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Science Wire | Jun 10, 2013

Do antidepressants impair the ability to let go of fears?

These researchers found that long-term, but not short-term, SSRI treatment impairs “extinction learning:” the ability to learn that a conditioned stimulus no longer predicts an aversive event.

"We, too, are sea creatures." - Sylvia Earle
Jun 08, 2013

Video: Sylvia’s Earle’s plea to protect the ocean

Sylvia Earle says in her new video; “Your world is blue. If you look at it from space, that image alone should have inspired us to think we that, too, are sea creatures.”

Australia's Great Barrier Reef from the air
Jun 07, 2013

To celebrate World Oceans Day, watch Reef Live from Australia

Reef Live is a streaming video event from Australia, focused on the Great Barrier Reef. It features some of the world’s leading experts and divers.

Photo credit: University of Miinnesota
Blogs | Videos | Jun 06, 2013

Video: Remote helicopter controlled by brain waves

A team of researchers have learned to use their thoughts to steer a flying robot around a gym, making it turn, rise, dip, and even sail through a ring.

A. Achilles, oldest known primate
Blogs | Jun 06, 2013

Oldest primate skeleton provides clues to early humans

Oldest known primate skeleton found in China in 2002. While not part of human lineage, this little creature does provide tantalizing clues to our earliest history.

Free-ranging mare and foal
Blogs | Jun 05, 2013

Managing wild horse and burro populations in a human world

Many find the story of free-ranging horses on U.S. federal lands heart-breaking. Others don’t. A new report recommends birth control for wild horse populations.

Track left by May 20 Oklahoma tornado.
Jun 05, 2013

Scarred landscape in Oklahoma from May 20 tornado

Track left behind by ES-5 Moore-Newcastle, Oklahoma tornado on May 20, 2013. The tornado took at least 24 lives, injured hundreds and damaged 13,000 structures.

Image credit: Rama & Musée Bolo/Wikimedia Commons
Blogs | This Date in Science | Jun 05, 2013

This date in science: Apple II launches the personal computer revolution

On June 5, 1977, the Apple II was released to great fanfare, boasting memory that is equivalent to a tiny modern image file.

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Science Wire | Jun 04, 2013

Does your girlfriend claim her memory is better? It probably is

New research suggests women can remember faces better than men, in part because they spend more time studying features without even knowing it.

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Science Wire | Jun 03, 2013

Facebook profiles raise users’ self-esteem and affect behavior

A new study shows that viewing your Facebook profile – the ideal version of self- can provide beneficial psychological effects and influence behavior.