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Global Warming May Make Half the World Hungry by 2100

80beats | January 9th, 2009 in Environment, Living World | 30 Comments »

Chicken-or-Egg Problem: Did Black Holes Form Before the Galaxies That Surround Them?

80beats | January 8th, 2009 in Space | 6 Comments »

Built-In Mirrors Help Spookfish See in the Dark Ocean Depths

80beats | January 8th, 2009 in Living World | 2 Comments »

Sudden Slowdown in Coral Growth Could Signal Collapse of the Great Barrier Reef

80beats | January 5th, 2009 in Environment, Living World | 2 Comments »

Fiddler Crabs Meticulously Measure Their Strides to Find Their Way

80beats | December 31st, 2008 in Living World | No Comments »

FDA Approves Drug That Promises Movie Star Eyelashes

80beats | December 30th, 2008 in Health & Medicine | 10 Comments »

Researchers Finally Isolate Embryonic Stem Cells From a 3rd Animal: a Rat

80beats | December 29th, 2008 in Health & Medicine | 1 Comment »

In Repeat of Milgram’s Electric Shock Experiment, People Still Pull the Lever

80beats | December 19th, 2008 in Mind & Brain | 16 Comments »

Emperor Left Out in the Cold as Other Penguins Get U.S. Protection

80beats | December 18th, 2008 in Environment, Living World | 3 Comments »

First American Face Transplant Is Successful (So Far)

80beats | December 17th, 2008 in Health & Medicine | 1 Comment »

FDA Report: Fish Is Good for Brains Despite Mercury Risk

80beats | December 16th, 2008 in Environment, Health & Medicine | 4 Comments »

Senator: Drugmaker Wyeth Paid Medical Ghostwriters to Tout Its Products

80beats | December 15th, 2008 in Health & Medicine | No Comments »

Cancer Will Soon Become World’s No. 1 Killer, With Developing Nations Hit Hardest

80beats | December 12th, 2008 in Health & Medicine | No Comments »

Zoo Elephants’ Lives Cut Short by Obesity, Loneliness

80beats | December 12th, 2008 in Environment, Living World | 8 Comments »

Diagnostic Lab Made of Paper and Tape Could Lead to a 3-Cent HIV Test

80beats | December 10th, 2008 in Health & Medicine, Technology | 1 Comment »

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