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Button Battery Coating Lessens Risk If Swallowed
Thousands of small children swallow tiny batteries each year. A new battery coating could protect kids from internal burns and still allow the batteries to work. Cynthia Graber reports
- MIND Guest BlogMind & Brain
To Feel Meaningful Is To Feel Immortal
Imagine when our ancestors first started to look up at the stars and question their place in the universe. Why are we here? Are we alone? What happens to us when we die? - ObservationsSpace
Crash Analysis: How SpaceShipTwo's Feathered Tails Work
The cause of the deadly crash of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo on Friday remains unknown, but the commercial spaceplane's feathered reentry system looks to have been involved. - ForumMore Science
Science Research Needs an Overhaul
The current incentive structure often leads to dead-end studies—but there are ways to fix the problem - ReutersHealth
Air Pollution in Smokers’ Homes Can Reach Outdoor Levels in Worst Cities
Living with a smoker can be like breathing the air in the world’s most polluted cities, according to a new study from Scotland - ReutersHealth
Maine Settles Quarantine Lawsuit with Nurse Who Worked with Ebola Patients in W. Africa
A nurse who had treated Ebola victims in West Africa reached a settlement deal on Monday with Maine, allowing her to travel freely in public but requiring her to monitor her health and report any symptoms - ClimatewireEnergy & Sustainability
How East Germany Cleaned Up Dirty Power
The formerly Communist country has transitioned from brown coal to more renewables - EarthTalkMore Science
How to Improve American School Lunches
Many school cafeterias offer food no more nutritious than a fast food chain - Climate CentralEnergy & Sustainability
Mystery of Oil Field Fugitives Closer to Being Solved
Gas is leaking from vital oil and gas field equipment, which means those leaks can be fixed - NewsEnergy & Sustainability
Follow Ernest Shackleton’s Legendary Trek on Google Street View [Video and Slide Show]
Google sent a videographer on the route of the explorer's epic adventure - ObservationsTechnology
3D Print a Rib, or Better Yet, Have Someone Else Do It
Even as 3-D printing's impact on science, healthcare and consumer electronics grows, these devices aren't likely to find their way into your home anytime soon. - ReutersHealth
Melinda Gates Backs Contraception for Healthier, Wealthier Future
Giving the millions of women who need it contraception and pregnancy advice will help avoid illness, disadvantage and poverty for current and future generations, Melinda Gates said on Monday - ReutersEnergy & Sustainability
Rare Early Season Storm Brings Record-Setting Snowfall to Maine
A rare early season snowstorm brought 80-kph winds and record-breaking snowfall to parts of Maine overnight, leaving more than 140,000 homes and businesses without power on Monday - 60-Second MindMind & Brain
Big Parental Control May Stunt Kid Assertiveness
Young adults who’d had highly controlling parents were less able to stress their own viewpoints to a friend or partner in confident and productive ways. Daisy Yuhas reports
- ObservationsEnergy & Sustainability
29 Bullets Tell All about Climate Challenge
The results are in. Yesterday the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released it final report crystallizing 13 months of work by more than 800 scientists. - A Matter of TimeMore Science
Time and Technology March On Together
The pace of living quickens continuously, yet a full understanding of things temporal still eludes us - Scientific American Volume 311, Issue 5Technology
Giant Human-Powered Helicopter Flies as Young Engineers Meet “Impossible” Challenge
A human-powered helicopter could not fly, experts concluded. Then two young engineers proved them wrong and won a quarter of a million dollars in the process - NewsEnergy & Sustainability
Fracking Threatens to Crack Politics
Divisions within Colorado highlight a long-term political issue that affects many states - Ask the ExpertsMind & Brain
What Is It Like to Control a Robotic Arm with a Brain Implant?
How one woman learned to use the electrodes implanted in her brain as an extension of her nervous system. - Scientific American Volume 311, Issue 5More Science
The Turboprop Comeback, a Cosmic-Ray Telescope and More in the November Issue
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