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Plasma flows like a liquid but has the consistency of ketchup on a small scale. This new insight could help researchers better model the motion of blood in the human body
By Sophie Bushwick and Inside Science News Service | Mar 4, 2013
Is a magnetic signal in water-treated graphite powder a sign of room-temperature superconductivity or a false alarm?
By Sophie Bushwick | Sep 17, 2012 | 23
Until the age of eight, kids are little better than jays at solving a common puzzle
By Sophie Bushwick | Sep 1, 2012
At Lehman College, 3-D printing creates fossil replicas, extra-large versions, reconstructions and even primate skulls that never entered the fossil record
By Sophie Bushwick | Sep 19, 2011
3-D printers can create models and prototypes, replicas of your head, even living tissues—and at Lehman College, they reproduce and reconstruct ancient fossils
By Sophie Bushwick | Sep 19, 2011 | 4
To coincide with Scientific American's "Cities" special topic issue, we gathered recent lists ranking U.S. cities on aspects of green living, pollution, health and technology. Today, we feature the cities that showed up most frequently on the top 10 lists to determine the overall top performers, Part 5 of 5
By Sophie Bushwick | Aug 22, 2011 | 2
To coincide with Scientific American's "Cities" special topic issue, we put together recently compiled lists ranking U.S. cities on aspects of green living, pollution, health and technology. Today, we feature lists that rank cities based on their on their technology opportunities, and then add up each city's rankings to find the best overall technology cities, Part 4 of 5
By Sophie Bushwick | Aug 19, 2011 | 2
To coincide with Scientific American's "Cities" special topic issue, we assembled recently compiled lists ranking U.S. cities on aspects of green living, pollution, health and technology. Today, we feature lists that rank cities based on air pollution, Part 3 of 5
By Sophie Bushwick | Aug 18, 2011 | 1
As part of Scientific American's "Cities" special topic issue, we assembled recently compiled lists ranking cities across the U.S. on aspects of green living, pollution, health and technology. Today, we feature lists that rank cities based on their residents' health, Part 2 of 5
By Sophie Bushwick | Aug 17, 2011 | 1
Not all cities are created equal. As part of Scientific American's "Cities" special topic issue, for the next five days we will feature recently compiled lists ranking cities across the U.S. on aspects of green living, pollution, health and technology. Today, we feature rankings of cities based on green living, Part 1 of 5
By Sophie Bushwick | Aug 16, 2011 | 8
Hostility toward others can explode into senseless violence. Reciprocal relationships and trust are keys to preventing such tragedies
By Sophie Bushwick | Jul 29, 2011 | 34
The British Antarctic Survey has mapped 12 submarine volcanoes, which have created hydrothermal vents that support previously unseen life
By Sophie Bushwick | Jul 18, 2011 | 8
Oil and gas industry analyst Jim Burkhard discusses the motivation for the release of oil from strategic reserves, starting at the end of this week
By Sophie Bushwick | Jun 28, 2011 | 11
After more than 30 years, the FDA has announced new regulations for sunscreen. But how do these rules protect consumers?
By Sophie Bushwick | Jun 27, 2011 | 10
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