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Ebola Gorilla Vaccine Could Prevent Human Outbreaks
Infected gorillas and chimps butchered for meat may be behind Ebola outbreaks. David Biello reports.
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Less Well-Off Donate Bigger Income Percentage
Wealthier people on average gave a lower percentage to charity in 2012 than they did in 2006, while the less affluent increased their giving. Cynthia Graber reports.
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Cyclone Kills 24 in East India, Flooding Feared
By Jatindra Dash VISAKHAPATNAM India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The death toll from a powerful cyclone which battered India's eastern coastline rose to 24 on Monday, as the storm weakened and moved inland, leaving a swathe of destruction and triggering fears heavy rains would bring flash floods. - Extreme TechTechnology
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Move Over Rover: Snakebot Slithers Like a Sidewinder [Video]
Careful study of desert-dwelling snake mobility sheds light on the physics of crossing sandy surfaces - Plugged InEnergy & Sustainability
Map Monday: Global Pesticide Scorecard Launched
The prevalence of pesticides may seem like something of a bygone era, one marked by Silent Spring and the Bhopal Disaster, but the grim reality is that they are unfortunately very much around. - NewsHealth
The Epstein–Barr Virus Wears Chain Mail
Electron microscopy reveals a meshlike protective layer in the viruses that cause herpes and mononucleosis, among other disorders - Scientific American Mind Volume 25, Issue 5Mind & Brain
Disorganized Brain Cells Help Explain Autism Symptoms
Prenatal brain development may get jumbled in key areas implicated in autism - Cross-CheckMore Science
Atomic Reporters Curbs “Egregious” Coverage of Nuclear Perils
Yes, the Cold War ended long ago, but we still live in a nuclear-armed world, in which the possibility of nuclear war, terrorism and accidents is all too real. - ReutersEnergy & Sustainability
Can Sodium Save Nuclear Power?
Behind thick glass in a laboratory nestled in French woodland, a silvery molten metal swirls like a liquid mirror. - Scientific American Volume 311, Issue 4More Science
Time to Raise the Profile of Women and Minorities in Science
To change the equation, start changing the perception - ReutersTechnology
As Nuclear Waste Piles Up, South Korea Faces Storage Crisis
Among the usual commercials for beer, noodles and cars on South Korean TV, one item stands in marked contrast. - NewsSpace
Blood-Red Moon: Total Lunar Eclipse Photos from Readers
Scientific American readers snapped these views of the October 8 total lunar eclipse from the United States and Australia - Scientific American Volume 311, Issue 4More Science
October Book Reviews Roundup
Books and recommendations from Scientific American - Scientific American Volume 311, Issue 4More Science
Transparent Rats, Rotting Pigs, a Smart Sock and More in Scientific American’s October Issue
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Cyclone Blasts India's East Coast, At Least 5 Dead
Cyclone Hudhud blasted India's eastern seaboard on Sunday with gusts of up to 195 km per hour (over 120 mph), uprooting trees, damaging buildings and killing at least five people despite a major evacuation effort. - Scientific American Volume 311, Issue 4Evolution
Book Review: Arrival of the Fittest
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Not-So-Intelligent Design: Evolution’s Worst Ideas
An interview with the author of WTF Evolution?, a book and blog on the oddities of nature - 60-Second TechTechnology
Tapping the Twitterverse for Meaning
Twitter and M.I.T. have teamed up to launch the Laboratory for Social Machines to analyze the impact of social media messages on society. Larry Greenemeier reports - Tetrapod ZoologyEvolution
Skinks, Skinks, Skinks!
Skinks (properly Scincidae… though read on) are one of the most successful of squamate groups, accounting for approximately 1500 species - in other words, for about 25% of all lizards. - NewsMore Science
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Gentleman Scientists and Revolutionaries: Expressions of the American Mind [Excerpt]
In this excerpt from his new book author Tom Shachtman explores the influence of scientific analogies and principles on the philosophies and actions of early American colonial and revolutionary politics
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