How Fake Surgery Exposes Useless Treatments
It can reveal whether popular operations are actually effective -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com (Source: Scientific American)
Source: Scientific American - February 6, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Claudia Wallis Tags: The Science of Health Public Health Source Type: research

Debate Blooms over Anatomy of the World's First Flower
Some researchers say statistical prediction of the ancestral blossom yielded an unlikely structure -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com (Source: Scientific American)
Source: Scientific American - February 6, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Heidi Ledford Nature magazine Tags: The Sciences Biology Evolution Source Type: research

Proposed Space Station Aims for the Moon and beyond
The ambitious plan to send astronauts to lunar orbit has drawn skepticism  -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com (Source: Scientific American)
Source: Scientific American - February 6, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Katie Peek Tags: Advances Tech Engineering The Sciences Space Source Type: research

Olympic Clothing Designers Try to Beat the Cold with Technology
With electric self-warming jackets and new insulated fabrics, Team USA hopes to overcome record-setting chills -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com (Source: Scientific American)
Source: Scientific American - February 6, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Ginny Graves Tags: Health The Body Tech Engineering Source Type: research

Wait--the Ozone Layer Is Still Declining?
The lower stratosphere’s ozone continues to decrease, despite the world’s success in phasing out ozone-depleting chemicals -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com (Source: Scientific American)
Source: Scientific American - February 6, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Annie Sneed Tags: Sustainability Climate EARTH Environment Source Type: research

Why Don't Babies Smile from Birth?
Their facial muscles work fine, but the neural networks that let them recognize the feeling of happiness take a while to develop  -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com (Source: Scientific American)
Source: Scientific American - February 6, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Daniel Barron Tags: Mind Cognition Source Type: research

California Farms Are a Silent but Sizable Source of Air Pollution
Soil microbes convert fertilizer to nitrogen oxides, emitting about as much of the gases as on-road vehicles in the state -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com (Source: Scientific American)
Source: Scientific American - February 6, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Deirdre Lockwood Tags: Sustainability Environment Source Type: research

Can Pregnancy Help Scientists Better Understand Cancer?
Cancerous cells and placental ones appear to regulate the immune system in similar ways -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com (Source: Scientific American)
Source: Scientific American - February 5, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Olivia Campbell Undark Tags: Health Biotech Medicine Public Health The Body Medical & Source Type: research

Physicists Harness Twisted Mathematics to Make Powerful Laser
High-quality beams could be among the first practical applications of the booming field of topological physics -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com (Source: Scientific American)
Source: Scientific American - February 5, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Davide Castelvecchi Nature magazine Tags: Tech Engineering The Sciences Math Physics Source Type: research

Trump Wants Offshore Drilling, but States Are Choosing Wind Energy
States bordering the outer continental shelf are looking for carbon-free electricity as the Trump administration rolls back rules requiring it -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com (Source: Scientific American)
Source: Scientific American - February 5, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Brittany Patterson ClimateWire Tags: Sustainability Climate Environment Tech Energy Source Type: research

SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket Will Attempt a Triple Landing
If successful, the rocket’s first test flight will include three boosters flying back to Earth -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com (Source: Scientific American)
Source: Scientific American - February 5, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Tariq Malik SPACE.com Tags: Tech Engineering The Sciences Space Source Type: research

Senators Traded in Tobacco Stocks While Sitting on Health Committee
Lawmakers, unlike executive branch employees, are allowed to engage in such activity -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com (Source: Scientific American)
Source: Scientific American - February 5, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Ike Swetlitz STAT Tags: Health Public Health Policy & Ethics Source Type: research

Are Smartphones Really Destroying the Lives of Teenagers?
Recent headlines would have us believe that device-hooked teens are mentally and socially doomed. The reality isn't so simple -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com (Source: Scientific American)
Source: Scientific American - February 5, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Carlin Flora Tags: Features Mind Mental Health Tech Electronics Source Type: research

We Need a Universal Flu Vaccine before the Next Pandemic Strikes
A century after the deadly pandemic of 1918, we're still not safe -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com (Source: Scientific American)
Source: Scientific American - February 5, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Catharine I. Paules Anthony S. Fauci Tags: Forum Health Medicine Public Health Source Type: research

Brain Stimulation Is All the Rage--but  It May Not Stimulate the Brain
Research indicates that techniques fail to trigger the type of brain activity thought to produce therapeutic benefits -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com (Source: Scientific American)
Source: Scientific American - February 5, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Helen Shen Tags: Mind Neuroscience Tech Source Type: research