ANIMALS - Fragrant attraction brings fish to the hook
Researchers have been utilizing odors from the ocean’s larder to develop a cream that can be smeared on fishing gear to attract more fish to the bait. .. ...http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130822090031.ht
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ANIMALS - How anthropomorphism can be a tool for animal conservation
A new paper in the journal Biodiversity Conservation suggests that anthropomorphism -- the attribution of human characteristics to anything other than a human being -- could become a powerful tool in promoting public support for animal conservation. .. ...
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ANIMALS - Sea otters promote recovery of seagrass beds
Scientists studying the decline and recovery of seagrass beds in one of California's largest estuaries have found that recolonization of the estuary by sea otters was a crucial factor in the seagrass comeback. Led by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, the study will be published ... .. ...
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ART - Particle detector-inspired art installed in London ice well
An art installation designed to recreate the wonder of an underground particle detector is installed in a London ice well.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23767323
BEES - Ecologists get first bumblebees' eye view of the landscape
Ecologists have produced the most detailed picture yet of how bumblebees use the landscape thanks to DNA technology and remote sensing. The results – which come from the largest ever study of wild bumblebee nests – could help farmers and policy makers ensure the countryside is better suited to the needs of these vital but declining pollinators.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130822090035.htm
BOOKS - Book Review: Countdown: Our Last, Best Hope for a Future on Earth?
After penning his best seller The World Without Us, Weisman spent two years traveling the globe, investigating how we can survive in a world with entirely too many of us, set to brim with 10 billion humans later this century. From Minneapolis to Mexico, from the Holy Land to Vatican City, Weisman presents the intermingled stories of the scientists, religious leaders and humble aid workers all striving for or against a sustainable human future.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/08/wildfires-climate-
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Congressman Todd Rokita questions how people "can somehow change the climate of the whole earth" .. ...
http://www.salon.com/2013/08/26/gop_rep_its_arrogant_to_thin
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Last Monday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released a video of the past 10 years of weather in the Americas. The Geostationary Operational Environmental ... .. ...
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/roots-of-unity/2013/08/2
The Union Square Ventures partner writes on his blog every day without fail. Posts range from the personal (“Parenting”) to the wonky (“Revenue Models—Transaction Processing”) but rarely fail to attract fewer than 100 comments. Standout Post: Sales Leads on a Small Budget .. ...
http://www.forbes.com/pictures/feki45jhke/fred-wilson-a-vc
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What are the most common mistakes investors make? You might be surprised at some of them! .. ...
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In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, the Inca Empire was the largest South America had ever known. Rich in foodstuffs, textiles, gold, and coca, the Inca were masters of city building but nevertheless had no money. In fact, they had no marketplaces at all. .. ...
http://io9.com/the-greatest-mystery-of-the-inca-empire-was-i
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Originally published on Outlier, Opower's blog. An updated analysis published last month by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory suggests that the USA is just 39% energy efficient. Put another way, more than half (i.e. 61%) of the energy that flows through our economy is ultimately wasted. The predominance of inefficiency is conveyed by the energy-flow diagram bel .. ...
http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/26/us-wastes-61-86-of-its-e
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Scientists have thought up a new use for all the CO2 emissions from fossil fuel-burning power stations. .. ...
http://www.climatecentral.org/news/waste-co2-could-be-source
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HOMES - People Who Live Inside Water Towers
In many cities and towns, water towers are no longer needed for water storage. Instead, people have turned these beautiful, imposing structures into incredible homes.
HOMES - Sales of New Homes Fall Sharply as Mortgage Rates Rise
Mortgage rates, which have climbed a full percentage point since May, are starting to steal some momentum from the market.http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/24/business/economy/sales-of-new-homes-fall-sharply-as-mortgage-rates-rise.html
The World's End is a really funny movie -- but it's also a thought-provoking piece of science fiction, with a somewhat controversial ending. When we interviewed the stars and director of the film, we asked Simon Pegg about his take on the ending, and here's what he told us. .. ...
http://io9.com/simon-pegg-explains-the-ending-of-the-worlds-
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http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=cel
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An Oregon couple celebrated 80 years of marriage last week, recalling how they met and sharing their advice for a successful marriage. It all started with a Sunday-school party in Albany, according to KVAL-TV. Ermin Johnston remembered meeting the woman who would be his wife, saying... .. ...
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/26/couple-celebrates
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In perhaps the greatest possible contrast to the dominant story of the day (Sunday night's MTV VMAs), we've come across a video which... .. ...
http://www.today.com/entertainment/man-96-enters-song-contes
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Relatives of an Ohio couple who died at a nursing home 11 hours apart on the same day said their love story's ending reflects their... .. ...
http://www.today.com/news/ohio-couple-married-65-years-die-1
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Online news, features and analysis .. ...
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2013/08/20130826-goff.htm
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Alexandrite is a gemstone coming into popularity because it is one color by day and another color by night. We'll tell you how it manages this color transformation. .. ...
http://io9.com/how-does-a-gemstone-change-color-from-red-to-
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Physicist Art Hobson has offered a solution, within the framework of standard quantum physics, to the long-running debate about the nature of quantum measurement. .. ...
http://phys.org/news/2013-08-physicist-disentangles-schrodin
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Dartmouth researchers have developed a molecular switch that changes a liquid crystal's readout color based on a chemical input. This new development may open the way for using liquid crystals in detecting harmful gases, pathogens, explosives and other chemical substances. .. ...
http://phys.org/news/2013-08-molecular-liquid-crystal.htm
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The story of how the Science Museum used 3D laser scanning to capture its maritime collection, and the preparations for its replacement .. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-2373389
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Contributing editor George Musser explains how physicists think about the universe using the fundamental concept of "the field". For more on particles and force fields, read " Physicists Debate Whether the World Is Made of Particles or Fields or Something Else Entirely " in the August issue of Scientific American. .. ...
http://www.scientificamerican.com/video.cfm?id=what-is-a-fie
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NASA has big plans for 3-D printing in space, where mined asteroid materials could resupply longer missions .. ...
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=microgravit
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Tree growth is measured to understand tree health, fluxes in carbon sequestration, and other forest ecosystem functions. It is one of the most essential and widely collected woody plant traits. Yet, the traditional method to measure tree growth is awkward and time consuming. Scientists have developed ... .. ...
http://phys.org/news/2013-08-technique-tree-growth.htm
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For every existent building in your city, there are a dozen that never came to be. Some plans were abandoned for good reasons (see: LA's 5,000-foot skyscraper), others were abandoned because of legal and financial quandaries. Either way, these forgotten drawings show us what we could've had. .. ...
http://gizmodo.com/8-unrealized-buildings-that-couldve-trans
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Nearly 20 million people in China could be exposed to water contaminated with arsenic, a new analysis suggests. .. ...
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A spate of new research looks at the impact of the ocean's lowered pH both above and below the surface .. ...
http://www.salon.com/2013/08/26/how_ocean_acidification_harm
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A quarter of youth in the world are unemployed and not studying in school. English: Jagriti Chadha, Indian Designer, Entrepreneur and Business Woman (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Dubbed NEETs (Not Employed, in Education, or Training), more than 26 million young people in the developed world and 260 million in the developing nations (a [...] .. ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/drewhendricks/2013/08/26/chronic
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BEES - Ecologists get first bumblebees' eye view of the landscape
Ecologists have produced the most detailed picture yet of how bumblebees use the landscape thanks to DNA technology and remote sensing. The results – which come from the largest ever study of wild bumblebee nests – could help farmers and policy makers ensure the countryside is better suited to the needs of these vital but declining pollinators.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130822090035.htm
BOOKS - Book Review: Countdown: Our Last, Best Hope for a Future on Earth?
After penning his best seller The World Without Us, Weisman spent two years traveling the globe, investigating how we can survive in a world with entirely too many of us, set to brim with 10 billion humans later this century. From Minneapolis to Mexico, from the Holy Land to Vatican City, Weisman presents the intermingled stories of the scientists, religious leaders and humble aid workers all striving for or against a sustainable human future.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm
CLIMATE - Explained in 90 Seconds: How Climate Change Fuels Wildfires - Wired Science
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CLIMATE - GOP Rep: It’s “arrogant” to think humans caused climate change
Congressman Todd Rokita questions how people "can somehow change the climate of the whole earth" .. ...Enclosure: image/jpeg http://media.salon.com/2013/08/todd_rokita-150x150.jp
CLIMATE - The Most Breathtaking Video of the Weather You’ll Watch This Week | Roots of Unity, Scientific American Blog Network
Last Monday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released a video of the past 10 years of weather in the Americas. The Geostationary Operational Environmental ... .. ...
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/roots-of-unity/2013/08/2
ECONOMICS - Fred Wilson - A VC - In Photos: The 10 Best Venture Capitalist Blogs For Entrepreneurs
The Union Square Ventures partner writes on his blog every day without fail. Posts range from the personal (“Parenting”) to the wonky (“Revenue Models—Transaction Processing”) but rarely fail to attract fewer than 100 comments. Standout Post: Sales Leads on a Small Budget .. ...Enclosure: image/jpeg http://b-i.forbesimg.com/karstenstrauss/files/2013/08/01EM0p
ECONOMICS - Seven Of The Most Common Investment Mistakes
What are the most common mistakes investors make? You might be surprised at some of them! .. ...Enclosure: image/jpeg http://b-i.forbesimg.com/assets/images/avatars/generic_profi
ECONOMICS - The greatest mystery of the Inca Empire was its strange economy
In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, the Inca Empire was the largest South America had ever known. Rich in foodstuffs, textiles, gold, and coca, the Inca were masters of city building but nevertheless had no money. In fact, they had no marketplaces at all. .. ...Enclosure: image/jpeg http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18y56c5xmh6ekjpg/k-bigpic.jp
ENERGY - US Wastes 61–86% Of Its Energy
Originally published on Outlier, Opower's blog. An updated analysis published last month by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory suggests that the USA is just 39% energy efficient. Put another way, more than half (i.e. 61%) of the energy that flows through our economy is ultimately wasted. The predominance of inefficiency is conveyed by the energy-flow diagram bel .. ...Enclosure: application/octet-stream http://i2.wp.com/cleantechnica.com/files/2013/08/LLNL_Flow-C
ENERGY - Waste CO2 Could be Source of Renewable Power | Climate Central
Scientists have thought up a new use for all the CO2 emissions from fossil fuel-burning power stations. .. ...Enclosure: image/jpeg http://www.climatecentral.org/images/uploads/news/8_23_13_TD
HOMES - People Who Live Inside Water Towers
In many cities and towns, water towers are no longer needed for water storage. Instead, people have turned these beautiful, imposing structures into incredible homes.
HOMES - Sales of New Homes Fall Sharply as Mortgage Rates Rise
Mortgage rates, which have climbed a full percentage point since May, are starting to steal some momentum from the market.http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/24/business/economy/sales-of-new-homes-fall-sharply-as-mortgage-rates-rise.html
MOVIES - Simon Pegg explains the ending of The World's End
The World's End is a really funny movie -- but it's also a thought-provoking piece of science fiction, with a somewhat controversial ending. When we interviewed the stars and director of the film, we asked Simon Pegg about his take on the ending, and here's what he told us. .. ...Enclosure: image/jpeg http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18y8yv7v3t4q2jpg/k-bigpic.jp
MUSIC - Cellist Converts Climate Data to Song: Scientific American Podcast
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PEOPLE - Couple Celebrates Astonishing 80 YEARS of Marriage – So What’s Their Secret?
An Oregon couple celebrated 80 years of marriage last week, recalling how they met and sharing their advice for a successful marriage. It all started with a Sunday-school party in Albany, according to KVAL-TV. Ermin Johnston remembered meeting the woman who would be his wife, saying... .. ...Enclosure: image/jpeg http://www.theblaze.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ermin-and
PEOPLE - Man, 96, enters song contest to pay tribute to love of his life - TODAY.com
In perhaps the greatest possible contrast to the dominant story of the day (Sunday night's MTV VMAs), we've come across a video which... .. ...Enclosure: image/jpeg http://msnbcmedia1.msn.com/j/streams/2013/August/130826/8C87
PEOPLE - Ohio couple married 65 years die 11 hours apart - TODAY.com
Relatives of an Ohio couple who died at a nursing home 11 hours apart on the same day said their love story's ending reflects their... .. ...Enclosure: image/jpeg http://media1.s-nbcnews.com/i/MSNBC/Components/Interactives/
SCIENCE - Green Car Congress: Researchers devise method to suppress thermal conductivity to improve thermoelectric materials for waste heat recovery
Online news, features and analysis .. ...Enclosure: image/png http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon16x16.pn
SCIENCE - How does a gemstone change color from red to green?
Alexandrite is a gemstone coming into popularity because it is one color by day and another color by night. We'll tell you how it manages this color transformation. .. ...Enclosure: image/jpeg http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18y6g8y5n5w7wjpg/k-bigpic.jp
SCIENCE - Physicist disentangles 'Schrodinger's cat' debate
Physicist Art Hobson has offered a solution, within the framework of standard quantum physics, to the long-running debate about the nature of quantum measurement. .. ...Enclosure: image/jpeg http://cdn.physorg.com/newman/gfx/news/tmb/2013/physicistdis
SCIENCE - Researchers develop molecular switch that changes liquid crystal colors
Dartmouth researchers have developed a molecular switch that changes a liquid crystal's readout color based on a chemical input. This new development may open the way for using liquid crystals in detecting harmful gases, pathogens, explosives and other chemical substances. .. ...Enclosure: image/jpeg http://cdn.physorg.com/newman/gfx/news/tmb/2012/atom.jp
SCIENCE - The gallery which lives on in time and space
The story of how the Science Museum used 3D laser scanning to capture its maritime collection, and the preparations for its replacement .. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-2373389Enclosure: image/jpeg http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/67373000/jpg/_67373987
SCIENCE - What Is a Field? [Video]: Scientific American
Contributing editor George Musser explains how physicists think about the universe using the fundamental concept of "the field". For more on particles and force fields, read " Physicists Debate Whether the World Is Made of Particles or Fields or Something Else Entirely " in the August issue of Scientific American. .. ...Enclosure: image/jpeg http://www.scientificamerican.com/media/inline/field-instant
SPACE - Space Station Astronauts to Test 3-D Printing in Microgravity: Scientific American
NASA has big plans for 3-D printing in space, where mined asteroid materials could resupply longer missions .. ...Enclosure: image/jpeg http://www.scientificamerican.com/media/inline/microgravity-
TREES - New technique for measuring tree growth cuts down on research time
Tree growth is measured to understand tree health, fluxes in carbon sequestration, and other forest ecosystem functions. It is one of the most essential and widely collected woody plant traits. Yet, the traditional method to measure tree growth is awkward and time consuming. Scientists have developed ... .. ...Enclosure: image/jpeg http://cdn.physorg.com/newman/gfx/news/tmb/2012/atom.jp
URBAN - 8 Unrealized Buildings That Could've Transformed American Cities
For every existent building in your city, there are a dozen that never came to be. Some plans were abandoned for good reasons (see: LA's 5,000-foot skyscraper), others were abandoned because of legal and financial quandaries. Either way, these forgotten drawings show us what we could've had. .. ...Enclosure: image/jpeg http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18xxjyhfccmq5jpg/k-bigpic.jp
WATER - China's arsenic risk estimated
Nearly 20 million people in China could be exposed to water contaminated with arsenic, a new analysis suggests. .. ...Enclosure: image/jpeg http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/67373000/jpg/_67373987
WATER - How ocean acidification harms sealife and worsens climate change
A spate of new research looks at the impact of the ocean's lowered pH both above and below the surface .. ...Enclosure: image/jpeg http://media.salon.com/2013/08/shutterstock_151218194-150x15
WORK - Chronically High Unemployment Levels Persist
A quarter of youth in the world are unemployed and not studying in school. English: Jagriti Chadha, Indian Designer, Entrepreneur and Business Woman (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Dubbed NEETs (Not Employed, in Education, or Training), more than 26 million young people in the developed world and 260 million in the developing nations (a [...] .. ...Enclosure: application/octet-stream http://b-i.forbesimg.com/thumbnails/blog_2769/pt_2769_11_o.j
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