ANIMALS - Ants turn unwelcome lodgers into a useful standing army
Mercenary soldiers are notoriously unreliable because their loyalty is as thin as the banknotes they get paid, and they may turn against their employers before moving on to the next dirty job. Not so in fungus-farming ants, where a new study reports that permanent parasites that are normally a chronic social burden protect their hosts against a greater evilhttp://phys.org/news/2013-09-ants-unwelcome-lodgers-army.htm
ANIMALS - Bats spreading deadly virus, scientist warns
(Phys.org) —It usually starts with a fever and headache, maybe some coughing and a disoriented feeling. Before long, inflammation of the veins, arteries and brain sets in, a seizure takes hold and you lose consciousness. Seven out of 10 cases end in death. Of those who survive, one-third have permanent, crippling neurological disorders .. ... http://phys.org/news/2013-09-deadly-virus-scientist.htm
ART - Dot Earth Blog: Can Storytelling Be Factual and Effective?
A scientist explores ways to communicate factually and effectively with a Hollywood script doctor and an improv star ..http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/09/can-storytellin
ART - Van Gogh Museum: New Van Gogh Identified
Museum identifies long-lost Van Gogh painting that lingered in Norwegian attic for year .. ... http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/van-gogh-museu
BIRDS - Meet the Maleo, the bizarre bird that can fly the moment it hatches
You've probably never heard of the Maleo – the endangered creature is found exclusively on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. But it is a fascinating animal.Read more.. .. ... http://io9.com/meet-the-maleo-the-bizarre-bird-that-can-fly-
BOOKS - Book Excerpt: Another Day in Paradise
Theresa Baldini on the power of the spiritual practice of love in a small village in Sudan during a bombing (book edited by Carol Bergman .. ... http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id
BOOKS - Books: Daniel Tammet’s ‘Thinking in Numbers’ Dwells on a Pure Love
Daniel Tammet, a prodigious savant with synesthesia, dwells on his love for numbers, offering some revelatory glimpses into a highly unusual brain .. ... http://www-nc.nytimes.com/2013/09/10/science/daniel-tammets-
BOOKS - Life’s Hard Lessons
A new book by the psychiatrist Norman E. Rosenthal, “The Gift of Adversity,” offers life-changing lessons and insight in how to deal with setbacks .. ... http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/09/lifes-hard-lessons
BOOKS - These are the greatest adventure stories of the 19th century
Writer and classic book-lister extraordinaire Joshua Glenn is at it again. Now that he's catalogued Radium Age science fiction, he's starting to work on a definitive list of the greatest adventure stories of the 19th century. Victoriana lovers, dive in!Read more.. .. ...
CLIMATE - Chart illustrates global warming from 1880 to today. Will this convince deniers?
Jason Samenow at The Washington Post says, "If you have any doubt the balance of the globe has warmed over the last century, view this chart .. ...
CLIMATE - Drones Find New Purpose Studying Arctic Ice Melt
By Suzanne Goldenberg, The Guardian The logical next step for exploring some of the world's most inhospitable terrain is being taken. Researchers are using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) – drones – to explore the last great repositories of ice in Greenland, Antarctica and Alaska. Researchers are using unmanned aerial vehicles – drones – to explore the last great repositories of ice in Greenland, Antarctica and Alaska. C ...
CLIMATE - Scientists Report Human-Induced Climate Change Influences Extreme Weather Events. Now What?
Last week, a new analysis of climate change and extreme weather was released in the peer-reviewed Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. The study, entitled, “ Explaining Extreme...-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.cohttp://blogs.scientificamerican.com/plugged-in/2013/09/09/sc
CLIMATE - Teaching Climate Change To Skeptics
The Business and Environment Initiative at Harvard Business School aims to shift the debate about climate change from a political discussion to a practical conversation about risk and reward. HBS faculty members discuss the challenge in this story, which first appeared on the HBS Working Knowledge website .. ... http://www.forbes.com/sites/hbsworkingknowledge/2013/09/09/t
CLIMATE - With Climate Change, Brazil Faces Drop in Crops
By Jan Rocha, Climate News Network São Paulo ? Higher temperatures, drastic changes in rainfall, lower productivity, more blight and disease ? these are just some of the expected consequences of climate change in Brazil if the projections of 345 scientists who make up the Brazilian Panel on Climate Change (PBMC) prove true. They predict that if present trends in greenhouse gas emissions continue, average temperatures in Brazil will be 3º-6ºC hig ...
EARTH - Archaeologist Finds Ancient Treasure Trove
Israeli archaeologist says she found ancient treasure trove near Jerusalem's Temple Moun .. ... http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/israeli-archae
EARTH - As Pacific Islands Flood, A Climate-Driven Exodus Grows
HONOLULU The village where Christina Deeley was born in the Marshall Islands is disappearing, bit by bit. [More]-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.co .. ... http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=as-pacific-
EARTH - Bay Area wildfire has scorched more than 3,700 acres
A wildfire that sparked Sunday in the hills east of San Francisco Bay had charred more than 3,700 acres by late Monday, authorities said, as it became just the latest front in California’s summer-long fire fight .. ... http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/09/09/20405089-bay-area
EARTH - Tragic Photographs of Disasters that Occurred Before 1920
We're used to photos and video footage of disasters almost as soon as they happen, but the relative permanence of these disaster photographs forces us to truly reflect on the destruction and tragedy that once occurred, even though it all happened decades ago.Read more.. .. ...
EARTH - Who built these structures? Could it be . . . aliens?
There are some incredible structures created by humans so long ago that it's tempting to believe they were built by alien hands. Here are some of the most famous examples of constructions that were — according to legend — created by otherworldly forces.Read more.. .. ...
ECONOMICS - 25 Entrepreneurs To Follow On Twitter
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EDUCATION - Study reveals why warnings may be ineffective at teaching young people about risks
Campaigns to get young people to stop smoking may be more successful by focusing on the positive benefits, such as having more money and better skin, rather than emphasising negative outcomes like increased disease risk, a study from Wellcome Trust researchers suggests .. ... http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-09-reveals-ineffective-yo
EDUCATION - Why You Need A Sponsor — Not A Mentor — To Fast-Track Your Career
If you thought finding and cultivating a mentor with clout would be your key to career success, you were dead wrong.
Mentors may offer an open door and helpful guidance, but little more. To win, you need a sponsor, says Sylvia Ann Hewlett, CEO of think tank The Center for Talent Innovation (CTI) and author of just released “Forget a Mentor, Find a Sponsor: The New Way to Fast-Track Your Career.”
http://www.businessinsider.com/you-need-a-sponsor-to-fast-track-your-career-2013-9#ixzz2eW0LNQ77
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ENERGY - Calculating the carbon footprint of California's products
Now that California's greenhouse gas cap-and-trade policy is law, attention is shifting to recognizing industry efficiency ..http://phys.org/news/2013-09-carbon-footprint-california-pro
ENERGY - Researchers read the coffee grounds and find a promising energy resource for the future
For many of us, it's the fuel that wakes us up and gets us started on our day http://phys.org/news/2013-09-coffee-grounds-energy-resource-
ENERGY - Tool created to avert future energy crisis
(Phys.org) —A University of California, Riverside assistant professor of electrical engineering and several colleagues have created a new measurement tool that could help avoid an energy crisis like the one California endured during the early 2000s and better prepare the electricity market for the era of the smart grid .. ... http://phys.org/news/2013-09-tool-avert-future-energy-crisis
ENERGY - UK Keeps Old Reactors and Plans New Ones
LONDON – The UK Government has been telling its parliament and the public that because eight large nuclear stations are scheduled to close over the next 10 years, the country needs urgently to...-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.co .. ... http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=uk-keeps-ol
ENVIRONMENT - High radiation detected at Fukushima monitoring well: reports
The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant on Monday said that groundwater from an observation well near the site of a leaky storage tank showed high levels of radiation, according to reports .. ... http://phys.org/news/2013-09-high-fukushima.htm
FASHION - Beards, Mustaches Go on Parade in New Orleans
Beard and mustache enthusiasts parade through New Orleans, compete for national title .. ... http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/beards-mustaches-parade-o
GARDENS - Plant microbes have potential to unlock advances in agriculture, according to microbiologist
Smarter use of the microbes that live in and around crops could pay huge dividends for farmers in the near future, according to an Iowa State University microbiologist .. ... http://phys.org/news/2013-09-microbes-potential-advances-agr
HOMES - Are Airbnb Users Breaking the Law?
Are homeowners and renters breaking the law when, to make some extra money, they charge strangers for staying overnight on their couch or in an extra bedroom? A growing of chorus of critics—including landlords, municipalities, neighboring homeowners and local B&Bs—claim that yes, they are. They want to crack down on sites like Airbnb, which facilitate short-term stays by bringing hosts and guests together .. ... http://abcnews.go.com/Business/users-airbnb-breaking-law-cri
MOVIES - Documentary Film Review: Salinger
Revelations about Salinger's arrogance, romantic escapades with much younger women, mania for privacy, writing bunker, and many secrets .. ... http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=25
PLANTS - Microbes help beetles defeat plant defenses
Some symbiotic bacteria living inside Colorado potato beetles can trick plants into reacting to a microbial attack rather than that of a chewing herbivore, according to a team of Penn State researchers who found that the beetles with bacteria were healthier and grew better .. ... http://phys.org/news/2013-09-microbes-beetles-defeat-defense
SCIENCE - Probably the most viscerally satisfying thing you'll watch today
We could watch acetone devour styrofoam all. Day. Long.Read more.. .. ...
SCIENCE - Programmable glue made of DNA directs tiny gel bricks to self-assemble
A team of researchers has found a way to self-assemble complex structures out of bricks smaller than a grain of salt. The new method could help solve one of the major challenges in tissue engineering: Creating injectable components that self-assemble into intricately structured, biocompatible scaffolds at an injury site to help regrow human tissues .. ... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/09/130909121946.ht
SCIENCE - Quantum temperature: Scientists study the physics that connects the classical to the quantum world
How does a classical temperature form in the quantum world? Scientists have now directly observed the emergence and the spreading of a temperature in a quantum system. Remarkably, the quantum properties are lost, even though the quantum system is completely isolated and not connected to the outside world .. ... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/09/130909092835.ht
SCIENCE - Scientists Help Farmers Create Greener Dairies
Science, industry team up to help make dairy farms more environmentally friendly, profitabl .. ... http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/scientists-farmers-create
SCIENCE - This iodine clock reaction happens so fast it looks like magic
The iodine clock is a common chemistry experiment in which two clear liquids are mixed together to produce a dark, opaque color. But as you'll see in this video, the speed at which this reaction happens is nothing short of remarkable. Read more.. .. ... http://io9.com/this-iodine-clock-reaction-happens-so-fast-it
SPACE - Mars One mission starts sifting through 200,000 applicants
Mars colonyMars OneOnly a few dozen will be chosen for the 2023 mission to colonize the red planet.Five months after the Netherlands-based private spaceflight project Mars One announced it would begin accepting applications for a one-way trip to the red planet, 202,586 people from more than 140 countries have submitted videos explaining why they should be chosen for the mission.The first of four selection rounds ended August 31. Now, the Mars One ...
SPACE - Meteorite brought surprising ingredient for life to Earth in 2012
Scientists say they have discovered unexpected ingredients for life — organic molecules never seen before in meteorites — inside a chunk of space rock that fell to Earth over California last year .. ... http://www.nbcnews.com/science/meteorite-brought-surprising-
- More Than 200,000 People Sign Up To Die On Mars
Mars colony Mars One Only a few dozen will be chosen for the 2023 mission to colonize the red planet. Five months after the Netherlands-based private spaceflight project Mars One announced it would begin accepting applications for a one-way trip to the red planet, 202,586 people from more than 140 countries have submitted videos explaining why they should be chosen for the mission. The first of four selection rounds ended August 31. Now, the Mars ...
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SPACE - More than 2,700 pay up for a chance to take a one-way trip to Mars
The Mars One venture says more than 200,000 people registered their interest in taking a one-way trip to the Red Planet, but only a fraction of those are officially in the running for the trip .. ... http://www.nbcnews.com/science/more-2-700-pay-chance-take-on
SPACE - Why Mars Colonists Will Definitely Go Crazy
Mars colony with solar panels Mars One A space colony could be a breeding ground for mental illness. Everyone and their mother wants to send people to Mars these days. Dutch spaceflight nonprofits, President Obama, and even Buzz Aldrin have seriously discussed plans to put humans on the inhospitable planet in the next few decades. But what happens when they get there? The aforementioned nonprofit, Mars One, hopes to turn the first human coloniza ...
URBAN - Cold-formed steel rebuilds earthquake-resistant architecture
Academia and industry are collaborating in a new effort to engineer earthquake-ready buildings. The effort based at Johns Hopkins University aims to design and test a single structure primarily built from cold-formed steel, a material that has boomed in structural engineering projects over the last 25 years .. ... http://phys.org/news/2013-09-cold-formed-steel-rebuilds-eart
URBAN - High Performance Buildings: One Company's Approach
I recently came across a White Paper from Legrand, North America on High Performance Buildings (HPBs). The white paper describes HPBs and their evolution, and highlights a number of salient points and benefits of HPBs .. ... http://www.forbes.com/sites/peterdetwiler/2013/09/09/high-pe
WATER - New research provides early indications that recycled sewage water is safe for crop irrigation
The first study under realistic field conditions has found reassuringly low levels of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in crops irrigated with recycled sewage water, scientists reported here today at the 246th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS) .. ... http://phys.org/news/2013-09-early-indications-recycled-sewa
WATER - Water Costs More Than Gas In Venezuela
In the capital city of Venezuela, a gallon of potable water costs a little less than one dollar, or roughly twice as much as a gallon of gasoline .. ... http://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2013/09/09/water
WIND - Ohio Renewable Energy Law Cuts Costs, Emissions
Five years after Ohio’s renewable energy standard took effect – and a few months before it will be challenged again in the state legislature – an economist with the state’s utility regulator tried to assess how the law was working out.Tim Benedict’s verdict: “We’re seeing more of the good than of the bad.”More specifically, his study concludes that the addition of renewable sources of power is modestly pushing down the wholesale cost of power in ...
WIND - Scientists calculate the energy required to store wind and solar power on the grid
Renewable energy holds the promise of reducing carbon dioxide emissions. But there are times when solar and wind farms generate more electricity than is needed by consumers. Storing that surplus energy in batteries for later use seems like an obvious solution. But a new study finds that when you factor in the energetic costs, grid-scale batteries make sense for storing surplus solar energy, but not for wind .. ... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/09/130909105253.ht
WIND - Wind farm to power nuclear arms plant
The largest federal wind farm is being built at in the Texas panhandle .. ...
WORK - Can Interns Who Agreed To Work For Free Sue For Wages?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwood/2013/09/09/can-intern
WORK - Most physicians report being satisfied with career choice
(HealthDay)—Most physicians report being satisfied with their career choice, although 40 percent would rethink their path given the chance to choose again, according to the 2013 Great American Physician Survey published in Physicians Practice .. ... http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-09-physicians-career-choi
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