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2012 AAAS Annual Meeting


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24 February 2012 | ScienceInsider

Canada's Restrictions on Scientists' Speech Raise Concerns

by Jane J. Lee
VANCOUVER, CANADA—Government scientists in Canada are facing growing restrictions on their ability to speak directly to the public and the press—and could benefit from new policies being instituted south...
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20 February 2012 | ScienceNOW

A Practical Blueprint for a Low-Carbon Electric World?

by Dan Ferber
New report presents “transformative” technologies to wean world from fossil fuel-based electricity
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20 February 2012 | ScienceNOW

Nuclear Reactors Not Needed to Make the Most Common Medical Isotope

by Robert F. Service
New technique uses a medical cyclotron to produce radioisotope
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20 February 2012 | ScienceNOW

Podcast: Engineering Public Health

by Sarah Crespi
How are scientists using apps and cellphones for public health?
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19 February 2012 | ScienceNOW

ScienceShot: Medical Imaging, In A Snap

by Marissa Fessenden
Researchers dramatically increase speed of MRI scans
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19 February 2012 | ScienceNOW

Podcast: Oceans of the Future

by Erik Stokstad and Sarah Crespi
Will there be fish on the menu 100 years from now?
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19 February 2012 | ScienceNOW

Global Fisheries Deals: What’s the Catch?

by Jane J. Lee
Some fishing agreements between developed and undeveloped countries are not what they seem
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19 February 2012 | ScienceNOW

Podcast: The Future of Mineral Resource Dependence

by Kerry Klein
Can we balance our social and environmental responsibilities?
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19 February 2012 | ScienceNOW

No Omnivore’s Dilemma for Alaskan Hunter-Gatherers

by John Travis
Newly constructed food webs show how the Aleuts fit into an island ecosystem.
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19 February 2012 | ScienceNOW

Q&A: What Can Indigenous People Tell Us About Climate Change?

by Erin Loury
An expert discusses what scientists are learning from the native inhabitants of Arctic communities
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19 February 2012 | ScienceNOW

Video: Fit Hearts Have Street Smarts

by Meghan Rosen
Kids who are in shape are better at multitasking
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19 February 2012 | ScienceNOW

Podcast: Evolution Under Pressure

by Kerry Klein
What is happening in the deep, dark depths of the sea?
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18 February 2012 | ScienceNOW

ScienceShot: A Pulmonary War Between Viruses and Bacteria

by Beth Marie Mole
The lungs of cystic fibrosis patients are home to battling microbes
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18 February 2012 | ScienceNOW

ScienceShot: Case Closed for Sea Otter Deaths

by Michael Price
Scientists figure out what caused mysterious die-off in 2007
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18 February 2012 | ScienceNOW

Podcast: Shrimp Cocktails, Hydroelectric Power, and More

by David Grimm and Sarah Crespi
Listen to some of our favorite stories from AAAS 2012
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18 February 2012 | ScienceNOW

Podcast: Ancient Musical Spaces

by Sarah Crespi
Scientists reconstruct sounds from days gone by
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18 February 2012 | ScienceNOW

Podcast: A Planetwide Microbe Survey

by Sarah Crespi
How do microbes contribute to the global ecosystem?
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18 February 2012 | ScienceNOW

Q&A: The 50th Anniversary of 'The Pill'

by Tanya Lewis
We chat with an expert about the risks and benefits of oral contraception
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18 February 2012 | ScienceNOW

Massive Energy Storage, Courtesy of West Ireland

by Dan Ferber
Novel project plans to use region to generate three-quarters of the power of the Hoover Dam
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17 February 2012 | ScienceNOW

Tropical Oceans Dried Out East Africa

by Jane J. Lee
Sea-surface temperatures may be responsible for expansion of grasslands
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17 February 2012 | ScienceNOW

Podcast: Saving Endangered Languages

by Kerry Klein
What can be done to preserve dying tongues?
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17 February 2012 | ScienceNOW

Video: X-rays Paint Whole-Cell Portraits

by Erin Loury
Cellular “cat scans” reveal internal machinery without slicing and dicing
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17 February 2012 | ScienceNOW

The Carbon Footprint of a Shrimp Cocktail

by Erik Stokstad
It's worse than you thought, if the shrimp come from farms that destroyed mangroves
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16 February 2012 | ScienceNOW

Haunting Sounds at an Ancient Peruvian Site

by Dan Ferber
Villagers had sophisticated understanding of acoustics
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16 February 2012 | ScienceNOW

Mixed Verdict on Fracking

by Erik Stokstad
No evidence that hydraulic fracturing for gas contaminates groundwater, report finds, but problems exist at the surface
 
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17 February
The Past and Future of Languages
Experts answer your questions on how our most basic communication tool is changing
18 February
Alien Worlds at the Bottom of the Sea
Talk with experts about the evolution of life in deep, dark places
19 February
The Future of the World's Oceans
Chat with experts about the fate of our seas
Engineering Public Health
How are scientists using apps and cellphones for public health?
Oceans of the Future
Will there be fish on the menu 100 years from now?
The Future of Mineral Resource Dependence
Can we balance our social and environmental responsibilities?
Evolution Under Pressure
What is happening in the deep, dark depths of the sea?

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