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Health & MedicineThe brew for a slimmer you
Green tea contains a compound that triggers the body to burn more fat.
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EarthAlgae Turn Fish into a Lethal Lunch
Scientists demonstrated that some marine mammals have died from eating fish tainted with a neurotoxic diatom.
By Janet Raloff -
Health & MedicineThe salmon that went moo
People allergic to milk products could face potentially life-threatening risks by eating casein-treated fish.
By Janet Raloff -
Health & MedicineThis roe’s got a fish-E surprise
Scientists discovered a potent, new form of vitamin E, an antioxidant, in fish adapted for life in cold water.
By Janet Raloff -
AnthropologyCultures of Reason
East Asian and Western cultures may encourage fundamentally different reasoning styles, rather than build on universal processes often deemed necessary for thinking.
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EarthDeep network
The NEPTUNE observatory — a ring of six underwater research stations connected to the Internet with fiber optic cables — is the first online observatory to brave the depths of the abyss.
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Science & SocietyHumans’ living creations put on display
The Center for PostNatural History, a museum that opened in 2012, features Freckles and other organisms altered by humans.
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GeneticsTop genomes of 2013
Scientists continue to decode the genetic blueprints of the planet’s myriad flora and fauna.
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MathTomorrow’s catch
A biologist who formerly applied his mathematical talents in finance has developed new ways of predicting the ups and downs of fish populations.
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Feedback
Readers respond to disco clams, flying ibises and the changes pot makes on the brain.
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LifeThe name of the fungus
A rebellion has broken out against the traditional way of naming species in the peculiar, shape-shifting world of fungi.
By Susan Milius