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• Scientific American Magazine |  More Science

  What Is It? Mystery Spots

  By Sophie Bushwick   | May 19, 2013  

• Scientific American Magazine |  Technology

  An Emotionally Intelligent GPS System

  By Marissa Fessenden   | May 12, 2013  | 3

• Scientific American Magazine |  More Science

  “Tadpole” Galaxies Offer Snapshots of the Milky Way’s Youth

  Exotic galaxies provide snapshots of the Milky Way's youth

  By Ken Croswell   | May 11, 2013  | 2

• Scientific American Magazine |  More Science

  Hiding in Plain Sight

  By Alex Wild   | May 4, 2013  | 2

• Scientific American Magazine |  Space

  A New NASA Mission Propels Detailed Investigations of Nearby Exoplanets

  A new mission propels detailed investigations of exoplanets

  By John Matson   | May 2, 2013  

• Scientific American Magazine |  Evolution

  All in the Family

  New evidence shows that a controversial fossil may be the oldest human ancestor

  By Kate Wong   | May 1, 2013  

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  Real World

  A new film examines Internet addiction and a baby's death

  By Larry Greenemeier   | May 1, 2013  

• Scientific American Magazine |  Technology

  Cool It: The Internet May Be Too Hot For Data Centers to Handle

  The Internet may be too hot for data centers to handle

  By Larry Greenemeier   | May 1, 2013  

• Scientific American Magazine |  Technology

  Soft Circuits May Lead To 'Cyborg Tissues'

  New netlike circuits could create “cyborg tissues”

  By Charles Q. Choi   | Apr 30, 2013  

• Scientific American Magazine |  Health

  Retail Clinics May Help Reduce Hospital Readmissions

  Hospitals hope retail clinics will help reduce readmissions

  By Erica Westly   | Apr 30, 2013  

• Scientific American Magazine |  Mind & Brain

  New DSM-5 Ignores Biology of Mental Illness

  The latest edition of psychiatry's standard guidebook neglects the biology of mental illness. New research may change that

  By Ferris Jabr   | Apr 30, 2013  | 14

• Scientific American Magazine |  Space

  Scientists Work to Keep New Horizons Spacecraft Busy after It Maps Pluto

  Scientists plan to use the intrepid space probe to observe uncharted worlds

  By Ken Croswell   | Apr 21, 2013  | 3

• Scientific American Magazine |  More Science

  How CBS’s The Big Bang Theory Humanizes Scientists

  The co–executive producer of CBS's hit comedy and author of the forthcoming book Does Santa Exist? A Cheerful Philosophical Investigation talks about how his show helps to humanize scientists

  By Erik Vance   | Apr 21, 2013  | 8

• Scientific American Magazine |  More Science

  Doughnuts Dusted with Nanopowder? Blech!

  Doughnuts dusted with nanopowder? Blech! But is it harmful?

  By David Biello   | Apr 15, 2013  

• Scientific American Magazine |  More Science

  Is Food Just a Cocktail of Hormones?

  Meals alter how cells communicate

  By Marissa Fessenden   | Apr 15, 2013  

• Scientific American Magazine |  Evolution

  In the Field: A Biologist Who Counts Wild Yaks

  A wildlife biologist ventures to the Tibetan plateau to count wild yaks

  By Marissa Fessenden   | Apr 11, 2013  | 1

• Scientific American Magazine |  More Science

  New Science Shows How Maggots Heal Wounds

  New studies show how maggots clean wounds and help them heal

  By Carrie Arnold   | Apr 7, 2013  | 2

• Scientific American Magazine |  More Science

  A Fetus’s Unique Immune System May Help It Cope with HIV

  A fetus's unique immune system may help it cope with HIV

  By Marissa Fessenden   | Apr 5, 2013  

• Scientific American Magazine |  More Science

  Preventing the Next Chelyabinsk

  More asteroid-detecting telescopes are coming soon

  By John Matson   | Apr 5, 2013  | 2

• Scientific American Magazine |  More Science

  Fuskushima Radiation May Help Scientists Track Wildlife

  Cesium from Fukushima may help scientists track wildlife

  By Marissa Fessenden   | Apr 4, 2013  

• Scientific American Magazine |  More Science

  Anybody Home? Next-Generation Telescopes Could Pick Up Hints of E.T.

  Next-generation telescopes could pick up hints of extraterrestrial life

  By John Matson   | Apr 2, 2013  

• Scientific American Magazine |  More Science

  Space Race: A Comparison of the Speediest Spacecraft

  A comparison of the speediest spacecraft

  By Caleb A. Scharf   | Apr 2, 2013  | 3

• Scientific American Magazine |  More Science

  Ants Misbehaving: Argentine and Asian Ants Battle for U.S. Dominance

  In a fierce battle for dominance, Asian needle ants are displacing other species and threatening U.S. ecosystems

  By Marissa Fessenden   | Apr 1, 2013  

• Scientific American Magazine |  More Science

  Patent Watch: Solid-State Light Source Lightbulb

  By Marissa Fessenden   | Apr 1, 2013  

• Scientific American Magazine |  More Science

  Decades-Old Documents Could Speed Discovery of Geothermal Wells

  A trove of decades-old documents could speed discovery of geothermal wells

  By William Ferguson   | Apr 1, 2013  | 1

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