Fungi Can Help Concrete Heal Its Own Cracks
One promising candidate is eco-friendly and poses no known risks to human health
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Source: Scientific American - January 24, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Congrui Jin The Conversation US Tags: Sustainability The Sciences Chemistry Source Type: research
Could Artificial Wombs Be a Reality?
But what if babies born prematurely could be put into an artificial womb-like environment to complete their gestation?
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Source: Scientific American - January 24, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Everyday Einstein Sabrina Stierwalt Tags: Health Biotech The Body Source Type: research
For Florida Panthers, Extinction Comes on 4 Wheels
2017 was another deadly year for the panthers. How much longer can this critically endangered species survive?
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Source: Scientific American - January 24, 2018 Category: Science Authors: John R. Platt Tags: Sustainability Conservation Source Type: research
For Florida Panthers, Extinction Comes on Four Wheels
2017 was another deadly year for the panthers. How much longer can this critically endangered species survive?
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Source: Scientific American - January 24, 2018 Category: Science Authors: John R. Platt Tags: Sustainability Conservation Source Type: research
The Lost Art of Looking at Plants
Advances in genomics and imaging are reviving a fading discipline
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Source: Scientific American - January 24, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Heidi Ledford Nature magazine Tags: The Sciences Biology Source Type: research
More Than Meets the Eye: The Evolution of Personality Testing
A new generation of personality tests taps into what we humans are best at: visual processing
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Source: Scientific American - January 24, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Heather Myers Tags: Mind Behavior & Society Source Type: research
Cocktail of Brain Chemicals May Be a Key to What Makes Us Human
A study that compares us with other primates finds a brain region linked to social behavior that may offer a biological explanation for why humans, not chimps, produced Shakespeare, Gandhi and...
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Source: Scientific American - January 24, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Bret Stetka Tags: Mind Neuroscience Biology Evolution Source Type: research
Worldwide Effort Says Together Science Can
Jeremy Farrar, director of the Wellcome Trust, talked about worldwide scientific collaboration today at the World Economic Forum.
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Source: Scientific American - January 24, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Mariette Dichristina Steve Mirsky Tags: Health Public Health Climate Environment The Sciences Policy & Ethics Source Type: research
When a Mom Feels Depressed, Her Baby's Cells Might Feel It, Too
At just 18 months old, young children can show biological evidence of added stress
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Source: Scientific American - January 23, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Benjamin W. Nelson Heidemarie Laurent Nick Allen The Conversation US Tags: Mind Mental Health Biology Source Type: research
China Declared World's Largest Producer of Scientific Articles
International competition is increasing, but the United States remains a scientific powerhouse
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Source: Scientific American - January 23, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Jeff Tollefson Nature magazine Tags: The Sciences Policy & Ethics Source Type: research
Shrinking Mountain Glaciers Are Affecting People Downstream
Many glaciers seem to have already reached a tipping point, after which freshwater runoff will begin to decline
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Source: Scientific American - January 23, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Chelsea Harvey ClimateWire Tags: Sustainability Climate Environment Source Type: research
To Combat Loneliness, Promote Social Health
Mounting evidence shows that relationships should be a public health priority
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Source: Scientific American - January 23, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Kasley Killam Tags: Mind Behavior & Society Mental Health Source Type: research
222 Bird Species Worldwide Are Now Critically Endangered
And according to the latest IUCN Red List update, a dismaying 13 percent of species are endangered.
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Source: Scientific American - January 23, 2018 Category: Science Authors: John R. Platt Tags: Sustainability Conservation Source Type: research
A Meditation on the Anatomy Lab
A medical student notes how the white coat can normalize an exceptional amount of violence
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Source: Scientific American - January 23, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Jennifer Tsai Tags: Health Policy & Ethics Source Type: research
