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In his new book, Tabloid Medicine: How The Internet Is Being Used to Hijack Medical Science for Fear and Profit, Robert Goldberg, PhD, explains why the Internet is a double-edged sword when it comes to health information...
The day Patti’s heart tissue died From the increased strength and frequency of meowing, Patti took the cue from her feline alarm clock that it was morning.
Islands hold a special place the study of evolution. Every time a new island forms--bubbling up from a volcanic hotspot, slowly accreted by coral polyps, or cut off from a mainland by rising sea levels--it begins a natural experiment in evolutionary change and the formation of new species...
Pornography, Life 2.0 and the citizens of a quaint New Mexico town were just some of the subjects invoked during "The Great Debate: What is Life?" a panel presentation featuring preeminent scientists, held on the campus of Arizona State University (A.S.U.) in Tempe, Ariz., on Saturday, February 12...
February is the month of love, and with Valentine’s Day behind us, it is only natural to feel a certain affection for those that were sadly alone on this year’s February the 14th...
"Fire and Ice" Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I've tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire.
My wife and I keep pet rabbits. Observe their cuteness: We feed Jackson (he's the black one) and Dutchess (she's the big one) once each morning and once each night, and usually give them a few treats in between...
This week Medtronic will begin shipping to hospitals in the United States the first pacemaker approved by the FDA as safe for most MRI scans. For consumers, it is a significant step in what is expected to be a wave of new MRI-compatible implanted cardiac devices...
Tamara Krinsky is reporting on the science-oriented films and conversations from the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. This is her second report for Scientific American .
"The Japanese have found a new way to ‘typecast’ people. It’s not astrology; it’s not studying the bumps on people’s heads.
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