Wildlife and habitat
Protecting 17% of Earth's Land Could Save Two-thirds of Plant Species
Why Big, Intense Wildfires Are the New Normal
U.S. Becomes Largest Wood Pellet Exporter, Clearcutting Forests and Destroying Wetlands
Poachers poison Zimbabwe elephants
Measles-Like Virus Could Be Killing Dolphins
Government Slashes Funding for Marine Mammal Rescue
Lobster shell disease expanding north; one of several worrying diseases of marine organisms
Navy: Training, Testing May Kill Hundreds of Whales, Dolphins
Scientists Analyze the Effects of Ocean Acidification On Marine Species
Desert tortoise faces threat from its own refuge as BLM closes Vegas rescue center
Red Spruce Reviving in New England, but Why?
Federal gov’t reaffirms plans to sell Plum Island, animal disease lab off NY
The Pennsylvania Amphibian & Reptile August, 2013 Newsletter
Discoveries about the natural world
Titi monkeys convey both location and predator type with vocal alarms
How Vegetation Competes for Rainfall in Dry Regions
Alaska tundra shows surprising resilience after unprecedented fire
Birds choose sweet-smelling mates
Miniature frog can hear with its mouth
New Insight Into How Cheetahs Catch Their Prey
How Do Whales Avoid Sunburn? Hint: Some Tan
Hemiscyllium halmahera: New Species of 'Walking' Shark from Indonesia
Ferocious 10-Foot Bobbit Worm Is the Ocean's Most Disturbing Predator
Long-Held Assumption About Emergence of New Species Questioned
Personality Interactions Between Animals May Dictate Outcomes in the Wild
Genetic Similarities Between Bats and Dolphins Discovered
Scientists Discover Giant Canyon beneath Greenland Ice Sheet
Study Links Prehistoric Climate Shift, Cosmic Impact
Did life on Earth start on Mars? A scientist lays out the evidence
Scientists Confirm Existence of Largest Single Volcano on Earth
Beneath Earth’s surface, scientists find long “fingers” of heat
Weather and climate
Research Cites Role of Warming in Extremes
Could Climate Campaigners' Focus on Current Events be Counterproductive?
Slowdown in global warming only temporary, new study finds
Can Cities Adjust to a Retreating Coastline?
Danish experiment suggests unexpected magic by cosmic rays in cloud formation
Pacific Island Nations Tell The World ‘Climate Change Has Arrived’
Environmental policy
The true raw material footprint of nations
Debate over seismic air guns should wait until science has spoken (editorial)
Why Are Some States Trying to Ban LEED Green Building Standards?
Florida Pollution Enforcement in Paralysis (PEER)
Energy and transportation
Peru to Provide Free Solar Power to its 2 Million Poorest
With Rooftop Solar on Rise, U.S. Utilities Are Striking Back
Discovery could make solar power cheaper, more accessible
US Energy Department proposes new efficiency standards for commercial refrigerators
Modular Battery Concept for Short-Distance Traffic
KAIST Unveils Foldable Micro Electric Car, Armadillo-T
Water
Water Scarcity Could Drive Conflict or Cooperation
Climate change threatens Caribbean's water supply
A Quest for Even Safer Drinking Water
Disinfection of Energy Wastewater Can Lead to Toxic Byproducts
Air
Study: Air pollution causes 200,000 early deaths each year in the U.S.
Chemical concerns, radiation, waste management, recycling
EPA to withdraw 2 high-profile regulations -- sources
Fukushima's radioactive ocean plume due to reach US waters in 2014
Mercury levels in Pacific fish likely to rise in coming decades, study reports
U.S. nuclear agency seeks input to resume Yucca Mountain review
To a Chinese Scrap-Metal Hunter, America's Trash Is Treasure
Carcinogen Outlawed in California Found in 98 Shampoos, Soaps
Agriculture and food, livestock and pets
India upper house approves food bill
Spread of crop pests threatens global food security as Earth warms
Kitchen spices found to be a major source of salmonella
FDA Explores Impact of Arsenic in Rice
Some school districts quit healthier lunch program
From Lynas to Pollan, Agreement that Golden Rice Trials Should Proceed
The Truth about Genetically Modified Food: Scientific American
Scientists Present Plan to Use Microbiology in Agriculture to Multiply Global Yields
More info: Creating plants that make their own fertilizer
Building a Better Mass-Market Tomato
Scientists shut down reproductive ability, desire in pest insects
A pursuasive, insightful lecture on GMOs, world hunger, loss of biodiversity and more
Some Fruits Are Better Than Others
Health and medicine, human behavior
Researchers identify major cause of age-related memory loss
Alzheimer’s missing link found: Is a promising target for new drugs
Scientists show how antibiotics enable pathogenic gut infections
Related: Gut Bacteria From Thin Humans Can Slim Mice Down
Microbiome May Be Seeded Before Birth
Medicaid Pays For Nearly Half of All Births in the United States
UK: 1 baby in every 46 born with a congenital anomaly says new report
Childhood adversity linked to higher risk of early death
Pakistan warns of polio outbreak after fresh cases
First Estimate of Total Viruses in Mammals
Two New Versions of the Flu Vaccine Arriving Soon
Body's 'Safety Procedure' Could Explain Autoimmune Disease
New Minimally Invasive Technique for Melanoma
Beers Implicated in Emergency Room Visits
E-Cigarette Use Doubles Among Students, Survey Shows
Exercising One Day a Week May Be Enough for Older Women
Video Game Boosts Multitasking Skills
Statins Prevent Cataracts, Study Suggests
Women Happier When They Gain Weight, Even Though They Are Not as Healthy
A glass of wine a day may keep depression away
Despite NFL Settlement, Still No Proof Playing Football Causes Alzheimer's or CTE
Aging really is 'in your head'
Sleep 'boosts brain cell numbers'
Study Reveals the Face of Sleep Deprivation
The New Science of Mind
Do glial connectomes and activity maps make any sense?
Sixth Sense in Human Brain Mapped by Scientists
Science Confirms: Politics Wrecks Your Ability to Do Math
Using harsh verbal discipline with teens found to be harmful
The most common phobia you have never heard of
Primate Calls, Like Human Speech, Can Help Infants Form Categories
Biologists show that generosity leads to evolutionary success
Researchers find researchers overestimate soft-science results—US the worst offender
Why parenting can never have a rule book: Children's genetics significantly affect how...
Education
Guesses and Hype Give Way to Data in Study of Education (!)
Related: Cognitive Science Meets Pre-Algebra
Mystery of the Missing Women in Science
Young Students Against Bad Science
'Making music may improve young children's behavior'
Related: Music lessons enhance the quality of school life
Law
Drug Agents Use Vast Phone Trove Eclipsing N.S.A.’s
NYPD designates mosques as terrorism organizations
States find new ways to resist health law
Microsoft pledges to move forward with NSA surveillance lawsuit
IRS to treat same-sex marriages equally for tax purposes
Federal judge: Ohio officials must OK 2nd gay marriage
How Surveillance Changes Behavior: A Restaurant Workers Case Study
Obama administration will not block state marijuana laws, if distribution is regulated
Related:
Text someone who's driving, and you might get sued: a torts lesson
'Revenge Porn' Could Be Criminal Offense in California
New files may detail sex abuse within Boy Scouts
A Finicky Thief of the Finest Silver Is Arrested Again
Archeology, anthropology, art and history
Into the bowels: Richard III's remains riddled with roundworms
European Hunter-Gatherers Had Domesticated Pigs Earlier Than Thought
Peat bogs and fenlands 'hugely important' in conflicts
New date for origin of ancient Egypt
Neolithic Chinese Jade Mystery Remains
Museum Identifies New Van Gogh Painting in Amsterdam
Chasing the White House Cézannes
This Interactive Map Compares the New York City of 1836 to Today
National security, defense
N.S.A. Foils Much Internet Encryption
U.S. spy agencies mounted 231 offensive cyber-operations in 2011, documents show
U.S. spied on presidents of Brazil, Mexico: report
Report: US National Security Agency bugged the United Nations' headquarters in New York
Afghan police deaths double as foreign troops withdraw
With the World Watching, Syria Amassed Nerve Gas
Astronomy and cosmology, spaceflight
Bizarre Alignment of Planetary Nebulae
A strange interstellar wind blows through our solar system
China Plans Its First Unmanned Moon Landing This Year
No Evidence of Planetary Influence on Solar Activity
'We May Be Able to Watch Dark Energy Turn on': U-M Involved in Unprecedented Sky Survey
Physics, chemistry and materials science, mathematics
Protecting 17% of Earth's Land Could Save Two-thirds of Plant Species
Why Big, Intense Wildfires Are the New Normal
U.S. Becomes Largest Wood Pellet Exporter, Clearcutting Forests and Destroying Wetlands
Poachers poison Zimbabwe elephants
Measles-Like Virus Could Be Killing Dolphins
Government Slashes Funding for Marine Mammal Rescue
Lobster shell disease expanding north; one of several worrying diseases of marine organisms
Navy: Training, Testing May Kill Hundreds of Whales, Dolphins
Scientists Analyze the Effects of Ocean Acidification On Marine Species
Desert tortoise faces threat from its own refuge as BLM closes Vegas rescue center
Red Spruce Reviving in New England, but Why?
Federal gov’t reaffirms plans to sell Plum Island, animal disease lab off NY
The Pennsylvania Amphibian & Reptile August, 2013 Newsletter
Discoveries about the natural world
Titi monkeys convey both location and predator type with vocal alarms
How Vegetation Competes for Rainfall in Dry Regions
Alaska tundra shows surprising resilience after unprecedented fire
Birds choose sweet-smelling mates
Miniature frog can hear with its mouth
New Insight Into How Cheetahs Catch Their Prey
How Do Whales Avoid Sunburn? Hint: Some Tan
Hemiscyllium halmahera: New Species of 'Walking' Shark from Indonesia
Ferocious 10-Foot Bobbit Worm Is the Ocean's Most Disturbing Predator
Long-Held Assumption About Emergence of New Species Questioned
Personality Interactions Between Animals May Dictate Outcomes in the Wild
Genetic Similarities Between Bats and Dolphins Discovered
Scientists Discover Giant Canyon beneath Greenland Ice Sheet
Study Links Prehistoric Climate Shift, Cosmic Impact
Did life on Earth start on Mars? A scientist lays out the evidence
Scientists Confirm Existence of Largest Single Volcano on Earth
Beneath Earth’s surface, scientists find long “fingers” of heat
Weather and climate
Research Cites Role of Warming in Extremes
Could Climate Campaigners' Focus on Current Events be Counterproductive?
Slowdown in global warming only temporary, new study finds
Can Cities Adjust to a Retreating Coastline?
Danish experiment suggests unexpected magic by cosmic rays in cloud formation
Pacific Island Nations Tell The World ‘Climate Change Has Arrived’
Environmental policy
The true raw material footprint of nations
Debate over seismic air guns should wait until science has spoken (editorial)
Why Are Some States Trying to Ban LEED Green Building Standards?
Florida Pollution Enforcement in Paralysis (PEER)
Energy and transportation
Peru to Provide Free Solar Power to its 2 Million Poorest
With Rooftop Solar on Rise, U.S. Utilities Are Striking Back
Discovery could make solar power cheaper, more accessible
US Energy Department proposes new efficiency standards for commercial refrigerators
Modular Battery Concept for Short-Distance Traffic
KAIST Unveils Foldable Micro Electric Car, Armadillo-T
Water
Water Scarcity Could Drive Conflict or Cooperation
Climate change threatens Caribbean's water supply
A Quest for Even Safer Drinking Water
Disinfection of Energy Wastewater Can Lead to Toxic Byproducts
Air
Study: Air pollution causes 200,000 early deaths each year in the U.S.
Chemical concerns, radiation, waste management, recycling
EPA to withdraw 2 high-profile regulations -- sources
Fukushima's radioactive ocean plume due to reach US waters in 2014
Mercury levels in Pacific fish likely to rise in coming decades, study reports
U.S. nuclear agency seeks input to resume Yucca Mountain review
To a Chinese Scrap-Metal Hunter, America's Trash Is Treasure
Carcinogen Outlawed in California Found in 98 Shampoos, Soaps
Agriculture and food, livestock and pets
India upper house approves food bill
Spread of crop pests threatens global food security as Earth warms
Kitchen spices found to be a major source of salmonella
FDA Explores Impact of Arsenic in Rice
Some school districts quit healthier lunch program
From Lynas to Pollan, Agreement that Golden Rice Trials Should Proceed
The Truth about Genetically Modified Food: Scientific American
Scientists Present Plan to Use Microbiology in Agriculture to Multiply Global Yields
More info: Creating plants that make their own fertilizer
Building a Better Mass-Market Tomato
Scientists shut down reproductive ability, desire in pest insects
A pursuasive, insightful lecture on GMOs, world hunger, loss of biodiversity and more
Some Fruits Are Better Than Others
Health and medicine, human behavior
Researchers identify major cause of age-related memory loss
Alzheimer’s missing link found: Is a promising target for new drugs
Scientists show how antibiotics enable pathogenic gut infections
Related: Gut Bacteria From Thin Humans Can Slim Mice Down
Microbiome May Be Seeded Before Birth
Medicaid Pays For Nearly Half of All Births in the United States
UK: 1 baby in every 46 born with a congenital anomaly says new report
Childhood adversity linked to higher risk of early death
Pakistan warns of polio outbreak after fresh cases
First Estimate of Total Viruses in Mammals
Two New Versions of the Flu Vaccine Arriving Soon
Body's 'Safety Procedure' Could Explain Autoimmune Disease
New Minimally Invasive Technique for Melanoma
Beers Implicated in Emergency Room Visits
E-Cigarette Use Doubles Among Students, Survey Shows
Exercising One Day a Week May Be Enough for Older Women
Video Game Boosts Multitasking Skills
Statins Prevent Cataracts, Study Suggests
Women Happier When They Gain Weight, Even Though They Are Not as Healthy
A glass of wine a day may keep depression away
Despite NFL Settlement, Still No Proof Playing Football Causes Alzheimer's or CTE
Aging really is 'in your head'
Sleep 'boosts brain cell numbers'
Study Reveals the Face of Sleep Deprivation
The New Science of Mind
Do glial connectomes and activity maps make any sense?
Sixth Sense in Human Brain Mapped by Scientists
Science Confirms: Politics Wrecks Your Ability to Do Math
Using harsh verbal discipline with teens found to be harmful
The most common phobia you have never heard of
Primate Calls, Like Human Speech, Can Help Infants Form Categories
Biologists show that generosity leads to evolutionary success
Researchers find researchers overestimate soft-science results—US the worst offender
Why parenting can never have a rule book: Children's genetics significantly affect how...
Education
Guesses and Hype Give Way to Data in Study of Education (!)
Related: Cognitive Science Meets Pre-Algebra
Mystery of the Missing Women in Science
Young Students Against Bad Science
'Making music may improve young children's behavior'
Related: Music lessons enhance the quality of school life
Law
Drug Agents Use Vast Phone Trove Eclipsing N.S.A.’s
NYPD designates mosques as terrorism organizations
States find new ways to resist health law
Microsoft pledges to move forward with NSA surveillance lawsuit
IRS to treat same-sex marriages equally for tax purposes
Federal judge: Ohio officials must OK 2nd gay marriage
How Surveillance Changes Behavior: A Restaurant Workers Case Study
Obama administration will not block state marijuana laws, if distribution is regulated
Related:
Text someone who's driving, and you might get sued: a torts lesson
'Revenge Porn' Could Be Criminal Offense in California
New files may detail sex abuse within Boy Scouts
A Finicky Thief of the Finest Silver Is Arrested Again
Archeology, anthropology, art and history
Into the bowels: Richard III's remains riddled with roundworms
European Hunter-Gatherers Had Domesticated Pigs Earlier Than Thought
Peat bogs and fenlands 'hugely important' in conflicts
New date for origin of ancient Egypt
Neolithic Chinese Jade Mystery Remains
Museum Identifies New Van Gogh Painting in Amsterdam
Chasing the White House Cézannes
This Interactive Map Compares the New York City of 1836 to Today
National security, defense
N.S.A. Foils Much Internet Encryption
U.S. spy agencies mounted 231 offensive cyber-operations in 2011, documents show
U.S. spied on presidents of Brazil, Mexico: report
Report: US National Security Agency bugged the United Nations' headquarters in New York
Afghan police deaths double as foreign troops withdraw
With the World Watching, Syria Amassed Nerve Gas
Astronomy and cosmology, spaceflight
Bizarre Alignment of Planetary Nebulae
A strange interstellar wind blows through our solar system
China Plans Its First Unmanned Moon Landing This Year
No Evidence of Planetary Influence on Solar Activity
'We May Be Able to Watch Dark Energy Turn on': U-M Involved in Unprecedented Sky Survey
Physics, chemistry and materials science, mathematics
Stunning Maps Help Visualize Complex Data
Researchers discover breakthrough technique that could make electronics smaller and better
Stanford Scientists Use DNA to Assemble a Transistor From Graphene
Physicist Disentangles ‘Schrodinger’s Cat’ Debate
Is mathematics an effective way to describe the world?
Technology and engineering, robotics
Daimler aims to launch self-driving car by 2020
Making cars that are lightweight and crash-safe
Computers and software, the Internet
The Internet’s next victim: Advertising
Malicious Software Poses as Video From a Facebook Friend
Of note
A Plutocracy Ruled by Self-Centered Jerks?
Related: As We Become Richer, Do We Become Stingier?
You Know That “Women Make 77 Cents to Every Man’s Dollar” Line? It’s Not True
Why a medieval peasant got more vacation time than you
How to Print Dollars in Your Own Backyard and Keep Them Away from Wal-Mart
Cave Collector in Minnesota Hunts for Additions to His Empire
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