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By Alice Mannette , Ian Simpson and Reuters | 10 minutes ago
The energy required to swim efficiently is likely what makes some seabirds poor fliers
By Matt Kaplan and Nature magazine | 1 hour ago
Turkey hunting in the Lone Star State has dried up along with the state's water
By Brett Israel and The Daily Climate | 18 hours ago
Global warming will bring more killer heat waves to the Big Apple, according to a new study
By The Daily Climate | 19 hours ago | 9
Gorilla Glass's residual stress can be explained by observing how the motion of individual atoms affects the entire system of the material
By Sophie Bushwick and Inside Science News Service | 22 hours ago
Increased risk of adult obesity is one of the long-term consequences facing children with ADHD, even if their diagnostic symptoms fade
By Tara Haelle | May 20, 2013 | 1
Researchers coax self-assembling materials into flowers, corals and other complex shapes
By Luciana Gravotta | May 19, 2013 | 1
A preliminary analysis from the IceCube detector reveals more than two dozen neutrinos of unknown origin
By John Matson | May 18, 2013 | 14
John James Audubon was both mocked and praised for his paintings of birds, but his work remains a significant contribution to science and art
By Marissa Fessenden | May 17, 2013
The machine will help the agencies work on artificial intelligence problems
By Nicola Jones and Nature magazine | May 17, 2013 | 2
When Albert Hoffmann began exploring the chemical properties of the ergot spore, he stumbled upon a potent psychedelic
By Dieter Hagenbach and Lucius Werthmüller | May 17, 2013 | 4
City rooftops covered with vegetation are seen as a way to reduce the urban heat-island effect and cut energy usage--but so far, the results have been unimpressive
Fracking for natural gas doesn’t have to be an environmental disaster, says a new report
By David Biello | May 17, 2013 | 37
Electrical brain stimulation benefitted subjects for months, but critics point to the study's small size
By Ewen Callaway and Nature magazine | May 16, 2013 | 8
A discovery of the oldest known fossils from two major primate groups fills in a 10-million-year gap in the record and reveals new information about evolution
By Chris Palmer and Nature magazine | May 16, 2013
Although capture technologies show promise, pulling CO2 out of the air is unlikely to reduce greenhouse gas concentrations soon
By David Biello | May 16, 2013 | 15
Low vaccination rates in multiple African countries could doom global eradication efforts
By Christine Gorman | May 16, 2013 | 6
Vehicle–wildlife collisions kill millions of animals--and harm thousands of people--each year. Scientists are working on solutions
By Melissa Gaskill | May 16, 2013 | 10
The breakthrough might set up another showdown about cloning for therapeutic purposes
By David Cyranoski and Nature magazine | May 15, 2013 | 2
Although Brazil’s energy-hungry economic boom has driven the nation to tap the Amazon’s vast hydroelectric potential, the resulting deforestation accompanying its dam projects has reduced the available waterpower
By Erin Brodwin | May 15, 2013 | 4
North America's largest mountain range has lost significant amounts of snow cover since 1980 thanks in part to climate change
By Tim Radford and The Daily Climate | May 15, 2013 | 4
A $200-million investment will fund development in digital manufacturing technology, lightweight composites and new power sources
By Chris Palmer and Nature magazine | May 15, 2013 | 4
A newly discovered magnetized neutron star could be used to test Einstein's general theory of relativity
By Eugenie Samuel Reich and Nature magazine | May 15, 2013 | 6
Ancient DNA suggests that the ancient Cretans descended from Neolithic populations
By Ewen Callaway and Nature magazine | May 15, 2013 | 5
Increased melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet and other ice losses worldwide have helped to move the North Pole several centimeters east each year since 2005
By Richard A. Lovett and Nature magazine | May 14, 2013 | 51
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