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Tue, Apr 23, 2013 10:18 AM by Jenn Savedge
Young scientists from across the nation amaze President Obama with their inventions at this year's White House Science Fair.
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Mon, Apr 22, 2013 8:00 PM by Megan Gannon, LiveScience
The U.S. public's knowledge of basic science and technology varies widely, according to the results of a survey by the Pew Research Center.
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Mon, Apr 22, 2013 3:30 PM by Douglas Main, LiveScience
Mental shortcuts and shortcomings, which allow us to be tricked, also show us how the brain works.
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Mon, Apr 22, 2013 3:30 PM by Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience
Researchers examined how carbon and oxygen isotopes were bound together in fossils, which told them how chilly or warm the water was when the snails lived.
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Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:00 AM by Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience
Some people respond to feelings of powerlessness by turning to humanitarian aims, but would-be terrorists draw on violent ideologies.
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Tue, Apr 16, 2013 7:20 PM by Charles Choi, LiveScience
The findings add to evidence that the hobbit was a unique species of humans after all, not a deformed modern human.
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Tue, Apr 16, 2013 5:28 PM by John Platt
Engineers say the microscopic 'sponges' could absorb everything from E. coli to rattlesnake venom.
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Tue, Apr 16, 2013 5:20 PM by Tia Ghose, LiveScience
There aren't many differences between lefties and righties, but lefties excel at visual and spatial tasks and are overrepresented among geniuses.
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Tue, Apr 16, 2013 3:57 PM by Karen Rowan, MyHealthNewsDaily
Flu viruses are known to evolve at a particularly fast pace, and the bird flu is no different.
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Tue, Apr 16, 2013 3:33 PM by Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience
The United States faces a brain-drain of scientific research as it cedes research ground to other countries.
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Tue, Apr 16, 2013 1:43 PM by Tanya Lewis, LiveScience
A new technique for skin grafts involves an adhesive made of tiny needles that was inspired by a parasitic worm's behavior.
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Tue, Apr 16, 2013 11:17 AM by Tia Ghose, LiveScience
From gene sequencing to developing drugs, here's how the Supreme Court could set the tone for gene research.
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Mon, Apr 15, 2013 2:40 PM by Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience
The pattern was discovered by scientists trying to determine if some nanoparticles harm human health.
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Mon, Apr 15, 2013 1:43 PM by Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience
One possibility is that the measurements are simply wrong.
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Sun, Apr 14, 2013 2:20 PM by Tanya Lewis, LiveScience
The $3 billion project was completed on April 14, 2003, and since then, scientists have achieved many milestones in using genomic discoveries to advance medical knowledge.