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Museum Kills Live Exhibit - New York Times

A “living coat” made out of mice stem cells had to be killed before it grew out of control.

Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa - A Surgeon’s Path From Migrant Fields to Operating Room - New York Times

Dr. Quiñones-Hinojosa, 40, was an illegal immigrant working in the vegetable fields of the Central Valley in California before becoming a neurosurgeon.

Rensselaer student invents alternative to silicon chip

PhysOrg news: Rensselaer student invents alternative to silicon chip

Inca Skull Surgeons Were "Highly Skilled," Study Finds
Dangerous skull surgery was commonly and successfully performed among the Inca, likely as a treatment for head injuries suffered during combat, a new study finds.

Condo Life: Foreclosures, Higher Fees and Mowing the Lawn - New York Times

As foreclosures mount and contributions to building associations shrink, condo owners find

themselves nagging each other to pay their assessments and haggling over chores.

Monarch butterflies help explain why parasites harm hosts

PhysOrg news: Monarch butterflies help explain why parasites harm hosts

Warming climate is changing life on global scale, says new study

PhysOrg news: Warming climate is changing life on global scale, says new study

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May 14, 1796: Jenner Tests Vaccination on Human Subject

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100 Must-Read Books: The Essential Man’s Library | The Art of Manliness
Written by: Jason Lankow, Ross Crooks, Joshua Ritchie, and Brett McKay Photo by the nonist There are the books you read, and then there are the books that

Myanmar Farmers May Miss Harvest - New York Times

The timing of Cyclone Nargis, which disrupted farmers as they were preparing to plant, could not have been worse.

A Line in the Sand and in the Stores - New York Times

Hawaiian surfing’s public face has been supplanted with surfers competing not just for prize money but for territorial rights to an increasingly crowded sea.

Swiss man soars above Alps with jet-powered wing

PhysOrg news: Swiss man soars above Alps with jet-powered wing

Crystal (eye) ball: Study says visual system equipped with 'future seeing powers'

PhysOrg news: Crystal (eye) ball: Study says visual system equipped with 'future seeing powers'

Small primate ancestors had a leg up

PhysOrg news: Small primate ancestors had a leg up

MIT Creates New Material For Fuel Cells, Increases Power Output By 50 Percent
PhysOrg news: MIT Creates New Material For Fuel Cells, Increases Power Output By 50 Percent

Scientists solve gravity-defying bird beak mystery

PhysOrg news: Scientists solve gravity-defying bird beak mystery

Researcher finds El Nino may have been factor in Magellan's Pacific voyage

PhysOrg news: Researcher finds El Nino may have been factor in Magellan's Pacific voyage

Reactive Nitrogen: The Next Big Pollution Problem | Wired Science from Wired.com

Without nitrogen to fertilize crops, the world couldn't feed itself. But if humanity doesn't cut back on the nitrogen it pumps into the environment, we could choke the oceans and

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First-Ever Comprehensive Global Map Of Freshwater Systems Released

Over a decade of work and contributions by more than 200 leading conservation scientists have produced a first-ever comprehensive map and database of the diversity of life in the world's freshwater ecosystems. Freshwater Ecoregions of the World divides the world's freshwater systems into 426 distinct conservation units, many of which are rich in species but under increasing pressure from human population growth, rising water use, and habitat alteration.