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2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Oct 08, 2014

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Eric Betzig, Stefan W. Hell and William E. Moerner share the 2014 chemistry Nobel for the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy, which has enabled the study of single molecules in ongoing chemical reactions in living cells. Steve Mirsky reports

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2014 Nobel Prize in Physics Oct 07, 2014

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Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura share the physics Nobel for the invention of efficient blue light–emitting diodes, which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources. Steve Mirsky reports

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2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Oct 06, 2014

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John O'Keefe, May-Britt Moser and Edvard I. Moser share the prize for their discoveries of cells that constitute a positioning system in the brain. Steve Mirsky reports

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Reindeer Spit Smacks Down Plant Toxins Oct 03, 2014

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Compounds in reindeer and moose saliva interfere with the production of toxins in plants that ordinarily stop animals from dining on the vegetation. Karen Hopkin reports

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Good Palm Oil Yields Could Be Bad News Oct 02, 2014

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Increased palm oil yields could unintentionally have the effect of creating a bigger demand for land for even more palm oil planting. Cynthia Graber reports

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Sea Garbage Shows Ocean Boundaries Sep 30, 2014

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Floating refuse reveals ocean currents that in turn show where the world's oceans mix and where they stay relatively discrete. Karen Hopkin reports

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Yeast Coaxed to Make Morphine Sep 29, 2014

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Genetically manipulated yeast can produce morphine that could help get around the problems with poppy crops, which include climate, disease and war. Karen Hopkin reports

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Crustal Chemistry May Aid in Earthquake Prediction Sep 25, 2014

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Researchers say chemical changes in groundwater may someday be used to predict quakes four to six months in advance. Christopher Intagliata reports

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Dino Devastator Also Ravaged Veggies Sep 19, 2014

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After the Chicxulub meteorite, more than half the plant species in temperate North America perished along with the dinosaurs, and the composition of post-impact vegetation changed markedly. Christopher Intagliata reports

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Genius Grant Goes to Science Historian Sep 17, 2014

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New MacArthur Fellow Pamela Long studies the scientific revolution as a result of the interactions of academics and hands-on infrastructure engineers in the 15th and 16th centuries. Steve Mirsky reports

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