When the drugs we use to heal us create unintended monsters.
How To Create A Superbug
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Cosmic Shatter
New calculations suggest the breaking up of neutron star crusts may be to blame for anomalous x-ray bursts.
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Getting Smarter
Small, targeted electric shocks to the brain have been shown to enhance cognitive performance. Would you plug yourself in?
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Plastic-Eating Fungus?
A discovery by students at Yale University might one day mean we can throw plastic into the compost pile.
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Space, Hardly Empty
If recent research is correct, the blackness between stars harbors more excitement than you could possibly comprehend.
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Anxiety’s Rose-Colored Glasses
Recent research on human decision-making in high-pressure situations has yielded some surprising results.
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When A Tree Falls In The Woods
When it comes to carbon emissions, not all felled trees are created equal, and this makes climate predictions even more difficult than they already are.
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Staring At The Sun: Watch The Sky On Tuesday, June 5th!
Watch our nearest planetary neighbor 'transit' across the sun on Wednesday. You're going to want to some good eye protection.
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Scientists Restore Lost Cerebral Function In Non-Human Primates
Scientists have successfully employed a prosthesis to recoup lost brain power in lab monkeys. Could humans be next?
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Children’s Programming Replete With Bullying
According to a new content analysis of popular kids shows, youngsters in the US are constantly exposed to cruel scenarios played out on parents' TV screens.
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Human Brain Cells Successfully Grown In Mice
New experimental results could be good news for those suffering from neurodegenerative disorders.
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Change Blindness And The Mysteries Of Vision
Vision may not involve creating an inner model of the world in the brain.
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The Alien ‘Brain’ Of The Box Jelly
The box jelly has evolved a central nervous system unlike any other animal on Earth.
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To Seek Out Strange New Worlds: The Kepler Space Telescope
The Kepler space telescope has shown us that we live in a galaxy full of Earth-like planets.
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Sunkissed: Why Do We Have More Freckles During The Summer?
Ever wonder why our freckles seem to multiply with the advent of warmer weather and longer days?
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Double Vision Normal For Rats
Rats have a strikingly different visual system than our own, one that is carefully attuned to their unique needs.
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Darwin’s Warm Little Martian Pond
NASA's Curiosity rover has found evidence for life-supporting conditions on ancient Mars.
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Compassion Might Be Learnable, Study Finds
Study finds people are nicer after engaging in a Buddhist visualization exercise.
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The Mystery Of Absolute Pitch
What does it mean to have "perfect pitch," and what factors determine whether or not someone has it?
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Predicting The Best Treatment For Depression
New research suggests that neuroimaging may be able to help those suffering from depression optimize their treatment plans.
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