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Suspicion Resides in Two Regions of the Brain
By the Editor on May 18, 2012
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on my parahippocampal gyrus. Scientists at the Virginia Tech...
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Senate Bill Would Make It Easier for STEM Graduates to Stay in U.S.
By the Editor on May 18, 2012
Two U.S. senators have introduced legislation that would make it easier for international students studying science, technology, engineering, or...
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Study Finds 90% of Endangered Species Recovering on Time
By the Editor on May 18, 2012
A new Center for Biological Diversity analysis of 110 endangered species finds that 90% are on track to meet...
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Chip Off the Old Block: Silicon Trick for Next-Gen Memory
By the Editor on May 18, 2012
Researchers have revealed details of a promising way to make a fundamentally different kind of computer memory chip. The...
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Academia Suppresses Creativity
By the Editor on May 17, 2012
Creativity enhances life. It enables the great thinkers, artists, and leaders of our world to continually push forward new...
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Higher Education, Coffee Linked to Longer Life
By the Editor on May 17, 2012
People with higher levels of education and higher income have lower rates of many chronic diseases compared to those...
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Particles Walk Through Walls While Physicists Watch
By the Editor on May 17, 2012
Sometimes, particles can pass through walls. Though it sounds like science fiction, the phenomenon is well documented and even...
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Natural Sinks Still Sopping Up Carbon
By the Editor on May 17, 2012
Earth’s ecosystems keep soaking up more carbon as greenhouse gases accumulate in the atmosphere, new measurements find. The research...
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How to Rid the World of the “Element from Hell”
By the Editor on May 17, 2012
The vast majority of the radioactive plutonium on the planet is man-made—roughly 500 metric tons, or enough to make...
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Paralyzed Woman Moves Robotic Arm With Her Thoughts
By the Editor on May 17, 2012
A paralyzed Massachusetts woman picked up a bottle of coffee and sipped from it by moving a robotic arm...
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