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Paralyzed woman grips, sips coffee with robot arm For the first time, a brain-computer interface is powerful enough to enable useful movement in human patients. Read the full story. | May 16th 2012 Found in: Body & Brain, Science & Society and Technology
At ISEF, fusion is hot A South Carolina teen makes the finals of the 2012 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair by developing a directed neutron source. Read the full story. | May 16th 2012 Found in: Science & Society
Natural sinks still sopping up carbon Ecosystems haven’t yet maxed out their ability to absorb fossil fuel emissions, new calculations suggest. Read the full story. | May 15th 2012 Found in: Earth and Environment
Even moderate noise may harm hearing Chronic, low-level sound exposure causes deficits in rats. Read the full story. | May 15th 2012 Found in: Body & Brain
Schizophrenia’s core genetic features proposed Researchers may be closing in on the inherited component of a disease whose causes have been difficult to establish. Read the full story. | May 15th 2012
Gene study links stronger memories, PTSD New finding may help explain why some people experience psychological problems after traumatic experiences. Read the full story. | May 14th 2012 Found in: Body & Brain and Genes & Cells
Climate change may leave many mammals homeless In some places over the next century, projected warming threatens the survival of more than one in three species. Read the full story. | May 14th 2012 Found in: Earth, Ecology, Environment and Life
Retinal implants could restore partial vision In lab tests on rat retinas, a photovoltaic chip helps display images through special goggles. Read the full story. | May 13th 2012

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Maya wall calendar discovered
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Sun’s shock wave goes missing
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Big Antarctic ice sheet appears doomed
5.10.12 - Warming climate predicted to trigger collapse of Filchner-Ronne shelf by 2100 Found in: Earth and Environment
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5.9.12 - New strategy proves curative in more than half of mice tested Found in: Biomedicine and Body & Brain
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5.11.12 - Kids living near parks or markets less likely to be extremely overweight Found in: Science News For Kids
Rare neurons found in monkeys’ brains
5.9.12 - Cells linked to empathy and consciousness in primates may offer clues to human self-awareness Found in: Body & Brain
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