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Science Beats

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The level of soot in Beijing's air is off the charts, leading to higher risks of lung cancer, heart attacks and other health problems
March 01, 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

Clouds above California contain dust and bacteria from China, the Middle East and even Africa, new research shows
February 28, 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

Three-quarters of the world’s crops—including fruits, grains and nuts—depend on pollination, and the insects responsible are disappearing
February 28, 2013 | By Marina Koren

In 1989, Life magazine predicted that, by the year 2000, many staples of modern American life might find themselves on the scrapheap of history
February 27, 2013 | By Matt Novak

The air quality in China's biggest cities is famously atrocious, but designers think they may have found a way to combat the issue
February 26, 2013 | By Jimmy Stamp

Increased temperature and humidity have already limited humankind's overall capacity for physical work—and it will only get worse in the future
February 25, 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

Expect higher sea levels in the equatorial Pacific and lower ones near the poles by 2100, according to new research
February 21, 2013 | By Claire Martin

Artist Kevin Cooley has traveled the world capturing landscapes where one light shines on the horizon
March 01, 2013 | By Paul Bisceglio

The one gem that can rival the Hope Diamond is finally on display at the Natural History Museum
March 2013 | By Jerry Adler

Scientists use computer simulations to test how geographic features help create intense snowstorms that blanket cities near lake shores with snow
February 20, 2013 | By Mohi Kumar

Researchers at MIT are investigating how to turn houses in Cambridge, Massachusetts, into mini-power plants
March 2013 | By James Holloway

Last week's close encounters with space rocks have raised concerns about how we deal with dangerous asteroids. Here's how we would try to knock them off course.
February 19, 2013 | By Randy Rieland

Drought and over-pumping has led to groundwater losses in the Middle East that equal almost the entire volume of the Dead Sea, a new study shows.
February 15, 2013 | By Claire Martin

A new project asks citizens to monitor their backyard rinks, helping to track how a warming climate is affecting Canada's skating tradition
February 15, 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

A study shows that wild perch are less fearful, eat faster and are more anti-social when exposed to a common pharmaceutical pollutant
February 14, 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

A look at the mating systems of some monogamous ocean animals show that finding life partners helps species protect themselves and their young
February 13, 2013 | By Emily Frost

Chromodoris reticulata, native to the Pacific, engages in mating behavior previously unknown in the rest of the animal kingdom
February 13, 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

Decaying field huts, open pits of trash and oil-slicked beaches mar King George Island, a logistical hub for Antarctic research
February 12, 2013 | By Mohi Kumar

The 147-foot-wide rock will pass a scant 17,200 miles from Earth's surface, under the orbits of some telecom satellites
February 12, 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

A stunning look at starfish reveal beautiful patterns--but what exactly are those wormy structures, bald patches, and spiky maces?
February 08, 2013 | By Hannah Waters

Predicted increases in torrential rain and severe drought will force birds in Asia to relocate in search of food and viable habitat, a new study finds
February 08, 2013 | By Claire Martin

Their intuitive sense of the magnetic field surrounding them allow sockeye salmon to circumnavigate obstacles to find their birth stream
February 07, 2013 | By Marina Koren

A new tool uses satellite imagery to help researchers track small disturbances such as bug infestations, which may increase in scope as climate changes
February 01, 2013 | By Claire Martin

Ambient heat produced by a city's buildings and cars often gets lifted into the jet stream and affects temperatures in places thousands of miles away
January 26, 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

Preview some of the top-notch shows—on anatomy, bioluminescence, water tanks and more—slated for the next year
December 28, 2012 | By Megan Gambino

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