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Thousands Rejoice As Japan Shuts Off Nuclear Power

NPR

Japanese marched to celebrate the switching off of the last of their nation's ...

Posted by Fabrice Florin

4.1

NT Rating: 4.1

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Depression in Teens Could Be Diagnosed with Blood Test

Scientific American

Can a psychiatric disorder be diagnosed with a blood test? That may be the ...

Posted by Fabrice Florin

3.7

NT Rating: 3.8

NEWS

Changes in Social Status Seen in Monkeys' Genes - New ...

New York Times by Sindya N. Bhanoo

Social stress is known to have adverse health ...

Posted by Manfred Ostrowski

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NT Rating: 3.6

Selling You on Facebook

Wall Street Journal

Many popular Facebook apps obtain sensitive information about users—and users' friends—so don't be ...

Posted by Fabrice Florin

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NT Rating: 3.8

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The Once and Future Way to Run

New York Times

Posted by Jessica Yrani

NT Rating: 4.0

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Whether the digital era improves society is up to its ...

The Guardian by Danah Boyd

Social media in particular has inexorably changed the world, driving openness ...

Posted by Fabrice Florin

NT Rating: 3.9

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Thousands Rejoice As Japan Shuts Off Nuclear Power

NPR | May. 5, 2012 (News)

Japanese marched to celebrate the switching off of the last of their nation's 50 nuclear reactors Saturday, waving ...

Posted by Fabrice Florin

4.1

NT Rating: 4.1
Around the World on Solar Power

New York Times by By BETTINA WASSENER | May. 3, 2012 (News Report)

Turanor PlanetSolar is expected to dock on Friday in Monaco, ending its 19-month journey.

Posted by Barry Grossheim

3.1

NT Rating: 3.8
Earth faces a century of disasters, report warns

The Guardian by John Vidal | Apr. 26, 2012 (News Report)

Economic and environmental catastrophes unavoidable unless rich countries cut consumption and global population ...

Posted by Barry Grossheim

4.2

NT Rating: 4.2
Depression in Teens Could Be Diagnosed with Blood Test

Scientific American | Apr. 18, 2012 (News Report)

Can a psychiatric disorder be diagnosed with a blood test? That may be the future if two recent studies pan out. ...

Posted by Fabrice Florin

3.7

NT Rating: 3.8
Changes in Social Status Seen in Monkeys' Genes - New York Times

New York Times by Sindya N. Bhanoo | Apr. 9, 2012 (Research)

Social stress is known to have adverse health effects on both humans and primates. Now, researchers report that it ...

Posted by Manfred Ostrowski

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NT Rating: 3.6
Selling You on Facebook

Wall Street Journal | Apr. 7, 2012 (News Report)

Many popular Facebook apps obtain sensitive information about users—and users' friends—so don't be surprised if ...

Posted by Fabrice Florin

3.5

NT Rating: 3.8

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Mitt Romney's flip-flops

PolitiFact by Bill Adair , Louis Jacobson | May. 18, 2012 (Fact Check)

For the 2012 presidential campaign, we're using the Flip O-Meter to assess the statements of President Barack Obama ...

Posted by Fabrice Florin

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NT Rating: 3.9
Can behavior be controlled by genes? The case of honeybee work assignments

ScienceDaily by Yehuda Ben-Shahar | Apr. 18, 2012 (Research)

The pattern of conservation across species suggests that micro-RNAs are important regulators of social behavior not ...

Posted by Manfred Ostrowski

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NT Rating: 3.8
Gulf of Mexico Dolphins Sick, Dying After BP Oil Spill

AlterNet, ENS | Apr. 3, 2012 (News Report)

Bottlenose dolphins in Barataria Bay, Louisiana now are showing signs of severe ill health after coming in contact ...

Posted by Tanya J. Maurer

3.9

NT Rating: 4.0
Global Warming Close to Becoming Irreversible - Scientists

readersupportednews.org, Reuters by Nina Chestney | Mar. 28, 2012 (News Report)

Increased CO2 in the atmosphere has also turned oceans more acidic as they absorb it. In the past 200 years, ocean ...

Posted by Dwight Rousu

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NT Rating: 4.1

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California Considers DNA Privacy Law

Scientific American | May. 21, 2012

The Best Science Writing Online 2012 Showcasing more than fifty of the most provocative, original, and significant ...

Posted by Matthew Copley

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NT Rating: 1.0
Not-So-Quick Fix: ADHD Behavioral Therapy May Be More Effective Than Drugs in Long Run

Scientific American | May. 15, 2012

Before stimulant drugs such as Ritalin, Concerta and Adderall began their rise to popularity in the 1970s, ...

Posted by Matthew Copley

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NT Rating: 4.8
Climate scientists are losing the public debate on global warming - Telegraph

Daily Telegraph | Apr. 8, 2012

Green campaigners and climate scientists are losing the public debate over global warming, one of the movement's ...

Posted by Harry A Farr

3.0

NT Rating: 3.3
Rising Temperatures, Rising Health Problems

Voice of America | Apr. 4, 2012

Scientists say the effects of climate change could actually make breathing more difficult for many people. They ...

Posted by Annie Greene

3.8

NT Rating: 3.8
New, modular nuclear plant ready for U.S. introduction

Public Radio International by Living on Earth | Jan. 20, 2012

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission gave the nuclear energy industry a Christmas present late last year. In December, ...

Posted by Caitlin Millar

NT Rating: 2.9
Why Science Majors Change Their Mind (It's Just So Darn Hard) - New York Times

New York Times | Nov. 4, 2011

New York TimesWhy Science Majors Change Their Mind (It's Just So Darn Hard)New York TimesLAST FALL, President Obama ...

Posted by nancy martinez

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NT Rating: 3.9

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Carl Pope: Suppose You Could Actually See Climate Change?

Huffington Post by Carl Pope | May. 3, 2012

This is an image that shows the cumulative increase or decrease in the amount of water on each part of the earth's ...

Posted by Harry A Farr

3.0

NT Rating: 4.0
Antibiotics in your meat? The ethanol industry might be partly to blame

Grist | Apr. 11, 2012

Last year, while touring a fairly small, pasture-based farmstead cheese company, I found myself in a giant feed ...

Posted by Lisandro Tolentino

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NT Rating: 3.2
Why We Should Stop Giving Handouts to Oil and Gas Companies

Mother Jones by Bill McKibben | Apr. 5, 2012 (Opinion)

Along with "fivedollaragallongas," the energy watchword for the next few months is: "subsidies."

Posted by Sally Lehrman

4.0

NT Rating: 4.0
Tigress Tycoons

The Daily Beast by Amy Chua | Mar. 5, 2012

In the Year of the Dragon, Amy Chua profiles four Chinese powerhouses who bucked tradition to get rich—very, very ...

Posted by Nicole Percz

4.0

NT Rating: 4.0