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New Class of Polymers Discovered By Accident
Eco-friendly polymers strong enough to use in cars and airplanes -
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Mind & Brain
Head Games - November/December 2014
Match wits with the Mensa puzzlers -
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Texas Releases More than 50 Sea Turtles Treated for Cold-Stunning
More than 50 green sea turtles were released into the Gulf of Mexico after recovering from cold-stunning, or hypothermia, brought on by a drastic drop in water temperature. -
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Crying Baby Mammals All Sound the Same to Mama
Distress calls of infant mammals are strikingly similar -
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France to Rank Cars for Pollution
France wants to gradually phase out the use of diesel fuel for private passenger transport and will put in place a system to identify the most polluting vehicles -
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People Love Their Smartphones but Hate the Batteries [Survey Results]
Scientific American readers say smartphones have not replaced tablets or PCs, and still need better batteries, cameras and biometric security options -
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Health
Why Does Cancer Therapy Make Food Taste Terrible?
The chemicals attack taste buds while the brain associates nausea with eating
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Cities Want Cops to Wear Cameras, but Technology Could Heighten Distrust if Not Carefully Used
Wearing small recording devices could reduce violent confrontations, but without careful planning and better research, the attempt could backfire -
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Energy & Sustainability
Movies Can Boost Solar Power
The pattern that stores a film on a Blu-ray disc also can help improve photovoltaics. David Biello reports -
Observations
Space
Parsing the Science of Interstellar with Physicist Kip Thorne
In an earlier blog post about Christopher Nolan's latest blockbuster movie, Interstellar, I lauded the film for its ambition, its visuals and the strong performances of its cast. -
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Health
New 15-Minute Test for Ebola to Undergo Trials in West Africa
A new test designed to rapidly diagnose Ebola virus infection is to be tried out at a treatment center for the disease in Guinea, international health charity The Wellcome Trust said on Friday. -
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Dog Physics: How Your Pet Solves Its Drinking Problem [VIDEO]
Dogs are sloppy drinkers for a good reason: They splash water up because they cannot suck like people. -
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Robot Athletes Got Game [Video]
From baseball to billiards, robots are improving their play, even competing in the RoboCup and RoboGames -
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World Population Will Soar Higher Than Predicted
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Scrumptious Science: Great Globs of Gluten!
A tasty Thanksgiving test from Science Buddies -
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Evolution
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These Amazing Spiders Look Remarkably Like Ants [Slide Show]
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Mind & Brain
Best of Thanksgiving 2: Let's Talk Stuffing--Your Face!
Cornell University's Brian Wansink talks about eating behavior and how mindless eating has us consuming way more calories than we suspect.
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Best of Thanksgiving 1: Let's Talk Turkey!
Turkey scientist Rich Buchholz of the University of Mississippi talks about the turkey on your plate and his own turkey research.
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Reality Check: 10 Practical Applications of Illusions
Artists invented illusions hundreds and sometimes thousands of years ago. Today we capitalize on those lessons and apply them to new technologies and formats
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