is quickly disappearing. Fifteen years ago about 140,000 giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) roamed the plains and forests of Africa.
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