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Climate Influences Language Evolution Jan 28, 2015

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The ease with which certain sounds are produced in different climes plays a role in the development of spoken languages. Christopher Intagliata reports

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Gates CEO: Let's Shrink Maternal Mortality Jan 27, 2015

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation CEO Susan Desmond-Hellmann talks about some of what needs to be done to make a reality of the foundation's aspiration to cut maternal mortality by two thirds by 2030

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Snail's Venom Puts Fish in Insulin Coma Jan 26, 2015

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The cone snail's venom contains not only neurotoxins, but insulin, too—which stuns the fish it preys on. Christopher Intagliata reports

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Tech Consequences Voiced by Carnegie Mellon Prez Jan 23, 2015

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At the World Economic Forum, Carnegie Mellon president Subra Suresh talks about dealing with the unintended consequences of ever more sophisticated intelligent devices

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Diaper Material Expands Wee Microscope Views Jan 22, 2015

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The absorbent material in disposable diapers can expand tissue samples, making more structure visible under light microscopes. Karen Hopkin reports

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Obama Talks Ebola and Climate in His SOTU Jan 21, 2015

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In his State of the Union address, the president talked about the need for frameworks to be in place to stop future pandemics and rising worldwide temperatures

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Computer Snoopers Read Electromagnetic Emissions Jan 20, 2015

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Researchers were able to track the keystrokes of a nearby computer via fluctuations in its electromagnetic radiation output. Christopher Intagliata reports

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Antibiotics in Blood Can Make Malaria Mosquitoes Mightier Jan 13, 2015

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The drugs disrupt mosquitoes' gut bacteria, which appears to make the insects more effective malaria vectors. Christopher Intagliata reports

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Health and Conservation Reminders Cut Consumer Energy Use Jan 12, 2015

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Households that got weekly messages about the lower pollution they generated via efficiency cut energy use much more than did residents who were told how much money they were saving. Cynthia Graber reports

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Making Evolution Make Microbes Make Products Jan 08, 2015

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By selecting for bacteria that can survive only if they make a particular product of interest over multiple iterations, researchers vastly improved yields and decreased production times. Cynthia Graber reports

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