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Insects Recognize Faces Using Processing Mechanism Similar to That of Humans
Conventional wisdom holds that the ability to recognize faces requires a complex mammalian brain. But some insects are surprisingly adept at this task
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Strange Fungi Now Stalk Healthy People
A strange fungal disease in Canada and the U.S. heralds a new threat to human health
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Snap-Together Planes and Bridges
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A Vault for Carbon Dioxide
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Antiseptic Saves Newborn Lives
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How Supercomputers Will Yield a Golden Age of Materials Science
With supercomputers and the equations of quantum mechanics, scientists are designing new materials atom by atom, before ever running an experiment
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World Changing Ideas 2013
10 ways science may jazz up our gadgets, help to solve our most intractable problems and save lives
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Hot Brines Deep Underground Could Store CO2 and Generate Energy
What if we could tap vast deposits of methane-rich brine deep beneath the ocean and use the energy to cut carbon emissions?
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How to Think about Privacy
Making sense of one of the thorniest issues of the digital age
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Book Excerpt: George Johnson Explores the Latest Discoveries about Cancer
Researchers have uncovered processes that make cancer even more complicated than they thought it was
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Better Security Measures Are Needed before Drones Roam U.S. Airspace
Fleets of unmanned aircraft may soon scan terrain for forest fires and deliver FedEx packages. Yet drones' security flaws allow them to be readily hijacked with simple technologies
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The Reading Brain in the Digital Age: Why Paper Still Beats Screens
E-readers and tablets are becoming more popular as such technologies improve, but reading on paper still has its advantages
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The Discovery of Planets with 2 Suns
Astronomers are discovering distant planets that orbit two-star systems, uncovering bizarre and wondrous worlds unlike anything in our solar system
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Early Humans—Not Climate Change—Decimated Africa’s Large Carnivores
Africa once harbored a far greater variety of large carnivores than it does today. Competition with early humans for access to prey may have brought about their decline
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Russia’s Nuclear Reactors Could Take over the World, Safe or Not
The federation is aggressively selling reactors to countries with little nuclear experience, raising safety concerns
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Why Mexico Struggles to Make Science Pay Off
The nation is poised to explode into the information economy—and yet stubbornly refuses to do so
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How to Build a Robot Octopus
Smart, strong and flexible, the octopus is an enticing model for an entirely new kind of many-armed, multitalented robot
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How 142 Nations Capitalize on Science
How well do mature and emerging nations capitalize on science?
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The Truth about China’s Patent Boom
Why China's surge in international patents marks the emergence of a new, international form of research and development
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How Big Data Can Transform Society for the Better
The digital traces we leave behind each day reveal more about us than we know. This could become a privacy nightmare—or it could be the foundation of a healthier, more prosperous world
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Intensive, Early Therapy Helps Children with Autism Improve Communication Skills
The disorder remains a medical mystery with no cure in sight, but some existing therapies produce lasting benefits, and more are on the horizon
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How to Unlock Life-Changing Technologies Now Waiting in the Labs
Miniature robots, personalized drugs and other potentially life-changing technologies lie waiting in the laboratory, lacking support. Here's how to fix the problem
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