Dear American Consumers: Please don’t start eating healthfully. Sincerely, the Food Industry | Guest...

blogs.scientificamerican.com 4 hours ago

Dear Consumers: A disturbing trend has come to our attention. You, the people, are thinking more about health, and you’re starting to do something about it. ...

 
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Eco-minded 204 sq. ft. tiny home packs in tons of thoughtful details (Video)

treehugger.com 9 hours ago

This wife-and-husband, designer-and-builder team created their own modern tiny home to realize the dream of simplifying their lives, while saving money.

 
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Tar sands exploitation would be game over climate, warns leading scientist

guardian.co.uk 6 hours ago

Prof James Hansen rebukes oil firms and Canadian government over stance on exploiting fossil fuel, which he says would make climate problem unsolvable

 
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Teen's invention could charge your phone in 20 seconds - NBC News.com

nbcnews.com 18 May

Waiting hours for a cellphone to charge may become a thing of the past, thanks to an 18-year-old high-school student's invention. She won...

 
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Climate change meltdown unlikely but human disaster looms, claims new research

guardian.co.uk 2 hours ago

But forecast global temperature rise of 4C heralds disaster for large swaths of planet with oceans absorbing most global warming

 
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Why sign up for a one-way Mars trip? Three applicants explain the appeal

cosmiclog.nbcnews.com 12 hours ago

A one-way trip to Mars sounds like something you'd wish on your worst enemy — so why would more than 78,000 people from around the world pay up to $75 for a chance to die on another planet?

 
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LOOK: Dolphins Make Rare Underwater Find

huffingtonpost.com 4 hours ago

This is dolphin-itely a great find...

 
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Comet ISON: How to See Potential 'Comet of the Century' Online Today

news.yahoo.com 5 hours ago

The much-anticipated incoming Comet ISON, which some scientists hope will become the "comet of the century" later this year, may not be visible to the naked eye yet, but you don't have to wait months...

 
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Worse Than Watergate: Growing Scandal Brings Nation To The Brink Of Ruin

thinkprogress.org 4 hours ago

The Washington Post’s Ezra Klein points us to the ever-growing scandal that will echo through the ages: When future generations look back on the scandals of our age, it’ll be the unchecked rise in...

 
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The invisible beauty of flowers - in pictures

guardian.co.uk 5 hours ago

Artist Susumu Nishinaga has used a scanning electron microscope to delve deep into the fabric of petal, leaves and pollen

 
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Does Prozac help artists be creative?

guardian.co.uk 14 hours ago

Do antidepressants hamper the creative process, or are they the answer to tortured artists' prayers? Alex Preston recalls his experiences of Prozac and asks others how the drug affected their own work

 
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Yahoo reportedly approves deal to buy Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash

foxnews.com 2 hours ago

Yahoo Inc.'s board has approved a deal to acquire blogging startup Tumblr, people familiar with the matter said Sunday.

 
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LOOK: Mystery Man Gives Canada Animal Shelter $25,000 In Random Act Of Kindness

huffingtonpost.com 18 May

This week, an unidentified man redefined generosity by anonymously donating a large sum of money to a Canadian animal shelter...

 
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» When 2 of Your Values Are in Conflict - World of Psychology

psychcentral.com 4 hours ago

I spend a lot of time thinking about questions such as, “How do we change?” “Why is it so hard to make ourselves do things that we want to do?” For instance, Why is it so hard to make myself go to...

 
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How These Bees Might Save Lives

huffingtonpost.com 5 hours ago

ZAGREB, Croatia -- Mirjana Filipovic is still haunted by the land mine blast that killed her boyfriend and blew off her left leg while on a fishing trip nearly a decade ago...

 
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Heatwave deaths in New York city could rise by up to 22%, study shows

guardian.co.uk 3 hours ago

New temperature norms under climate change will increase weather-related deaths in metropolitan areas in coming decades

 
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A second chance to save the climate - environment - 19 May 2013 - New Scientist

newscientist.com 3 hours ago

The latest data on the climate suggests it will warm slightly less, and more slowly, than expected – giving us a chance to avoid the worst effects        

 
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Dire outlook despite global warming 'pause': study

phys.org 3 hours ago

A global warming 'pause' over the past decade may invalidate the harshest climate change predictions for the next 50 to 100 years, a study said Sunday—though levels remain in the danger zone.

 
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Private Space Plane Arrives in California for Key Flight Tests

news.yahoo.com 7 hours ago

A private space plane has arrived at a NASA facility in California to undergo tests that will help vet its ability to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station.

 
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Advanced breast cancer detecting machine comes to India

timesofindia.indiatimes.com 2 hours ago

An advanced digital breast cancer detecting machine with the capability to see the lesions in breasts with much more clarity than ever before was unveiled in the national capital on Sunday...

 
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RNA capable of catalyzing electron transfer on early earth with iron's help, study says

phys.org 3 hours ago

A new study shows how complex biochemical transformations may have been possible under conditions that existed when life began on the early Earth...

 
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Mice return from a month in space

foxnews.com 6 hours ago

A Russian capsule carrying mice and lizards has returned to Earth after spending a month in space.

 
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Very Fine Art: 6 Stunningly Beautiful Nanoscale Sculptures [Slide Show]

scientificamerican.com 6 hours ago

Artists and material scientists alike bend, melt and mold materials into useful and aesthetically pleasing forms...

 
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Russian space lizards return to Earth

guardian.co.uk 5 hours ago

Mice and lizards to undergo tests in Moscow after a month in orbit, in study into effects of weightlessness on cell structure

 
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Marine Reunited With Four-Legged Friend

huffingtonpost.com 17 May

DES MOINES, Iowa -- When Marine Sgt. Ross Gundlach served as a dog handler in Afghanistan, he told the yellow lab who was his constant companion that he'd look her up when he returned home...

 
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» 6 Ways Pets Relieve Depression - World of Psychology

psychcentral.com 10 hours ago

The day I returned from inpatient therapy, my Lab-Chow mix cuddled up to me on the bed as I cried. She looked into my defeated gaze and licked my tears...

 
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Could humans be cloned?

foxnews.com 9 hours ago

The news that researchers have used cloning to make human embryos for the purpose of producing stem cells may have some people wondering if it would ever be possible to clone a person.

 
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LOOK: Adorable Coyote Pup On The Mend After Horrific Encounter With Cactus

huffingtonpost.com 17 May

A coyote puppy suffered what would have been a deadly encounter with a cholla cactus on Tuesday. Thankfully, three good Samaritans came to its rescue and their story is now going viral.

 
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16-year-old finds a new way to detect cancer

cbsnews.com 20 hours ago

Jack Andraka's innovative mind led him to create a new way to find pancreatic, ovarian and lung cancer

 
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Deep sea 'gold rush' moves closer

bbc.co.uk 18 May

The prospect of a deep sea "gold rush" opening a controversial new frontier for mining on the ocean floor has moved a step closer.

 
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China Just Endorsed Construction Of Its Biggest Hydropower Dam Yet

thinkprogress.org 7 hours ago

Reuters reported on Wednesday that China’s environmental ministry has okayed the construction of a new hydroelectric dam on the Dadu River in the Sichuan province, which when completed will be the...

 
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Fluoridated water? Not all Portlanders will drink to that

latimes.com 15 hours ago

PORTLAND, Ore. — Proponents of fluoridating Portland's water supply had no trouble getting the local Urban League on board...

 
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Croatian researchers training honeybees to find land mines

ctvnews.ca 9 hours ago

Croatian researchers are training sugar-craving honeybees to find unexploded mines littering their country and the rest of the Balkans.

 
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LIVE BLOG

yaledailynews.com 3 hours ago

What advice does Cory Booker LAW '97 have for the Class of 2013? What colorful and silly hats are Yalies wearing this year? Follow our live blog to find out.

 
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Scientists study violent winds of Uranus, Neptune

foxnews.com 17 May

Screaming winds of infernal violence alternate with periods of dead calm as one nears the surface of Uranus, according to a new analysis of the gas giant.

 
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