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If the northern California coast gets less fog, the state's iconic redwoods may be in trouble
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Michael Tennesen
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Dec 9, 2010 |
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News
| Technology
Robotic companions that are capable of expressing some emotion might be better as pals for autistic children as well as mentors and health advisors for young diabetic patients
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Michael Tennesen
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Sep 15, 2010 |
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Scientific American Magazine
| Energy & Sustainability
Acid rain is back—this time triggered by nitrogen emissions
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Michael Tennesen
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Aug 1, 2010 |
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News
| Energy & Sustainability
Acid rain is now caused by nitric rather than sulfuric acid--and it comes from more sources than the earlier acidic precipitation did
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Michael Tennesen
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Jun 21, 2010 |
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Memories formed by snails under the influence of methamphetamine were stronger than those formed under drug-free conditions, suggesting that mental associations are powerful drivers of compulsive drug use
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Michael Tennesen
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May 29, 2010 |
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Scientific American Magazine
| Health
Researchers investigate how fungi and other symbiotic microbes could improve plants
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Michael Tennesen
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Apr 13, 2010 |
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News
| Energy & Sustainability
Oxygen-deprived areas in the world's oceans usually found in deeper water are moving up to offshore areas and threatening coastal marine ecosystems by spurring the die-off of some species and overpopulation of others
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Michael Tennesen
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Feb 23, 2010 |
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Scientific American Magazine
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Pet constrictors released into the wild are adapting to areas beyond the Florida Everglades
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Michael Tennesen
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Feb 9, 2010 |
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Scientific American Magazine
| Mind & Brain
Counting may be innate in many species
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Michael Tennesen
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Sep 15, 2009 |
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Scientific American Magazine
| Technology
Conflicts on environments like Second Life can open up new legal questions
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Michael Tennesen
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Jun 23, 2009 |
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Scientific American Magazine
| More Science
Humans may have paved the way for the Southern Pacific rattlesnake
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Michael Tennesen
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Apr 7, 2009 |
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Scientific American Magazine
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Worms, such as the night crawler, eat leaf litter which acts as a rooting medium for new growth
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Michael Tennesen
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Mar 10, 2009 |
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Scientific American Magazine
| Energy & Sustainability
Noise from human activity threatens an animal's reproductive success
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Michael Tennesen
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Sep 16, 2008 |