Health
Can the Peace Drug Help Clean Up the War Mess?
At a conference last weekend, researchers reported positive results on the effectiveness of MDMA in relieving PTSD and talked about psilocybin in reducing stress in late-stage cancer patients...
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Mind & Brain
Subliminal Cues Can Empty Wallets
Feelings, especially unconscious ones, can affect financial decisions, so it's a good idea to monitor your moods
The Sciences
Where Will the Next Volcanic Disruption Hit?
The eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano has largely shut down air travel in Europe, but it is just an extreme version of a relatively common occurrence
Mind & Brain
Under Threat, Women Bond, Men Withdraw
A new study suggests that stress boosts women's awareness of facial expressions and emotions—but has an antisocial influence in men
Environment
Geologists Drill into Antarctica and Find Troubling Signs for Ice Sheets' Future
New sediment cores from an Antarctic research drilling program suggest that the southernmost continent has had a more dynamic history than previously suspected
Space & Physics
Novel Experiment Prepares to Join Dark Energy Hunt
By retrofitting a Texas telescope with a low-cost, modular instrument, researchers hope to find clues to what is driving the accelerating expansion of our universe
Health
Case Studies Reveal that Patents Can Hinder Genetic Research and Patient Care
A team of Duke University researchers side with a recent court ruling against gene patents
Space & Physics
Obama's Goals for Space Exploration Include a Manned Mission to Mars Orbit in the 2030s
In a speech from Florida's Space Coast, the president argued the case for his proposed NASA budget and outlined his vision for human spaceflight
Technology
Warm Water Flowed Through Supercomputers to Cool Down Their Heat
IBM experiments with a liquid cooling system that moves heat away from sensitive computer components without chillers, cutting energy costs in half
Mind & Brain
Motivated Multitasking: How the Brain Keeps Tabs on Two Tasks at Once
New research shows that rather than being totally devoted to one goal at a time, the human brain can distribute two goals to different hemispheres to keep them both in mind--if it perceives a worthy reward for doing so...
The Sciences
Quantum Effects Exploited to Generate Random Numbers
Measuring the internal states of entangled ions yields binary digits that demonstrably stem from the indeterminacy of quantum mechanics, but the process is laborious
Environment
Is Reprocessing the Answer to Eliminating Fissile Materials from Bombs and Nuclear Waste?
Burning plutonium and other fissile materials in nuclear reactors may be a good way to get rid of the dangerous materials
Space & Physics
Technological Advances Bring Exoplanets into Clearer View
Techniques now coming of age allow astronomers to more easily photograph distant planets rather than inferring their presence indirectly
The Sciences
What Causes the North Atlantic Plankton Bloom?
Understanding what causes annual plankton blooms in the North Atlantic could be key to understanding how these microscopic plants will respond to climate change
Health
Does Stress Feed Cancer?
A new study shows stress hormones make it easier for malignant tumors to grow and spread
Environment
Slash and Sprawl: U.S. Eastern Forests Resume Decline
Since the 1970s woodlands that had been rebounding started to shrink again
Space & Physics
Moonset: NASA Top Brass Outline Agency's Plans under Obama's Controversial Budget
The president's budget request for fiscal year 2011, not yet approved by Congress, would bring sweeping changes to the space agency
Environment
Avoiding Sun Burn: Rooftop Solar Panel Safety Tests
New facilities use everything from guns to temperature extremes to test the safety of photovoltaics and other clean energy technologies
Environment
How to Preserve the Breadth of Life on the Planet
New tools attempt to capture the sixth extinction currently underway, while also highlighting ways to stop it
Space & Physics
Moon Moolah: Auction Bidders Can Buy Memoirs of NASA's Apollo Program [Slide Show]
Here are 10 items from the dozens of space race artifacts, including a piece of an actual manned lunar spacecraft, that will be auctioned off April 13
