Few places on Earth are so full of geological mayhem as a subduction zone.
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I've had the application to be certified as a women-owned business on my desk for six years. Here's why I just can't mail it in
Read More »The Nuts and Bolts of Emotional Sobriety
One of the cornerstones of alcoholism recovery is a concept called emotional sobriety. The idea is that alcoholics and other addicts hoping to stay sober over the long haul must learn to regulate the negative feelings that can lead to discomfort, craving and--ultimately--relapse. Doing so is a lifelong project and requires cultivating a whole new way of thinking about life’s travails
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It's full of lenses... When astronomers talk about methods for finding exoplanets the list is relatively short
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Read More »Music and Memory: Robert Sherman, Voice of Your Childhood, Dies at 86
One of the most influential voices of my childhood, and the childhoods of countless others raised alongside that omnipresent mouse, has died at the age of 86.
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In “ Lifting the Black Cloud ,” Robin Henig surveys the search for new, improved antidepressants. Much research in the area involves laboratory mice and rats.
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Read More »Hint of Higgs Particle Found in Data from Now-Defunded U.S. Collider
By Eugenie Samuel Reich of Nature magazine A hint of the Higgs boson , the missing piece in the standard model of particle physics, has been found in data collected by the Tevatron, the now-shuttered U.S.
Read More »Spiders on the Move in Flood-Ravaged Australia
WAGGA WAGGA, Australia (Reuters) - Thousands of spiders have cast eerie webs over vast areas of flood-hit Australia after being forced to seek shelter by the rising waters.
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Read More »Why It Took So Long to Invent the Wheel
Wheels are the archetype of a primitive, caveman-level technology. But in fact, they're so ingenious that it took until 3500 B.C. for someone to invent them
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There are methods and techniques used by the highest-paid and most successful people in our society to get paid more money for what they do and get promoted faster to higher levels of authority and responsibility.
Read More »The Inspiration Paradox: Your Best Creative Time Is Not When You Think
A bus company in China has launched a new “safe driving” campaign by suspending bowls of water over their drivers.
Read More »Accidentally ‘Introduced’ Species Threaten Antarctic Ecosystem
By Pauline Askin SYDNEY (REUTERS) - In the pristine frozen continent of Antarctica scientists fear an alien invasion -- not from outer space, but carried in people's pockets and bags. Seeds and plants accidentally brought to Antarctica by tourists and scientists may introduce alien plant species which could threaten the survival of native plants in the finely balanced ecosystem. Invasive alien plants are amongst the most significant conservation threat to Antarctica, especially as climate change warms the ice continent, said a report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Journal published on Tuesday.
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