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- Humans
Cigarettes might be infectious
Science & Society blog: The tobacco in cigarettes hosts a bacterial bonanza — literally hundreds of different germs, including those responsible for many human illnesses, a new study finds.
- Life
For pipefish, measly Mr. Mom needs help
In species with pregnant males, females may put something extra into eggs.
- Life
Carnations had evolutionary bloom boom in Europe
New species have evolved at a surprisingly rapid pace, new study suggests
- Humans
Algae as biofuel still rough around the edges
Sources of nutrients, carbon dioxide can make or break this potential renewable fuel heavyweight
- Health & Medicine
Searing the heart for the better
Electrode-tipped catheter destroys heart tissue to stifle atrial fibrillation, sometimes performing better than meds, study shows.
- Space
Mars rover Spirit still running, but only in place
Six years into its 90-day mission, NASA’s rover becomes a lander
- Health & Medicine
Millions of women at risk of malaria during pregnancy
Potential problems include undetected illness and anemia in mothers, stillbirth and low birth weight in newborns,
- Chemistry
New material sops up radioactive cesium
Isotope catcher could safely store waste from power plants.
- Humans
Teacher anxieties may subtract from girls’ math scores
In first and second grade, female teachers’ insecurity with numbers may correlate to some girls’ doing poorly in math.
- Climate
IPCC’s Himalayan glacier ‘mistake’ not an accident
A London newspaper reports today that the unsubstantiated Himalayan-glacier melt figures contained in a supposedly authoritative 2007 report on climate warming were used intentionally, despite the report’s lead author knowing there were no data to back them up.
- Humans
Common stain repellent linked to thyroid disease
Long-term health study shows connection with blood levels of perfluorooctanoic acid.
- Physics
Quantum computer simulates hydrogen molecule just right
Team builds device that uses two photons to calculate electron energies.
