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"We found ... that you can get really valuable outcomes from being in a messy setting." - Kathleen Vohs
August 12, 2013
Gases left by Perseid meteors a boon to these astronomers
Enjoy this year’s Perseid meteor shower which peaks on the night of August 11-12; astronomers say they will, too!
August 9, 2013
Claire Parkinson on geoengineering
Should scientists try to modify climate deliberately, in an attempt to cool the planet?
August 8, 2013
False GPS signals could threaten transportation security
How hard is it to spoof a ship's navigation system into believing false GPS signals, deliberately leading it off its charted course? Not that hard, apparently.
August 7, 2013
This date in science: Carl Ritter, one of first modern geographers, born
On August 7, 1779, Carl Ritter, considered one of the first modern geographers, was born.
August 7, 2013
Is meat grown in labs the next logical step for food production?
Lab-grown meat might seem like a shake-up in the world of agriculture, but it's really part of the trajectory that agricultural technology is already following.
August 6, 2013
This date in science: The 1945 bombing of Hiroshima
Japan marked the 68th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing earlier today with a somber ceremony
August 6, 2013
Making a mini Mona Lisa
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have “painted” the Mona Lisa on a substrate surface approximately 30 microns in width – or one-third the width of a human hair.
August 5, 2013
Shark Week 2013 brings new sharks and live talk shows
Shark stories, tweets, a Google hangout, comedy talk shows - and why it's a bad week for a seal named Snuffy - in Discovery's 26th annual Shark Week.
August 4, 2013
This date in science: First U.S. patent issued
The first U.S. patent was for a new method of making potash, an early industrial chemical, used to make soap and other products.
July 31, 2013
