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2013 AAAS Annual Meeting


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19 February 2013 | ScienceNOW

Have We Been Miscounting Calories?

by Ann Gibbons
Panel of scientists argues that cooking, gut bacteria, and other factors can alter the calorie content of foods
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19 February 2013 | ScienceNOW

Podcast: Science From the International Space Station

by Kerry Klein
Science chats with an expert on microgravity research into bacterial pathogens and infectious diseases
19 February 2013 | ScienceNOW

ScienceShot: Could Space Travel Make You Go Blind?

by Lizzie Wade
Even astronauts with perfect vision may need glasses when they return to Earth
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18 February 2013 | ScienceNOW

Podcast: America's Scientist Idol

by Kerry Klein
Science chats with the host and champion of the competition
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18 February 2013 | ScienceNOW

Podcast: Best of the Meeting Part II

by Kerry Klein and David Grimm
As the AAAS annual meeting comes to a close, ScienceNOW wraps up some of its favorite stories from the last few days
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18 February 2013 | ScienceNOW

Coal Plants Are Victims of Their Own Economics

by Dan Ferber
Industry's decline comes from within, not from government regulations, argues new analysis
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18 February 2013 | ScienceNOW

Handicapping the River's Rise

by Erik Stokstad
Adding probabilities to flood predictions could help mitigate natural disasters
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17 February 2013 | ScienceNOW

New Whale Species Unearthed in California Highway Dig

by Carolyn Gramling
Road project reveals transitional forms to modern toothless whales
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17 February 2013 | ScienceNOW

How to Freak Out a Foodie

by Ann Gibbons
Renaissance geek brings science into the kitchen
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17 February 2013 | ScienceNOW

Podcast: Improving Agriculture From the Ground Down

by Kerry Klein
Science chats with experts on ways to increase crop yields
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17 February 2013 | ScienceNOW

Predicting the Bumper Crops of the Future

by Erik Stokstad
A new effort aims to figure out how to boost the harvest from every acre of the world's arable land
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17 February 2013 | ScienceNOW

Podcast: What Can Scientists Learn From the Public?

by Sarah Crespi
Science chats with an expert about how scientists in different countries and age groups think about public engagement
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16 February 2013 | ScienceNOW

Mussel Glue Could Help Repair Birth Defects

by Dan Ferber
Adhesive based on bivalve could seal fetal membranes
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16 February 2013 | ScienceNOW

Podcast: Designing Bio-Friendly Plastics

by Kerry Klein and Carolyn Gramling
Science chats with an expert about the impact of grocery bags on the environment
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16 February 2013 | ScienceNOW

Podcast: Best of the Meeting Part I

by Sarah Crespi and David Grimm
ScienceNOW wraps up some of its favorite stories so far
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16 February 2013 | ScienceNOW

Do We Live Inside a Mathematical Equation?

by Lizzie Wade
A Q&A with MIT physicist Max Tegmark
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16 February 2013 | ScienceNOW

Podcast: Making Crime Prevention Pay

by Sarah Crespi
Science chats with an expert about solutions to violent crime and more
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16 February 2013 | ScienceNOW

Human Evolution: Gain Came With Pain

by Ann Gibbons
Blame your bad back and sprained ankle on an imperfect reworking of the ape body plan
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16 February 2013 | ScienceNOW

ScienceShot: Ancient Pee Provides Clues to Africa's Past

by Michael Price
Hyrax waste suggests a wetter southern continent 12,000 years ago
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16 February 2013 | ScienceNOW

Podcast: Advances in Oral Reconstruction

by Kerry Klein
Science chats with an expert on dental injuries
15 February 2013 | ScienceNOW

ScienceShot: Looking for Life on Mars? Dig Deeper

by Carolyn Gramling
Martian meteorite’s minerals deepen the puzzle of life on the red planet
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15 February 2013 | ScienceNOW

Podcast: The Birth Pangs of Humanity

by Ann Gibbons
Science speaks to experts about the downsides of human evolution
15 February 2013 | ScienceNOW

The Recipe for a Tastier Tomato

by Erik Stokstad
Enhancing aromatic compounds is key to restoring flavor to bland supermarket fare
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15 February 2013 | ScienceNOW

Video: The Hidden Dance of Cells

by John Bohannon
New microscopic technique films cell movement in real time
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15 February 2013 | ScienceNOW

A Little Sugar Helps the Broccoli Go Down

by Erik Stokstad
Kids eat more vegetables when sweetener masks the bitterness
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15 February 2013 | ScienceNOW

Podcast: Are There Good Viruses?

by Sarah Crespi
Science chats with an expert about what the 99% of viruses that don't cause disease are doing
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15 February 2013 | ScienceNOW

Podcast: Do Scientists Need Social Media?

by Meghna Sachdev and Kerry Klein
Science chats with social media expert Christie Wilcox
14 February 2013 | ScienceNOW

Drugged Fish Lose Their Inhibitions, Get the Munchies

by Emily Underwood
Antianxiety medications in waterways may be having profound impacts on fish behavior
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13 February 2013 | ScienceNOW

Six-Second Science (#6SecSci)

by Science News Staff
Can you explain your research in 6 seconds?
 

ScienceLive

Daily Video Chats Live from AAAS 3:00pm EST
17 February
Our Toxic Environment
Talk with experts about how chemicals like lead and BPA are impacting human health
16 February
The Scars of Human Evolution
Watch a broadcast with experts in a Google+ Hangout about the downsides of becoming human
15 February
The Future of Physics
Watch a broadcast of a video chat with experts in a Google+ Hangout about what lies ahead for research into particle physics, dark matter, and more
Six-Second Science #6SecSci
Tell us what you know!
Images from Boston
America's Scientist Idol
Science chats with the host and champion of the competition
Best of the Meeting Part II
As the AAAS annual meeting comes to a close, ScienceNOW wraps up some of its favorite stories from the last few days
Improving Agriculture From the Ground Down
Science chats with experts on ways to increase crop yields
What Can Scientists Learn From the Public?
Science chats with an expert about how scientists in different countries and age groups think about public engagement
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