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Before and After: America’s Environmental History
For the EPA's State of the Environment Photography Project, people are returning to sites photographed in the 1970s. They are snapping the scenes yet again—to document any changes in the landscape
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New research shows just a sip can cause the potent neurotransmitter dopamine to flood the brain
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The definition of being eco-conscious is so much more than having solar panels on a roof
April 12, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
New research shows just a sip can cause the potent neurotransmitter dopamine to flood the brain
April 15, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
The FDA is investigating whether doctors aren't getting enough training before they start using machines to do surgery. Is the "wow" factor to blame?
April 15, 2013
| By Randy Rieland
Humid air causes hydrogen bonds to form between water molecules and the proteins in your hair, triggering curls and frizz
April 12, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
Imaging technology shows that a reward center known as the nucleus accumbens lights up when we hear melodies we love
April 11, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
Scientists are investigating whether the obliteration of the island's bird species is thinning the tree canopy and could ultimately alter the forests' structure
April 11, 2013
| By Claire Martin
By turning brains clear and applying colored dyes, connections between neuron networks can now be examined in 3D at unprecedented levels of detail
April 10, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
Researchers hope to design a new bedbug eradication method based upon a folk remedy of trapping the bloodsuckers as they creep
April 09, 2013
| By Rachel Nuwer
Who's in the space suit? Increasingly, it is our digital selves
April 09, 2013
| By Mohi Kumar
Photos of the Titanic Tragedy From 101 Years Ago
A chemical analysis of early 1900s medicines, billed as cure-alls, revealed vitamins and calcium along with toxic compounds
April 08, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
Specifically placed small wetlands can help capture watershed runoff, helping city planners to guard against flood disasters
April 05, 2013
| By Claire Martin
This year, a San Francisco-based artist will unveil 365 new paintings, reminiscent of growing bacteria, on her blog, The Daily Dish
April 05, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
They're still a threat to bats and birds and now they even have their own "syndrome". So, are there better ways to capture the wind?
April 05, 2013
| By Randy Rieland
Using droplets coated in oil as "ink," a 3D printer can construct a network of synthetic cells that mimics brain and fat tissue
April 04, 2013
| By Marina Koren
A learning algorithm, coupled with brain scans, was able to predict the images seen by dreamers with a 60 percent accuracy
April 04, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
Conservationists and ranchers in Ecuador struggle to make peace while an elusive spectacled bear feasts on valuable livestock
April 04, 2013
| By Alastair Bland
Though assumed to be great for soil, earthworms actually may be killing off orchids by ingesting their seeds
April 03, 2013
| By Paul Bisceglio
Lashed to swords and spears from the Pacific's Gilbert Islands are teeth from two shark species that were never known to have swam in the area
April 03, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
A mixture of plant oils, bacterial spores and ozone is responsible for the powerful scent of fresh rain
April 02, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
A photographer painstakingly pieces together raw data collected by spacecraft to produce color-perfect images of the Sun, planets and their many moons
April 02, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
Scientists keep learning new things about food all the time, from the diet power of olive oil's aroma to how chewing gum can keep you away from healthy foods.
April 02, 2013
| By Randy Rieland
A surface's ability to attract and repel water heavily influences the degree to which a gecko can cling overhead, new research shows
April 01, 2013
| By Rachel Nuwer
As the climate changes, trees and shrubs are poised to take over tundra and alter the Arctic's ecosystems
March 31, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
The gooey confections turn out to be a must-have for at-home science experiments
March 29, 2013
| By Mohi Kumar
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