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Seal Flu Virus Concerns Scientists
By the Editor on July 31, 2012
Scientists have identified a new strain of influenza in harbor seals that could potentially impact human and animal health....
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Modern Culture May Have Emerged 30,000 Years Earlier Than Thought
By the Editor on July 31, 2012
Poisoned-tipped arrows and jewelry made of ostrich egg beads found in South Africa show modern culture may have emerged...
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Massive Landslides Spotted on Saturn’s Icy Moon
By the Editor on July 30, 2012
Landslides up to 50 miles long, spotted on Saturn’s moon, Iapetus, could help provide clues to similar movements of...
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Century of Drought May Be Ahead
By the Editor on July 30, 2012
A drought that gripped western North America from 2000 to 2004 was the worst since the Middle Ages, but...
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Is Algebra Necessary?
By the Editor on July 30, 2012
A typical American school day finds some six million high school students and two million college freshmen struggling with...
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Koch-Funded Climate Change Skeptic Reverses Course
By the Editor on July 30, 2012
The verdict is in: Global warming is occurring and emissions of greenhouse gases caused by human activity are the...
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West Virginia Science Camp Inspires Pursuit of STEM Careers
By the Editor on July 30, 2012
The National Youth Science Camp aims to give high-achieving students a chance to experience science in a fun setting....
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Scientists Use Microbes to Make Clean Methane
By the Editor on July 30, 2012
Microbes that convert electricity into methane gas could become an important source of renewable energy, according to scientists from...
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Flaring Black Holes May Solve Cosmic Ray Puzzle
By the Editor on July 30, 2012
Where do ultra high-energy cosmic rays come from? These charged particles zoom to Earth from outer space, but why...
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Lucid Dreamers Help Scientists Locate Seat of Meta-Consciousness
By the Editor on July 28, 2012
Studies of lucid dreamers show which centers of the brain become active when we become aware of ourselves in...
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