Ancient Forests May Protect Birds from Rising Heat
Old-growth forests tend to have moderate temperatures compared to their surroundings, which could potentially provide heat-sensitive birds a refuge
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Source: Scientific American - January 25, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Brittany Patterson ClimateWire Tags: Sustainability Climate Environment Source Type: research
The Pharma Exec behind the First Approved Gene Therapy Is Hunting for His Next Big Break
Novartis’s retiring CEO hopes such treatments will soon be deployed against lymphoma, other cancers
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Source: Scientific American - January 25, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Karen Weintraub Tags: Health Biotech Medicine Biology Source Type: research
Ursula K. Le Guin, 1929 –2018
Her work was that of a complete person of letters and an important public intellectual
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Source: Scientific American - January 25, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Kim Stanley Robinson Tags: The Sciences Arts & Culture Source Type: research
Quantum Epistemology for Business
To truly understand data, we need to rethink what we mean by"measurement"
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Source: Scientific American - January 25, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Mihnea Moldoveanu Martin Reeves Tags: Tech Engineering Source Type: research
For AI to Get Creative, It Must Learn the Rules--Then How to Break 'Em
New artificial intelligence systems are using“adversarial networks” to develop creativity and originality by more fluidly mixing and matching real-world information
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Source: Scientific American - January 25, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Chris Baraniuk Tags: Mind Cognition Tech Engineering Source Type: research
Catching Flu Also Boosts Heart Risk
Researchers found a six-fold increase in heart attacks in patients in the week following a flu. Christopher Intagliata reports.
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Source: Scientific American - January 25, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Christopher Intagliata Tags: Health Medicine Public Health Source Type: research
A New Recipe for Hunting Alien Life
For most life in the universe, oxygen might be a deadly poison. Surprisingly, that might make such creatures easier for astrobiologists to find
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Source: Scientific American - January 25, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Lee Billings Tags: The Sciences Space Source Type: research
Ursula K. Le Guin, Influential Science Fiction Writer, Dies at 88
The prolific author leaves behind a rich, genre-spanning legacy
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Source: Scientific American - January 24, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Calla Cofield Tags: The Sciences Arts & Culture Source Type: research
Pictures in the Air: 3-D Printing with Light
Suspended in midair like science fiction holograms, a new technology can create high-resolution 3-D light displays. Nature Video finds out how it works.
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Source: Scientific American - January 24, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Nature Video Tags: The Sciences Physics Source Type: research
EX-PRIZE: Google's $30-Million Moon Race Ends with No Winner
After more than a decade of activity, the Google Lunar XPRIZE is concluding—but the race to the moon continues
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Source: Scientific American - January 24, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Mike Wall SPACE.com Tags: Tech Engineering The Sciences Space Source Type: research
Ex-Prize: Google's $30 Million Moon Race Ends with No Winner
After more than a decade of activity, the Google Lunar X Prize is concluding—but the race to the moon continues
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Source: Scientific American - January 24, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Mike Wall SPACE.com Tags: Tech Engineering The Sciences Space Source Type: research
Science Suffers from Harassment
A leading organization has said that sexual harassment is scientific misconduct. Where are the others?
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Source: Scientific American - January 24, 2018 Category: Science Authors: THE EDITORS Tags: The Sciences Policy & Ethics Source Type: research
First Primate Clones Produced Using the "Dolly" Method
The success with monkeys could ignite new ethical debates and medical research
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Source: Scientific American - January 24, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Dina Fine Maron Tags: Health Biotech Medical & The Sciences Biology Policy Ethics Source Type: research
New Real-Time Tsunami Early Warning System Calculates Size and Distance Using Underwater Sound Waves
Acoustic waves that radiate from an earthquake can travel much faster than the tsunami they have triggered
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Source: Scientific American - January 24, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Usama Kadri Chiang C. Mei The Conversation US Tags: Sustainability Natural Disasters Source Type: research
How Brittlestars "See" without Eyes
The starfish relatives use light-sensitive cells throughout their bodies to sense their surroundings
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Source: Scientific American - January 24, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Giorgia Guglielmi Nature magazine Tags: The Sciences Biology Evolution Source Type: research
