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News 11/20/09
Circulation of LHC Beams Could Resume in Earnest over the Weekend -
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Novel Nova: Stellar Blast Powered by Helium May Leave a Tantalizing Remnant -
Scientific American Magazine 11/20/09
War Is Peace: Can Science Fight Media Disinformation? -
Scientific American Magazine 11/18/09
Illuminating the Lilliputian: 10 Bioscapes Photo Contest Winners Revealed
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11/19/09
Cracked Corn: Scientists Solve Maize's Genetic Maze
Boasting more genes than humans, the corn genome proved difficult to decode
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- Powering a Green Planet: Sustainable Energy, Made Interactive
- The Web-only article below is a special rich-media presentation of the feature, "A Path to Sustainable Energy by 2030", which appears in the November 2009 issue of Scientific American. It was created by FlypMedia.com.
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What to Do About Endocrine Disruptors? A Q&A with Linda Birnbaum -
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Leading British climate centre hacked -
EarthTalk posted 11/20/09
Homes That Use Thermal Inertia to Maintain Comfortable Temperatures - More >
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- Extinction Countdown
Fight to protect California condors from lead ammunition moves to Arizona - Observations
Women should undergo fewer Pap tests for cervical cancer, medical group says - Bering in Mind
Why do human testicles hang like that? - Extinction Countdown
Skate punk'd: Taxonomic "oops" put rare fish species in danger of extinction - Observations
Embarrassing security leaks prompt bill to clamp down on government P2P use - More >
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Buying Green: 9 Goods for Sustainable Living [Slide Show]
Saturnian trifecta: The planet, its rings and a moon
Atlantis astros take spacewalk
Postwar Baghdad Zoo thrives
Baby gorilla stays close to mum- Mind Matters
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Your Brain on Books
Neuroscientist Stanislas Dehaene explains his quest to understand how the mind makes sense of written language - More Mind Matters >
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Fact or Fiction: Generic Drugs Are Bad for You
Because of the recession, among other reasons, more people are turning to generic drugs, often manufactured abroad. Is there any cause for concern? - More Fact or Fiction >
- Extreme Tech
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Staying Out of a Jam: Air Force Looks at Nanotube Sheets for Electromagnetic Shielding
Strong, lightweight materials made from nanotubes could protect aircraft and satellites from harmful electromagnetic interference - More Extreme Tech >
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EarthTalk 11/20/09
Homes That Use Thermal Inertia to Maintain Comfortable Temperatures
By harnessing the ability of materials to store heat and give it off slowly, "Enertia" houses maintain a relatively fixed and comfortable temperature -
Nature 11/20/09
Leading British climate centre hacked
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Scientific American Magazine 11/20/09
War Is Peace: Can Science Fight Media Disinformation?
In the 24/7 Internet world, people make lots of claims. Science provides a guide for testing them -
Extinction Countdown 11/20/09
Fight to protect California condors from lead ammunition moves to Arizona
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EarthTalk 11/19/09
Measuring the Daily Destruction of the World's Rainforests
According to the United Nations's Food and Agriculture Organization, overall tropical deforestation rates this decade are 8.5 percent higher than during the 1990s -
News 11/18/09
Sinking Global Warming: Is There a Reliable Way to Track Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Levels?
CO2 emissions rise as natural sinks slow, but how can scientists precisely track this greenhouse gas, especially in advance of a potential global treaty to reduce its emissions?
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Cracked Corn: Scientists Solve Maize's Genetic Maze
Boasting more genes than humans, the corn genome proved difficult to decode -
News 11/17/09
Fish Kill: Nanosilver Mutates Fish Embryos
Tiny particles of silver--potent antimicrobial agents that can kill bacteria on contact--are becoming increasingly popular in consumer goods. But nanosilver washes down drains and is discharged into waterways, where fish and other aquatic life are exposed
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