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Heavy alcohol consumption may harm the developing brain, significantly impairing learning, memory and thinking in young people
Who kills whom with what
Software filters required that spammers get devious. Learn in this new segment about using great works of literature to circumvent the intricate filtering schemes of the best software engineers
A brash company pioneers a new approach to quantum computing, but many skeptics remain
The quark quartet opens a fresh vista on matter
Passage is expected for a bill that would help the market for research eggs to grow along with payments to donors
Researchers have found that chunks of dry ice, jetting around on cushions of gas, may be responsible for mysterious channels on the Martian surface
Besides recharging groundwater supplies and trapping floodwaters, wetlands serve a variety of important ecological functions
A new effort to college data could bring more order to this "messy" martial art
Agricultural chemicals affect invertebrates in streams and soil, even at "safe" levels
Researchers disagree over the whens and wheres of canine domestication
An interactive graphic charts the location and distance to 861 known exoplanets, highlighting those that might hold life
The galaxy is teeming with planets. Scientists are straining to peer into their atmospheres to seek signs of extraterrestrial life
Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina introduces the July 2013 issue of Scientific American
The constant metamorphosis of junk electronic messages mirrors the evolution of the online world itself. Follow in this chapter scientists who try to stem the flow of spam and the hackers who inevitably outwit them
Babies born in areas with high airborne levels of mercury, diesel exhaust, lead, manganese, nickel and methylene chloride were more likely to have autism than those in areas with lower pollution
The eyes of people with neurological conditions, including ADHD and Parkinson’s, have a distinctive motion that could form the basis of clinical diagnosis
Simply controlling where and when electric cars charge could go a long way to easing any spikes in electricity demand
The protests in Turkey demonstrate the social physics of highly connected crowds
Limiting pollution in China's richer provinces has shifted polluting facilities to less prosperous areas with fewer rules
In Europe and North America, lakes are warming, which is bad news for water quality and fish
A national air sampling system tasked with picking up terrorist biological attacks faces scrutiny
The discovery of element 117 filled the last remaining gap in the periodic table as we know it. But even as it is being completed, the table may be losing its power
To control greenhouse gases the Chinese government is experimenting with pilot programs in seven cities and regions that use markets
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