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Big Apple's Insects Eat Streets Clean
Researchers working in New York City found that hungry urban arthropods help dispose of tons of edible trash. Allie Wilkinson reports.
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Photons Double Up to Help Us See Beyond the Visible Light Spectrum
Our little-known ability to see infrared light could occur when pairs of photons combine their energies to appear as one "visible" photon - Nature Health
Ebola: An Eyewitness Account from Sierra Leone
Nature reports from the front line of the outbreak - Reuters Health
Male Circumcision Benefits Outweigh Risks, CDC says
(Reuters) - The benefits of male circumcision outweigh the risks, according a long awaited draft of federal guidelines from U.S. - Reuters Health
Bird Flu Found on Canada Farms
Tests have confirmed the presence of H5 avian influenza on two farms in the western province of British Columbia, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said - Talking back Mind & Brain
Bhopal at 30: Lessons Still Being Learned
In 1989, I was working as an at editor at IEEE Spectrum when I was assigned to write a feature on Bhopal. The thirtieth anniversary of that industrial disaster that killed thousands is tonight. - TechMediaNetwork Evolution
Origins of Human Alcohol Consumption Revealed
A single genetic mutation 10 million years ago endowed human ancestors with an enhanced ability to break down ethanol, likely as they shifted to a terrestrial lifestyle - Reuters Energy & Sustainability
Fracking Ban Starts in Texas City Near Where Technique Was Pioneered
The first ban on new hydraulic fracturing in Texas went into effect on Tuesday in the city of Denton, a month after voters deemed the oil and gas extraction method behind the U.S. - TechMediaNetwork More Science
Jim Watson's Nobel Prize Could Be Yours...For Just $3.5 Million
This the first time that a living Nobel laureate has auctioned off his or her medal - Video Space
How Do We Measure the Distance to Stars?
The answer lies in the tiny shifts we see in a star’s position as Earth revolves around the sun. Scientific American contributor Christopher Crockett explains. - Reuters Energy & Sustainability
Philippines Hardest Hit by Extreme Weather in 2013
The Philippines, Cambodia and India were the countries hardest hit by extreme weather events in 2013, according to a study unveiled on Tuesday at U.N. - Reuters Health
U.S. Designates 35 Hospitals as Ebola Treatment Centers
U.S. health officials expects to name more in coming weeks deemed capable of treating patients while minimizing risk to staff - Climatewire Energy & Sustainability
Arguments Mount over Interim Power Plant Regulations
Utility companies, environmentalists and state leaders disagree on how to phase in EPA's requirement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions - Observations More Science
Federal Funds Sought for Controversial Body-Worn Police Cameras
President Obama yesterday asked for $263 million over the next three years to, among other things, equip and train police with body-worn cameras. Scientific American published an Agenda item on body worn cameras in the December issue (currently on news stands). - ChemistryWorld More Science
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In A Bullet-Proof Test, Graphene Is Stronger Than Steel [VIDEO]
A ridiculously thin sheet of carbon atoms goes under the gun (really) and shows it could be superb body armor - Reuters Health
HIV Is the 2nd Highest Killer of South African Youth
HIV was the third leading cause of natural deaths in South Africa in 2013, up three places from the previous year, and the second highest killer of young people, a survey by the national statistics agency shows - Scientific American Volume 311, Issue 6 Health
Fuel Cell Runs on Spit
Saliva could be a new renewable energy source for medical devices - Scientific American Volume 311, Issue 6 Health
Turning Lab Animals Transparent
A Body Worlds–inspired method promises to speed up biomedical research - Reuters Health
U.S. Hospitals Make Fewer Serious Errors, Saving 50,000 Lives
About 50,000 people are alive today because U.S. hospitals committed 17 percent fewer medical errors in 2013 than in 2010, government health officials said - Observations Energy & Sustainability
How the World Can Fight Global Warming No Matter What Happens in Lima
Imagine if the world’s two largest polluters unilaterally decide to cut emissions of carbon dioxide, the ubiquitous gas responsible for the bulk of global warming.
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