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NASA Readies a Satellite to Probe the Sun--Inside and Out
The Solar Dynamics Observatory will provide heliophysicists with a flood of data about the sun

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What Happens in the Amygdala... Damage to Brain's Decision-Making Area May Encourage Dicey Gambles
Individuals with amygdala damage are more likely to lay a risky bet
News 2/8/10
City Dwellers Drive Deforestation in 21st Century
Satellite data reveals that demand from urban areas may be the primary driver of the loss of trees--a shift from the patterns of the past
News 2/8/10
Researchers Identify Genetic Variant Linked to Faster Biological Aging
Individuals carrying the variant had shorter telomeres, stretches of DNA at the ends of chromosomes that protect them from daily wear--and also aging
News 2/8/10
CERN Gears Up Its Computers for More Atom Smashing
When the Large Hadron Collider goes back online in a few weeks, CERN's IT systems will have to be flexible in order to process the spate of information

News 2/6/10
Street Smarts: The BioBus Brings a Rolling Science Lab to Resource-Strapped Schools
The Cell Motion BioBus, a high-tech, carbon-neutral laboratory housed in a retrofitted transit bus brings science education to deprived schools, and the hands-on excitement of the lab to students

News 2/5/10
Endeavour Set for Sunday Liftoff as Space Shuttle Program Winds Down
With just five scheduled launches remaining, the space shuttle program and the construction of the International Space Station are wrapping up apace

News 2/5/10
How Toads Conquered the World [Slide Show]
An ancestral mutation in the direction of thriving under drier conditions than their amphibian peers has allowed toads to thrive almost everywhere

News 2/5/10
Are Coyotes or Humans the Perpetrators of Suburban Animal Attacks?
Research into both coyote and human behavior informs strategies to reduce urban-nature clashes and make peace with animal neighbors

News 2/5/10
Defusing the Methane Greenhouse Time Bomb
Could methane-digesting bacteria and an Arctic cap of fresh water prevent a climate catastrophe?

News 2/4/10
NSF Teams with Microsoft to Move Scientific Research into the Cloud
Microsoft becomes the latest provider of software and data hosting services for NSF-funded researchers

News 2/4/10
Ghostbusters: Authors of a new study propose a strict ban on medical ghostwriting
A scientist who takes credit as an author on an article secretly written by a pharmaceutical company should face punishment like any other plagiarist

News 2/3/10
De-Worming Software More Effective at Detecting Infected Network Computers Before Contagion Can Spread
Penn State researchers seek to contain worm outbreaks without interrupting legitimate local network use

News 2/3/10
Down to Earth: Technique Lets Ground-Based Telescopes Parse Exoplanet Atmospheres
A new study shows promise for Earthbound observatories in identifying molecules in planetary atmospheres outside the solar system

News 2/3/10
Shining a Light on Plants' Quantum Secret to Boost Photosynthesis
Photosynthetic microbes employ quantum coherence to efficiently channel the incoming energy from photons

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Time to Ban Production of Nuclear Weapons MaterialA new global treaty that cuts off production of plutonium and highly enriched uranium for nuclear weapons could jump-start nuclear disarmament and help prevent proliferation