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The Art of the Science Tattoo
EmbedVideo(2142, 482, 304);It all started with a summer pool party and a Harvard neuroscientist who prefers to be called Bob. Bob -- aka Dr. Sandeep Robert Datta -- was splashing around the pool with...
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Science, Skin Deep
Carl Zimmer's latest book, "Science Ink: Tattoos of the Science Obsessed," includes a virtual gallery of science-inspired tattoos, the stories of the scientists behind the ink and the science behind...
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Great Lakes: Beyond the Biology
Lake Superior is warming at an alarming rate, according to oceanographer Tom Johnson of the University of Minnesota Duluth. "As I started doing work in Lake Superior, I came to realize there had been...
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Night Satellite Images Give Clues to Measles Outbreaks
A 3D plot shows the nighttime brightness of areas of Niger over the course of a year. Image courtesy Science/AAAS.The intensity of light shining from cities at night could help identify hot spots...
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What We're Reading: Durban Deal, Wind Farms and Vocal Fry
U.N. Climate Talks' Real-World Outcome Will be Determined in AsiaThe deal agreed to in Durban, South Africa will require major developing nations to make emissions cuts. This article is a good primer...
View ArticleAfter Durban, What Comes Next for Climate Policy?
Listen to the AudioAt the 17th U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change in South Africa, leaders from around the world came to a broad last-minute compromise, but details were scarce. Ray Suarez...
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Hunt for Elusive Higgs Boson Continues
Protons collide at CERN's CMS experiment Image by Thomas McCauley, Lucas Taylor/CERN.What does the Higgs boson mean to physics, and how will particle physicists know when they've found it?Evidence of...
View ArticleThe Daily Frame
Click to enlarge.A worker at the European Organization for Nuclear Research walks past a mural representing the ATLAS Large Hadron Collider in Geneva, Switzerland. Two teams of scientists announced...
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Secretary Clinton Discusses Job Creation, International Policy
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives in Myanmar on Nov. 30;SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty ImagesUpdated Dec. 14 | With the U.S. presidential contest kicking into high gear and job creation on the minds of...
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Asteroid Vesta Revealed
On December 12, Dawn maneuvered into its closest orbit yet around giant asteroid Vesta. The spacecraft is now circling Vesta at an altitude of about 130 miles. Since NASA's spacecraft dawn snapped into...
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Spacecraft Snaps Giant Asteroid Vesta Up Close
In mid-July, NASA's Dawn spacecraft swung into a yearlong orbit around Vesta, the second-most massive object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Since then, it has been snapping pictures of...
View ArticleSpare Parts for Humans: Tissue Engineers Aim for Lab-Grown Limbs, Lungs and More
Listen to the AudioA new research breakthrough has enabled scientists to grow human tissue to repair or replace organs, and someday, maybe even limbs. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports....
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5 Resources on Accused WikiLeaks Source Bradley Manning's Trial
Several dozen supporters of U.S. Army Private Bradley Manning gathered Friday at the entrance to Fort Meade, where his preliminary hearing is taking place. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty...
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Human Waste Killing Caribbean Coral
The bright orange Elkhorn coral off the coast of Florida have been devastated by a disease that scientists have tracked to human sewage. Elkhorn coral was at one time the most common coral in the...
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Scientists Find Smallest Exoplanets Yet
This 'planet line-up' displays the first two Earth-size extrasolar planets, Kepler-20 e and Kepler-20 f, together with the Earth and Venus, ranked by their size. Image by Tim Pyle. Scientists have...
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The Science of Snow Crystals
It's true: no two snowflakes are alike. But they come in more shapes than you might think. Check out some samples in this slideshow. It's true: no two snowflakes are alike. But they come in more shapes...
View ArticleNew EPA Rules Target Power Plants' Toxic Mercury Emissions
Listen to the AudioThe Environmental Protection Agency unveiled new standards Wednesday to curb mercury emissions from coal- and oil-fueled power plants around the country. Gwen Ifill discusses the...
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The Science of Snowflakes, and Why No Two Are Alike
Peer through a magnifying glass at a snowflake, and you'll see an ice creation more elaborate than anything Martha Stewart could cut from folded paper. So what's behind the snowflake's unique and...
View ArticleFearing Bioterrorism, Government Panel Asks: What Research Should Be Secret?
Listen to the AudioHow much research about the deadly bird flu virus should be available to the public? Ray Suarez discusses the question that many in the science, bioterrorism and national security...
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RedditGifts Hopes to Unwrap Guinness Record for Largest Secret Santa Swap
EmbedVideo(2270, 482, 304);If you think organizing a secret Santa exchange for your office is tricky, try organizing one for the entire globe.As people across the world finish unwrapping Christmas...
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