Athlete Robot: Sprint Running [video] http://tinyurl.com/2ugjufb

Hydrogen production comes naturally to ocean microbe: Cyanobacterium gives off hydrogen as by-product of day-to-day processes http://tinyurl.com/2buv9sc

Cancer cells dupe the body’s immune system: Cancerous cells send out the same distress signals as wounds, tricking immune cells into helping them grow into tumours http://tinyurl.com/23fxm5c

ScienceShot: Celestial Ornament: The appearance of this gossamer ring hides a dark past http://tinyurl.com/35d4b7g

Gassy volcanoes tied to mass extinction: Chemicals from Siberian eruption may have triggered history’s greatest catastrophe http://is.gd/iLR2F

Sweet and Biodegradable: Sugar and Cornstarch Make Environmentally Safer Plastics http://tinyurl.com/2ajwc5b

Scientists Figure Out How to Erase Pathological Fear http://tinyurl.com/288wan8

The wonders of the cell go online http://tinyurl.com/2b2xlj4

Nanostrukturen: In Zukunft sollen selbstorganisierende chemische Reaktionen Halbleiteroberflächen strukturieren http://is.gd/iLS4t

Fermi-Gas ist suprafluid http://tinyurl.com/33savpn

Forscher drehen die innere Uhr um zehn Stunden zurück http://tinyurl.com/3a57fsn

Roboter ‘Athlete’ sprintet wie Menschen http://tinyurl.com/29hzhza

Im Fußgängerparadies leben bessere Nachbarn http://tinyurl.com/33ow22p (via http://www.scienceblogs.de )

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Cosmic Radiation Features Could Suggest Our Universe Is Not Alone: Data may provide evidence of a ‘multiverse’: http://is.gd/iIeNX

A Naturalistic Ontology for Mechanistic Explanations in the Social Sciences http://tinyurl.com/2davo83

Study reveals ‘secret ingredient’ in religion that makes people happier http://tinyurl.com/22sfn9c

Improved Artificial Photosynthesis Efficiently Harvests Light Energy http://tinyurl.com/2alde5q

Sleepy bees slur their waggle dance moves: Bees deprived of a good night’s sleep make shoddy dancers and poor communicators http://is.gd/iIefT

Neuentdeckter vierter Planet um den Stern HR 8799 torpediert die gängigen Theorien zur Planetenbildung http://tinyurl.com/25lwz76

Medizin: Forschern geben Alzheimer-Mäusen ihr Gedächtnis zurück http://tinyurl.com/2aokpnj

Auch ohne züchterische Absicht kann der Mensch neue Tierrassen hervorbringen http://tinyurl.com/2bo6j9k

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Human intestinal tissue grown in the lab http://tinyurl.com/2e4tuwc

Cells reprogrammed to treat diabetes: Testes may be a source of insulin production http://tinyurl.com/2w3khrm

Violent Origin for Saturn’s Rings: New study may have solved centuries-old mystery http://tinyurl.com/28wxzq5

Demand growing for open access science texts and tools: Nature’s free Scitable service is providing textbook-grade material to anyone with an Internet connection, and it’s just one of a number of free services that scientific publishers are experimenting with http://tinyurl.com/22sv23n

Cancún analysis: Dawn breaks on low-carbon world: The ‘triumph’ of Cancún’s climate negotiations may be largely diplomatic, but the foundations for a new, low carbon world are already being laid regardless http://tinyurl.com/257gd88

Urzeitlicher Klimawandel sorgte für mehr Artenvielfalt http://tinyurl.com/2dawc5h

Forscher züchten funktionsfähiges Darmgewebe http://tinyurl.com/23xjxx3

Auch kleine Zugvögel setzen auf Gleitflug http://tinyurl.com/2asx7mm

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Mice created from two dads: Reproductive scientists have used stem cell technology to create mice from two dads http://tinyurl.com/37g3tuj

Had flu? The next pandemic could hit you harder http://tinyurl.com/39xnp78

Personalized Molecular Therapy Shows Promising Results for People With Advanced Lung Cancer http://tinyurl.com/24jlcr6

NASA Engineer Shows YouTube ‘Best of the Best’ Shuttle Videos http://yhoo.it/eyNbMb

Cancún success may be skin deep: Exhausted delegates said the talks were a victory. But in the cold light of morning, many will agree that their diplomatic triumph offered little tangible progress http://tinyurl.com/2wm3soc

Cancún Agreements: ‘Besser als Nichts’ http://tinyurl.com/28bql6h (via http://www.spektrumdirekt.de )

Greenland ice loss rates ‘one-third’ of what was thought http://bit.ly/gx2FWQ

Erderwärmung: Schon 1,5 Grad haben Folgen für Jahrhunderte http://tinyurl.com/33c4mlq

Forscher: Klärwerke könnten Strom liefern, anstatt ihn zu verbrauchen http://tinyurl.com/3a4vosn

Kombi-Minigenerator nutzt Licht und Wärme http://tinyurl.com/36skohp

US-Forscher haben in einem Elektronenmikroskop den kleinsten Akku der Welt realisiert http://tinyurl.com/2evr6de

Verschmelzende Sterne explodieren in einer Roten Nova http://tinyurl.com/29cyzf2

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No evidence of time before Big Bang: Latest research deflates the idea that the Universe cycles for eternity http://tinyurl.com/2cvyx2r

Does the Slut Gene Exist? http://tinyurl.com/25r9fyg

Rooting for swarm intelligence in plants: Researchers argue for a type of vegetative group decision making usually associated with animals http://tinyurl.com/3afhysy

Details of Microbe’s Extraordinary Maintenance and Repair System Revealed: Scientists have discovered how a network of repair proteins enables bacteria to prioritize the repair of the most heavily used regions of the DNA molecules that carry the instructions necessary for http://tinyurl.com/326crbe

Face memory peaks late, after age 30: Finding challenges view that all mental faculties max out in young adulthood http://is.gd/ixmgC

Scorpions glow in the dark to detect moonlight http://tinyurl.com/2d7pp3x

Wenn sich die Raupen eines nordamerikanischen Schmetterlings bedrängt fühlen, geben sie hochfrequente Pfeiflaute ab http://is.gd/itF8F

Schnecken-Eier bereiten Fressfeinden Verdauungsprobleme http://tinyurl.com/2dsxa8e

Ineffiziente Peptidentsorgung bei Alzheimerkranken http://tinyurl.com/32zykal

Nicht nur der Aufbau sondern auch der Abbau von Synapsen ist essenziell für Lernen und Gedächtnis http://tinyurl.com/2748ywl

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The Great Debate Panel: Can Scientists Determine What is, in Fact, Right and Wrong? [video] http://tinyurl.com/29rbea2

Our Brains Are Wired So We Can Better Hear Ourselves Speak http://tinyurl.com/383muer

Clouds warm things up: Satellite data put hard numbers on key player in climate http://tinyurl.com/2wlhwzh

Ants lead way to speedier computer networks: A problem-solving tactic used by insects looks set to help engineers http://is.gd/itz3M

Evolution of potato blight pathogen traced: Lethal genes behind the nineteenth-century Irish famine pinned down http://tinyurl.com/34byr8l

To Eat Less, Imagine Eating More: People who imagine eating many pieces of candy eat less when given the real thing http://is.gd/itBPn

Ein Kunstorgan aus Fleisch - und Blut: Wie Forscher gezüchtetes Gewebe mit Blut versorgen http://tinyurl.com/2593qdh

Molekulare ‘Raupen’ helfen Viren bei der Vermehrung http://tinyurl.com/2699tg4

Kohlenstoffreicher Exoplanet macht diamantene Welten denkbar http://tinyurl.com/2cz8je2

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Exoplanets cast doubt on astronomical theories: Planets in other solar systems are set to change ideas on how worlds form http://is.gd/iqoy4

Fetal genome mapped from mother’s blood for first time: A fetus has had its entire genome mapped from a sample of its mother’s blood, opening the door to new prenatal diagnoses of genetic disease http://tinyurl.com/28wok7e

Quantum links let computers understand language http://tinyurl.com/2vw87ed

Extending the Life of Oil Reserves: Greener, Cheaper More Efficient Oil Extraction Made Possible http://tinyurl.com/27mf8nu

How to Feed a 180-Ton Whale: Blue whales expend tremendous amounts of energy while eating, but the effort is worth it http://is.gd/iqpnd

Cordyceps Fungi: Some amazing footage including time lapse of jungle fungi [BBC, video] http://tinyurl.com/3ycprjk

Kernspin als Kreißsaal: Erstmals wurde die Geburt eines Kindes in einem Magnetresonanztomographen im Detail beobachtet und ‘gefilmt’ http://is.gd/iqrqO

Der Preis der Macht: Dominante Schimpansen sind häufiger Opfer von Parasiten http://tinyurl.com/2cz8je2

Pilze - makroskopisch und mit Zeitraffer aufgenommen [BBC, video] http://tinyurl.com/3ycprjk

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Is good luck at gambling all in the genes? A gene associated with rash behaviour may in fact enable shrewd decision-making in risky situations http://tinyurl.com/3axmlxj

New Cell Type Implicated in Vision: Rods and cones may not be the only cells that help us see the world around us http://tinyurl.com/2ecgbxk

SciencePicture: Invasive prostate cancer cell http://tinyurl.com/3797oaf | more: http://tinyurl.com/2uz3jel

Crab nebula outbursts shock astronomers: Spacecraft detect powerful gamma-ray flares from a supernova remnant known for its steady glow http://tinyurl.com/2ve7h9r

Plants ‘Remember’ Winter to Bloom in Spring With Help of Special Molecule http://tinyurl.com/2w6lw4a

Neurowissenschaft: Die Gedankenleser http://tinyurl.com/39px4t5 /via @SZ_Wissen

SciencePicture: Krebszelle auf dem Vormarsch http://tinyurl.com/2uz3jel

Pharmaforschung: Mit Aspirin gegen den Krebs: http://bit.ly/hozw6E /via @Zeit_RSS

Kanadische Forscher stoppen das unschöne Nadelrieseln austrocknender Weihnachtsbäume http://tinyurl.com/35yrg8f

Hilfreiches Imitieren: Nachahmen von Akzenten fördert Sprachverständnis http://tinyurl.com/349pume

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Did Climate Change Drive Prehistoric Culture Change? Early Americans may have dramatically altered their lifestyles in response to new weather patterns http://tinyurl.com/32k9gbe

Carbon Dioxide-Free Energy Can Meet the World’s Energy Needs in 2050, Danish Report Finds http://tinyurl.com/348m3lx

Anaesthesiologists Can Help Cut Climate Change: Gases used worldwide in surgical anaesthesia contribute the warming equivalent of a million cars, on average. Better anaesthesia choices can lessen the impact http://tinyurl.com/2uhgxrf

Bone-boring worm once had a taste for birds: Osedax worms might have had a more-rounded diet 30 million years ago http://is.gd/ik82V

Tummy Time: Why babies need more of it than they’re getting http://tinyurl.com/2ev5t4u

Supernova im Reagenzglas: Mithilfe einer chemischen Kettenreaktion haben Forscher die Strömungen bei einer Sternenexplosion sichtbar gemacht http://tinyurl.com/34do8vo

Tektonik: Wie Strömungen tief in der Erde die Landschaft gestalten http://tinyurl.com/22kthzj

Neue Bakterienart entdeckt: Der Neuling mit der Bezeichnung Halomonas titanicae zersetzt den Schiffsrumpf der Titanic http://is.gd/ikb4U

Psychologie: Paradoxer Effekt: Neid fördert Hilfsbereitschaft Neidern gegenüber http://tinyurl.com/3ay4zqd

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Optical wing generates lift from light: Scientists hope breakthrough will enable space vehicles to manoeuvre solely via Sun’s rays http://tinyurl.com/36b8alo

Video: Steering With Light - Physicists turn objects with beams of light: http://tinyurl.com/257a2j6 | http://is.gd/ih0kV

Exposure to Seasonal Flu Weakened Armor Against H1N1 http://tinyurl.com/3xoa9ra

Low-Status Leaders Are Ignored, Researchers Find; How a Leader Is Picked Impacts Whether Others Will Follow http://tinyurl.com/39l3ln3

In Tierversuchen belegt: Die Tageslänge zu Beginn des Lebens beeinflusst die innere Uhr nachhaltig http://tinyurl.com/328fn6q

Der Unsinn der nichtreduzierbaren Komplexität | Science Blog http://tinyurl.com/353eq8o

OpenAIRE: offener Zugang zu EU-Forschung http://heise.de/-1147649 /vi8a @heiseopen

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Taking the lottery out of gene therapy: Gene therapy is controversial because it has not been possible to predict where the inserted gene will end up – until now http://is.gd/idXVs

Wealth and ambition: Rats living in fancier digs seek richer rewards http://tinyurl.com/37zfffa

Stressed out? It could be in your genes: To their surprise, neuroscientists have discovered that stress can be passed down the generations – and even though it can be harmful, there is a logical biological reason http://preview.tinyurl.com/28xe36z

Novel Metal Catalysts May Be Able to Turn Greenhouse Gases Into Liquid Fuels: It sounds a bit like spinning straw into gold, but novel metal catalysts may be able to turn greenhouse gases like methane and carbon dioxide into liquid fuels without producing more carbon waste in … http://tinyurl.com/2ca9r8f

Fledermäuse der Art Otonycteris hemprichii sind immun gegen tödlich wirkendes Gift verschiedener Skorpionarten http://is.gd/idZqG

Schleimhaut-Mikroben mögen keinen Sauerstoff: Die natürliche Immunantwort des Menschen gegen Chlamydien funktioniert nur, wenn genügend Sauerstoff in den Schleimhäuten vorhanden ist http://is.gd/idZMc

Medizin: Aus Kostengründen kein Recht auf Leben? http://tinyurl.com/2cngayj

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Mathematical immortality? Give a theorem your name: http://tinyurl.com/32l6tmw

Cancún week one: A climate of confusion: Smaller emissions agreements are still threatened by long-standing treaty disputes http://is.gd/iaZhy

New Clue in Leukemia Mystery: Researchers Identify ‘Poison’ Employed by Deadly Enzyme Mutations http://tinyurl.com/25or4lx

Just warm enough: Mammals’ body temperatures may represent balance between warding off fungi and limiting food needs http://is.gd/ib0Ss

Killer Whales Mimic Friends and Foes: Orcas that don’t share the same dialect can still copy one another’s calls http://is.gd/ib1dC

The Myth of the ‘Missing Link’ in the March of Progress: When it comes to fossil discoveries, the term “missing link” should raise a red flag in your mind. It is almost always a sure indicator that the person employing it has only a very superficial understanding of the way evolution works http://tinyurl.com/24rxf9q

Radiation scientists agree TSA naked body scanners could cause breast cancer and sperm mutations http://bit.ly/fFxh2Q

Hirnschaden sorgt für falsches Gefühl der Vertrautheit: http://tinyurl.com/3abcxvg

Tumor-TV: Live-Beobachtung von Tumorstoffwechsel verheißt deutliche Verbesserungen in der Krebstherapie http://tinyurl.com/38oe55o

Studie: Kinder von Müttern, die mit Nutztieren und Katzen leben, sind besser gegen Neurodermitis geschützt http://tinyurl.com/2w9fo5s

Studie: Stark zunehmende Islamophobie insbesondere bei höheren Einkommensgruppen - auch bei gut situierten Linken http://is.gd/ibiOZ

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Brain Imaging Studies Show Different Cultures Have Different Brains http://tinyurl.com/2alhsba

Arsenic-eating microbe may redefine chemistry of life: Oddball bacterium can survive without one of biology’s essential building blocks http://tinyurl.com/26duo44

Life electric: microbes wire up to share energy: Two species of bacteria survive by growing nanwires to share electrons http://tinyurl.com/2ujk5at
http://is.gd/i7PzQ

Online Game Drives Genetic Research: Playing online can mean more than killing time, thanks to a new game developed by a team of bioinformaticians. Now, players can contribute in a fun way to genetic .. http://tinyurl.com/252tfka

2010 to be among three warmest years, U.N. says http://tinyurl.com/29nxue5

US-Forscher entdecken neue Lebensform, die bisherige biologische Erkenntnisse auf den Kopf stellt http://i0rdl.tk/ /via @telepolis_news

Evolutionsexperiment zeigt: Bakterien sind nicht die Einzelgänger, für die sie lange gehalten wurden. Ganz im Gegenteil http://is.gd/i7RnJ

Bessere Therapiemöglichkeiten für Leukämiekranke: Forscher enträtseln Abstoßungsmechanismus nach Stammzellentransplantation http://tinyurl.com/36lue54

Taschenlampe aus einzelnen Molekülen entwickelt: Forschern ist es gelungen, aus einzelnen Molekülen elektronische Bauelemente herzustellen und diese zum Leuchten anzuregen…. http://tinyurl.com/3ytqrfe

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Super-Earth’s atmosphere analysed for first time: A planet 6.5 times as massive as Earth called GJ 1214b has an atmosphere dominated by steam or cloudy haze, new observations suggest http://is.gd/i4X2D

Food security wanes as world warms: Global warming may have begun outpacing ability of farmers to adapt http://tinyurl.com/3335msj

Retinal Nerve Function May Be Key to Early Glaucoma Detection http://tinyurl.com/375bxqv

Can Parasitic Worms Treat Autoimmune Diseases? http://tinyurl.com/2cgz3wx

Lighting up chips gives computers a brain boost: Transistors that can handle both electrical and optical data could be used to build machines a thousand times faster than today’s computers http://tinyurl.com/2bgq59e

Dangerous Levels of Lead Found in Used Consumer Products http://tinyurl.com/394klfb

Astronomen entdecken bislang verborgenen Sternenreichtum: Im Universum wimmelt es von Roten Zwergen http://tinyurl.com/35selko

Eine wie ein Bumerang verformte Galaxie wandert mitten durch ein intergalaktisches Filament http://tinyurl.com/37pu3b4

Weniger Tierarten - mehr Krankheitserreger: Artenvielfalt sichert die Gesundheit des Menschen http://tinyurl.com/2a53w9m

Beuteltiere kommen im extrem unreifen Zustand auf die Welt: http://tinyurl.com/38de454

Bakterien als Schatzsucher: Statt teurer Chemikalien könnten Kleinstlebewesen bei der Metallrückgewinnung helfen http://tinyurl.com/336bpob

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Scale of the Universe http://bit.ly/e7rQ3b

Earth Oceans Were Homegrown: New model suggests that our seas didn’t come from comets and asteroids http://tinyurl.com/2a37btl

Sun and sand breed Sahara solar power: An ambitious new project aims to “breed” solar power plants in the Sahara by exploiting the desert’s two most abundant resources http://tinyurl.com/32ecz4u

Mercury causes homosexuality in male ibises: Environmental pollutant radically changes birds’ mating behaviour http://tinyurl.com/32omvt4

Alternative Therapies May Leave Asthmatics Gasping, Study Suggests http://tinyurl.com/24r5bfj

Snot has the power to alter scents: Mice studies show sense of smell can be modified by mucus http://tinyurl.com/2auvo6c

Das ‘Vertrauenshormon’ Oxytozin verstärkt die Bewertung von Kindheitserinnerungen - im Guten wie im Schlechten http://tinyurl.com/37p3vxe

Diäten programmieren die Stressreaktion des Körpers um - und machen fettes Essen attraktiver http://tinyurl.com/32fxoof

Ein Testsystem kann einfach und zuverlässig neue Substanzen identifizieren, die die Vermehrung von HI-Viren hemmen http://is.gd/i1RcG

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World could heat up 4 degrees C in 50 years: Immediate action needed to hold warming to half that, scientists calculate http://is.gd/hYBwK

Plants flowering later on the Tibetan Plateau: Shorter growing season linked to warmer winters on ‘the roof of the world’ http://is.gd/hYAdy

Green machine: Bugs and sparks turn salty water fresh: Bacteria could make seawater drinkable to quench the world’s thirst without squandering the world’s power http://tinyurl.com/34y9hxh

Methane-Powered Laptops? Materials Scientists Unveil Tiny, Low-Temperature Methane Fuel Cells http://tinyurl.com/2alvobw

Robots learn to read the writing on the wall: http://tinyurl.com/22rtwrs

Cybertherapy, and Why Psychiatric Treatments Never Get Better: http://tinyurl.com/2udzs9f

Steigende Wintertemperaturen verkürzen die Wachstumsdauer von Pflanzen http://tinyurl.com/255vhtq

Molekularer Schalter für Sucht identifiziert http://tinyurl.com/25hgmh4

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Telomerase reverses ageing process: Dramatic rejuvenation of prematurely aged mice hints at potential therapy http://is.gd/hWh4W

Dogs Have Bigger Brains Than Cats Because They Are More Sociable, Research Finds http://tinyurl.com/2g2h2za

When planet earth looks like art: NASA has a wonderful collection of photographs of planet Earth taken by satellites circling the atmosphere http://tinyurl.com/38xf6q9

Why a severe North Sea storm could spell disaster for the fens http://tinyurl.com/29eopyo

Was die Sonne für den Wasserkreislauf der Erde ist, sind Sternexplosionen für den Materiekreislauf in der Milchstraße http://is.gd/hWiWK

Tübinger Ärzte implantieren erstmals in Europa einen Hirnschrittmacher http://tinyurl.com/2d8swb5

Boxsport: Hirnschäden inklusive http://tinyurl.com/26jjvuo

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Symphony of Science - A Wave of Reason [video]: http://tinyurl.com/2cnz9hz

‘When new narratives meet old brains’ | NewScientist http://tinyurl.com/23s99pn

A billion people will lose their homes due to climate change, says report. British scientists will warn Cancún summit that entire nations could be flooded http://tinyurl.com/2cydj8c

Snake fangs evolved from groovy teeth: A set of 200-million-year-old teeth from a beast related to dinosaurs and crocodiles has shed light on how snake fangs evolved http://is.gd/hTPxY

Bioethics Commission to Investigate Guatemala Experiments and Current U.S. Human Research: President Obama has asked his bioethics council to review rules protecting human research subjects http://tinyurl.com/2cgt73u

Diabetes Drug Could Work Against Alzheimer’s, Animal Study Suggests: http://tinyurl.com/2adp683

Saturnmond Rhea hat Sauerstoff-Atmosphäre: http://tinyurl.com/2bexzz4

Hoffnung für Nierenkranke: Senken der Blutfettwerte schützt Nierenkranke vor Herz-Kreislauf-Problemen: http://tinyurl.com/25je6ab

Riesen-Moleküle im Überlagerungszustand http://tinyurl.com/24s4fmo

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Cosmic rebirth: Circular patterns in the universe’s pervasive background radiation suggest the Big Bang was only the latest of many http://is.gd/hR7Ww

A Greener Way to Make Plastic: Researchers develop more efficient and sustainable way to create building blocks of consumer goods http://is.gd/hR7IV

Female Fish — And Humans? — Lose Interest When Their Male Loses a Slugfest http://tinyurl.com/362uogz

Google — Is It Telling Us What To Know? http://bit.ly/gUTQPb

Ökonomie: Muss Wachstum sein? Ziel unserer Weltwirtschaft sollte es sein, Stabilität, Krisenfestigkeit und Wohlergehen zu stärken – nicht ein wachsendes Bruttosozialprodukt, findet Ökonom Peter Victor, Träger des Nobelpreises für Wirtschaftswissenschaften des Jahres 1987 http://tinyurl.com/2f8g44z

Seen der Erde werden immer wärmer http://tinyurl.com/3xgceyl

Wasserstoff macht Biomasse zu hochwertigen Chemikalien http://tinyurl.com/37vqxjd

Psychotherapeuten sind besonders anfällig für Depressionen http://tinyurl.com/39tdxol

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Black Hole May Offer Clues to Extra Dimensions: Controversial idea relies on string theory and warping of spacetime http://is.gd/hNT2O

Bespoke genetic circuits rewire human cells: Engineered DNA device could coax cells to differentiate - or die - on demand http://is.gd/hNREc

Ships and buoys made global warming look slower: The apparent slowdown in global warming over the past decade is partly down to a change in the way sea-surface temperatures were measured http://tinyurl.com/38shmlx

Is China or the US the number one cause of global warming? It all depends how you look at the numbers, says a new analysis http://tinyurl.com/25uyab8

Imaging With Neutrons: Magnetic Domains Shown for the First Time in 3-D http://tinyurl.com/382rfdv

‘Tarnkappe’ jetzt auch in 3-D: Forscher machen erstmals Objekt in allen drei Dimensionen unsichtbar http://tinyurl.com/35d35dp

Evolution: Dinosterben machte den Weg frei für Säugergiganten http://tinyurl.com/37jwwsa

Globale Studie: Passivrauchen fordert jährlich 600.000 Todesopfer: http://bit.ly/gPf4Av

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Have We Found the Universe that Existed Before the Big Bang? http://tinyurl.com/32ss5na

Dark energy on firmer footing: Geometric test supports the existence of a key thread in the fabric of the Universe http://tinyurl.com/2cqqyn9

Physicists Uncover How Snakes Soar between Trees: By studying video of gliding snakes in Asia, an engineer has figured out how they launch their sleek frames into the ether from tall trees and sail downward. By thrashing, the snakes reduce their fall speed and effectively move upward by overcoming the effect of gravity on their weight http://tinyurl.com/2d2hak3

Zoologger: Houdini fly inflates head to break walls: Sealed up in the dark inside a bee’s nest, Cacoxenus indagator has a monstrous trick to help it get out http://tinyurl.com/26bd9wq

Blood test to reveal age: Researchers have developed a new method of estimating a person’s age from their blood, which could give detectives investigating a crime a crucial lead http://tinyurl.com/39ejbhq

Forscher: Das Universum ist ‘flach’: Das Universum enthält gerade genug Energie, um irgendwann eine Art Gleichgewichtszustand zu erreichen. Zu diesem Schluss kommen zwei französische Kosmologen nach der Beobachtung ferner Galaxienpaare. Demnach wird das Universum nicht unter seinen eigenen Masse wieder in sich zusammenfallen. Seine Ausdehnungsrate wird aber verschwindend klein werden http://tinyurl.com/2wp596k

Quantenoptik: ‘Wir haben einen Tropfen aus Licht erzeugt’: Bose-Einstein-Kondensation von Photonen erstmals erfolgreich http://tinyurl.com/355hh4g

Klimawandel stärker durch schwindende Wolken? In einer für das globale Klima entscheidenden Region nehmen die Wolken zukünftig ab - und damit auch ihr Abkühlungseffekt…. http://tinyurl.com/2ds3m7o

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7 Amazing Exoplanets [Interactive] http://tinyurl.com/2863r7e

Entangling a pair of cantilevers with a Bose Einstein Condensate http://tinyurl.com/24lj9zq

Human Creativity May Have Evolved as a Way for Parents to Bond With Their Children http://tinyurl.com/24mhpgd

Negative temperature, infinitely hot: Physicists propose creating thermodynamics puzzle routinely in the lab http://tinyurl.com/2uvjele

Anti-HIV Pill Protects Against AIDS: Drug cuts transmission rates nearly in half http://tinyurl.com/2ft7nj4

Thoughts of religion prompt acts of punishment. People who support a religious organisation are more likely to punish selfish behaviour, a new study suggests http://tinyurl.com/3y9l72o

Asteroseismologie: Pulsationen und der Klang der Sterne http://tinyurl.com/22wglpy

In mehr als einem Kilometer Tiefe unter dem Meeresboden überraschende Vielfalt von Mikroorganismen http://tinyurl.com/3ab7zyh

Nicht nur Essen und mangelnde Bewegung: Forscher vermuten: Viele Faktoren der modernen Welt machen Mensch und Tier dick http://tinyurl.com/3284u6e

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Designing Life: What’s Next for J. Craig Venter? http://tinyurl.com/22ruqas

Evolutionary Arms Race Between Plant-Eating Insects and Host Plants Illuminated http://tinyurl.com/2uh3z2l

Sudden surge in carbon sequestration helped end ancient climate change http://tinyurl.com/2w7bnea

Solitary fish hit rock bottom: ‘Frozen’ zebrafish may be first piscene model for human depression http://tinyurl.com/35nhblj

Your Blood Holds Clues to Your Birthday: New forensic technique could help narrow down crime-scene suspects http://tinyurl.com/33wkubw

Normal Cells Transformed Into 3-D Cancers in Tissue Culture Dishes http://tinyurl.com/25vxtam

Musiktherapie beugt Knochenbrüchen vor: Weniger Stürze durch rhythmischen Gang http://tinyurl.com/28hjdqe

Gehirn speichert Fingerfertigkeit modulweise: Das Lernen komplexer Bewegungen der Hand erfolgt in Modulen, die das Erlernte schneller abrufbar machen http://tinyurl.com/2dsul4y

Bei den Säugetieren wuchsen Geselligkeit und Gehirngröße im gleichen Takt http://tinyurl.com/34xvaf4

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Missing: Milky Way’s smallest black holes: Black holes weighing 2 to 5 times as much as the sun are conspicuously absent in a survey of 16 of the galaxy’s black holes http://tinyurl.com/2eshs7t

Global emissions of carbon dioxide drop 1.3%, say international scientists http://gu.com/p/2y938/tf

‘Binocular Rivalry’ Deciphered: Key Brain Mechanism Behind Conscious Visual Perception http://tinyurl.com/37jp42y

Tumours grow their own blood vessels: Finding explains failure of drugs that target host vasculature http://tinyurl.com/38jt5ef

Wine-trashing microbe identified: Science scores another victory in the war against taint http://tinyurl.com/269f99b

Schneesturm um Komet Hartley 2 http://tinyurl.com/322b9v3

Forscher finden genetische Verbindung zwischen dem Einsetzen der Regelblutung und dem Körpergewicht http://tinyurl.com/382n7wz

Code-Rätsel: Krypto-Künstler gibt Hinweis auf CIA-Geheimnis http://tinyurl.com/2w2725b /@SPIEGEL_Wissen

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Science fails to face the shortcomings of statistics http://tinyurl.com/yz22ldq

Gene Links to Anorexia Identified: Largest Genetic Study of the Eating Disorder Detects Common and Rare Variants http://tinyurl.com/27phnd6

Compound combats triple-negative breast cancer in lab: A compound that slows the proliferation of triple-negative breast cancer cells in lab tests could lead to drugs to target this aggressive tumour http://tinyurl.com/23mx7wr

Forgotten dreams? A call to investigate the mysteries of humanity: -Scientific illiteracy about the big bang or human evolution is worrisome, says physicist Lawrence Krauss, who’s on the Scientific American Board of Advisors, but worse, it demeans the human sense of wonder that thinking about the universe should provoke http://tinyurl.com/2bw7j3j

Physiker haben eine Erklärung dafür gefunden, dass es weniger Sterne im Universum gibt, als es eigentlich sein müssten http://tinyurl.com/2b9wzlw

Maxwells Dämon … und was Information mit Energie zu tun hat http://tinyurl.com/22w82fw

Autisten und ihre gesunde Geschwister ähneln sich in der Hirnaktivität http://tinyurl.com/2en7c6t

Einige Pflanzen verfügen über biochemische Pumpe, dank derer sie CO2 effizient in organische Verbindungen einbauen http://tinyurl.com/2b7v8ld

Laserkamera schießt Bilder um die Ecke http://tinyurl.com/2cvkkog

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Red wine packed with antidiabetes compounds: Compounds in red wine target the same receptor as a common diabetes drug – and do a better job of it in lab tests http://tinyurl.com/24vgrsh

Pomegranate Juice Reduces Damage to Tissues, Inflammation and Infections, Study Suggests http://tinyurl.com/2dqeplo

Why Seniors Are Susceptible to Scams http://tinyurl.com/2aauhae

Babies and robots learn from each other http://tinyurl.com/23e328t

Tonle Sap: Kambodschas Herz droht der Infarkt: Industrie und Landwirtschaft setzen dem lebenspendenden See zu http://tinyurl.com/2c5lxd8

Transplantationsmedizin: Forscher identifizieren Drahtzieher von Abstoßungsreaktionen http://tinyurl.com/22qgjj9

Strömung schafft Vielfalt: An Stellen mit starket Strömung kann sich eine besonders artenreiche Fauna am Meeresgrund ansiedeln http://is.gd/hsBUe

Wikipedia wirbt um Wissenschaftler http://heise.de/-1139462

The Neuroscience of Time http://tinyurl.com/36fsqlq

Nobel prize committee under fire for graphene award: http://tinyurl.com/35yxh4v | http://tinyurl.com/32sh69s

US scientists significantly more likely to publish fake research, study finds http://bit.ly/cZKc3I

Alien Planet May Have Come From Another Galaxy: World also orbits star that shouldn’t have been able to form planets http://tinyurl.com/25sc6fp

Blind mice can see where they run: Prosthetic retina deciphers brain’s visual code to let blind mice see http://tinyurl.com/2wfy5v7

Ancient trumpets played eerie notes: Scientists analyze tunes from 3,000-year-old conch-shell instruments for insight into pre-Inca civilization http://tinyurl.com/3ye2f6k

Astronomen haben den ersten Exoplaneten extragalaktischer Herkunft entdeckt http://tinyurl.com/2b9lhcl

Freundschaften verhelfen Makakenmännchen zu Macht und Vaterschaft http://tinyurl.com/27zwd3z

DNA-Gewebe erschafft sich selbst: Aus DNA-Plättchen bilden sich per Selbstorganisation großflächige Gitterstrukturen, die an einen gewebten Stoff erinnern http://tinyurl.com/2wbj2ut

Die Gene der Oikopleura dioica sind sehr viel straffer organisiert und völlig anders angeordnet als bei irgendeinem anderen Tier http://is.gd/hoHjB

Nerd Fight: Physik Nobelpreis falsch vergeben? Konkurrent wirft Komitee Fehler vor http://182.fm/a9opoc /@fatmike182 @joergheber @naturenews

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Antimatter held for questioning: Magnetically trapped atoms could test fundamental physics http://tinyurl.com/286rxtl

Scientists and musicians: separated at birth?: A campaign aims to raise the profile of science by pairing researchers with rock stars – and it turns out they might not be so different after all http://tinyurl.com/32urc3g

Storytelling 2.0: Adventures in a virtual reality cave: A virtual reality simulator may seem an unlikely home for writers, says Robert Coover, but they’re using it to invent a new art form http://tinyurl.com/34ohk9g

Caribbean Coral Die-off Worries Scientists: Tropical marine ecosystems face a troubled future in a warming world http://tinyurl.com/38t8r4e

Antimaterie in der Falle kostenfrei: Am CERN gelang es erstmals Antiwasserstoff einzufangen http://tinyurl.com/2dkb6mj

Wissenschaftler haben einen Effekt entdeckt, der die rein optische Schaltung von Licht auf einem Chip möglich macht http://tinyurl.com/33vpsv4

Medizin: Nanofähren: Winzige Trojanische Pferde bringen Medikamente zu Hirntumoren http://tinyurl.com/2wkchtd

Viele der heutigen Viren können auf eine überraschend lange Familiengeschichte zurückblicken http://tinyurl.com/2amqp9v

DRadio Wissen stellt Nachrichten unter CC-Lizenz bereit http://tinyurl.com/2472qkw

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The Skeptic’s Skeptic: In the battle for ideas, scientists could learn from Christopher Hitchens http://tinyurl.com/338vogx

Secret of ultra-hard graphite unlocked http://tinyurl.com/2cr9xw3

A Dow Jones for Drug Resistance: New index would track antibiotic resistance patterns using a single number http://tinyurl.com/359yjnp

The sandman gene: Researchers find another genetic variant linked to sleep duration http://tinyurl.com/3xotaqp

Math Professor Illuminates Cellular Basis of Neural Impulse Transmission http://tinyurl.com/23xq4e4

The Myth of Scientific Literacy http://tinyurl.com/2fc9fw5

Mithilfe einer neuen Methode die Entstehungsgeschichte der Sterne in der Großen Magellanschen Wolke enthüllt http://tinyurl.com/33bdxk3

Was ist eine Wasserstoffbrückenbindung? Kommission hat eine neue Definition erarbeitet http://tinyurl.com/38e3rux

Schmerzempfinden und Juckreiz sind eng miteinander verknüpft http://tinyurl.com/2wnbkl8

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Earth may have had water from day one: The planet’s water came from the dust from which Earth was born – and not simply from comet or asteroid impacts, new calculations suggest http://tinyurl.com/34rlsq8

New Statistical Model Moves Human Evolution Back Three Million Years http://tinyurl.com/2bnr4vj

Mayans converted wetlands to farmland: The sophistication of the civilization’s agricultural systems rivalled their pyramids http://is.gd/gLKIS

Aboriginal time runs east to west: Sun’s trajectory may channel time’s flow for one remote group http://tinyurl.com/3x89q7w

More Evidence for Hidden Particles? New study of particles called antineutrinos bolsters previous controversial result http://tinyurl.com/2wnddq8

History of Anti-vaccination Movements http://tinyurl.com/235bs3y

Das Immunsystem einiger Menschen kann HIV in Schach halten: Variationen in einem einzelnen Molekül verhelfen Ihnen zu dieser effizienten Virusabwehr http://tinyurl.com/3ye9dyc

Selbstorganisierte Prozesse sind neben Umwelt und Genen wichtig für die Gehirnentwicklung http://tinyurl.com/369jp5z

Organspende: Ist der Mensch mit dem Hirntod wirklich tot? Experten melden Zweifel an http://bit.ly/dezCLy /@derfreitag

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Central dogma of genetics maybe not so central: In thousands of genes, RNA is not a faithful copy of DNA http://tinyurl.com/34ye53n

HIV immunity is all in the amino acids: Worldwide study implicates structural changes in a protein binding site http://tinyurl.com/37w5c4m

Cloaking effect in atoms baffles scientists: Why do atoms built of electrons and anti-electrons behave as though the antimatter just isn’t there? http://tinyurl.com/38z2ymv

Brain Zaps Improve Math: Electrically stimulating a brain region may enhance counting, other abilities http://tinyurl.com/26gjr78

Überraschende kosmische Erwärmung: Wenige Milliarden Jahre nach dem Urknall kam es zu einem starken Temperaturanstieg im Gas zwischen den Galaxien http://tinyurl.com/3ygul59

Elektrische Reizung des rechten Scheitellappens erleichtert das Lernen mathematischer Relationen http://tinyurl.com/33eps48

Forscher lüften Rätsel um natürliche Aids-Immunität http://tinyurl.com/2d33e3f

Gibt es eine vierte Neutrino-Klasse? Erneut Hinweise für die Existenz von so genannten ‘sterilen Neutrinos’ entdeckt http://is.gd/gJIKS

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Seeing the Natural World With a Physicist’s Lens http://tinyurl.com/373owjd

Cosmic blasts hint at inner magnetars: A twist in the plot for the Universe’s most powerful explosions suggests a detour en route to forming a black hole http://tinyurl.com/3xwxv6d

3D holograms enter the fourth dimension: Star Wars-style telecommunications with moving holographic images are now a real-world prospect http://tinyurl.com/23vmzoh

Stopping the Brain From Hurting Itself: New study suggests way to limit damage from a stroke http://tinyurl.com/23azxtn

Half of Those Travelling Internationally Not Aware of Potential Health Risks, Study Finds http://tinyurl.com/33enymj

Halting the World’s Most Lethal Parasite: Immunizing Mosquitoes and Other ‘Crazy’ Anti-Malaria Ideas http://tinyurl.com/37mfxsa

Bakterien-Immunabwehr mit Gedächtnis: Bakterien sind nicht wehrlos gegen Virenangriffe: Sie archivieren feindliche Gensequenzen und überwachen mit passenden RNA-Wächtern, ob die Gefahr wiederkehrt http://tinyurl.com/3xrsv5n

Intelligentes Pflaster zeigt Infektionen an http://tinyurl.com/29f9no3

Die Zusammenarbeit von Pflanzen und Bodenpilzen machte einst die Erde grün http://tinyurl.com/37g7sk4

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What Is Quantum Mechanics Good for? http://tinyurl.com/2fp4cte

Electronic implant allows the blind to see: Retinal implants allow blind adults with retinal dystrophy to distinguish objects and letters http://tinyurl.com/2w4sthl

US government wants limits on gene patents http://tinyurl.com/3877hgb

Fish Oil No Foil for Alzheimer’s: Study finds omega-3s don’t stave off cognitive decline http://tinyurl.com/29hgsn6

Skin is no barrier to Bisphenol A (BPA), study show http://tinyurl.com/3ylhjgo

Einsteins ‘spukhafte Fernwirkung’ besteht bisher strengsten Test: Die quantenmechanische Verschränkung ist in einem neuem Experiment erneut bestätigt worden http://tinyurl.com/32hgdzw

Vogel erbeutet Futter mit gefälschtem Fehlalarm http://tinyurl.com/3am43fc

Der Springer-Verlag hat den Klassiker ‘Was ist Mathematik?’ von Courant und Robbins neu aufgelegt http://tinyurl.com/36yn2yy

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Silica deposits on Mars could entomb possible life http://tinyurl.com/27f5d5m

Entanglement loophole closed: Experiment rejects a challenge to quantum physics http://tinyurl.com/2vsp22b

Clearing tropical forests is a lose-lose: It’s clear that cutting down tropical forests to plant crops is bad for the climate, but it’s not even a good way to feed people http://tinyurl.com/37pf2f2

Anger Makes People Want Things More http://tinyurl.com/2cx3x9b

Study: Alcohol more lethal than heroin, cocaine http://wapo.st/cg0A83

Bacteria can drive the evolution of new species: Symbiotic organisms influence fruitfly mate choice http://tinyurl.com/35rqxjl

Junge Clownfische orientieren sich am Duft der Seeanemone, um sich eine Bleibe zu suchen http://www.faz.net/-01JEJX

Erfolgreiche Delfin-Mütter erhalten Hilfe von Freundinnen http://tinyurl.com/2cdsz4o

Regelmäßige Bewegung verringert das Erkältungsrisiko http://tinyurl.com/2djhl2r

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Scientists grow human livers in laboratory: Breakthrough could solve the shortage of organs for transplant and improve testing of drugs http://tinyurl.com/2fsvnx2

Children really do see things differently: It takes many years for young brains learn to interpret shapes as adults do http://is.gd/gyp4y

Immune System’s Bare Essentials Used to Speedily Detect Drug Targets http://tinyurl.com/2flqkop

Artenschutz: Die Lage vieler großer Naturreservate ist zu sehr nach menschlichen Kriterien ausgerichtet http://tinyurl.com/2wty5dj

Frauen, Männer, Paare: Entscheidungsverhalten von Paaren komplexer als erwartet http://tinyurl.com/26n82p3

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Contemplative Neuroscience: Where Meditation Meets MRI Scanners http://tinyurl.com/23vfatb

Drought strikes the Amazon rainforest again: Climate change may explain why history is repeating itself in Brazil http://tinyurl.com/26kyy52

Warm weather sets lowland skink sex: Flexible lizards change sex-determining system to suit environmental conditions http://is.gd/gvJ2G

Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Generated to Further Treatments for Lung Disease http://tinyurl.com/36wk35x

Klimaschutz: Metallorganische Gerüste binden Kohlendioxid kooperativ http://tinyurl.com/2avwy6j

Gehirn spart Rechenleistung: Das Gehirn kann schwierige Bewegungen so speichern, dass sie schnell und mühelos wieder abgerufen werden können http://tinyurl.com/2u8seg3

Gibt es das vierte Neutrino?: Neutrinos zu untersuchen, ist eines der spannendsten aktuellen Ereignisse in der Teilchenphysik http://tinyurl.com/23sftg8

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200 million-year-old skull helps solve sauropod evolution: This beautifully preserved fossilised skull belongs to Yizhousaurus sunae, a new species of dinosaur recently discovered in China http://tinyurl.com/35jfb5b

Trading places: Researchers find optimal locations for doing business in multiple markets http://tinyurl.com/36a6zec

Researchers Use Math, Maps to Plot Malaria Elimination Plan: Two University of Florida researchers and their international colleagues have used mathematical models and maps to estimate the feasibility of eliminating malaria from countries that have the deadliest form of the disease http://tinyurl.com/3alxaj6

How do we ‘see’ with our eyes closed when we are dreaming? http://tinyurl.com/28fajb4

Nations agree historic deal to save nature: http://tinyurl.com/28wqp9v

Exoplaneten: Erste Häufigkeitsschätzung erdähnlicher Planeten http://tinyurl.com/2bhrjvq

Medizin: Untersuchung der roten Blutkörperchen lässt Rückschlüsse auf Diabetes-Risiko zu http://tinyurl.com/33c4spq

Insulin als fliegender Wirkstoff: Ein neues Transportsystem bringt laut einer Studie Arzneimittel wie Insulin zielgerichtet und sicher an ihren Wirkort http://tinyurl.com/26jhqhe

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The Ultimate IQ Test? http://tinyurl.com/2433hpf

Hints of lightweight dark matter particle found in space: A relatively puny dark matter particle might be responsible for a gamma-ray glow at the centre of the Milky Way, says a pair of researchers – though others are sceptical http://tinyurl.com/3y3mj9c

Stone Age Toolmakers Surprisingly Sophisticated: Our ancestors advanced beyond rocks and hammers far earlier than archeologists thought http://tinyurl.com/33armt7

The fingers don’t lie: Typing experiments show brain has at least two copy editors http://tinyurl.com/32nax2t

Narwhals transmit climate data from Arctic seas: Marine mammals armed with thermometers return temperature readings from icy Baffin Bay http://tinyurl.com/35asl2w

Kernphysik: Neue Isotope am Limit der superschweren Elemente http://tinyurl.com/2vpt653

Medizin: Kunststoffchemikalie Bisphenol A verschlechtert die Spermaqualität http://tinyurl.com/367qc2d

Nicht nur einen Stern, sondern gleich zwei Sterne umkreisen zwei Planeten in der galaktischen Nachbarschaft der Sonne http://is.gd/gqfah

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Massive neutron star is exactly that: The largest pulsating star yet observed casts doubts on exotic-matter theories http://is.gd/gnDJD

Thank ancient fertiliser for complex life: A great global ice age could have fertilised a slew of new plants, leading to the rise of modern animals http://tinyurl.com/2d76dry

Mouse-Sized Primates Shed Light on Human Origins: http://tinyurl.com/2b39w66

Thirty-nine-million-year-old teeth belong to ancestors of monkeys, apes, and humans http://tinyurl.com/2b39w66

Mind over machine: People control a computer through electrodes implanted in their brains http://tinyurl.com/2ufu7zv

Too Much SP2 Protein Turns Stem Cells Into ‘Evil Twin’ Cancer Cells http://tinyurl.com/2v38tq2

Plant-based plastics are beginning to replace petroleum: http://tinyurl.com/35teupr

Tausche Methan gegen Kohlendioxid: Eine Energiequelle aus der Tiefsee soll das Klima schonen http://tinyurl.com/272292d

Asien oder Afrika? Neu entdeckte Primatenfossilien heizen Diskussion um Ursprung des Menschen neu an http://tinyurl.com/35shv3e

Pankreaskrebs entwickelt sich langsam http://tinyurl.com/3yjyh8k

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Spacecraft eavesdrops on distant stars: Serious offenders insensitive to upsides as well as potential losses http://tinyurl.com/36zd7ly

Music and speech share a code for communicating sadness in the minor third http://tinyurl.com/2e7uubm

Questions raised over medical journals’ financial ties to industry: Warning flag raised over profitable reprinting of industry-funded papers http://tinyurl.com/332fegg

Suicide-by-pesticide study ranks compound toxicity: Some pesticides are more poisonous to humans than research with animals suggests http://is.gd/glz3H

Nature’s Backbone at Risk: World’s Vertebrates Face an Extinction Crisis, Assessment Finds http://tinyurl.com/38h5e9d

Forscher enträtseln Entstehung der Darmflora http://tinyurl.com/3ajpupl

Schwindender Artenreichtum: Neue Studie zeigt das bedrohliche Ausmaß des Artensterbens http://tinyurl.com/2akmhuw

Verzerrt der hohe Anteil von studentischen Probanden in der Verhaltensforschung unser Bild vom Menschen? http://tinyurl.com/2f3n5xl

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Testing the hypothesis of a holographic universe http://tinyurl.com/2fmme77

Giant virus with tiny victims carries a monster genome: CroV has the largest genome of any marine virus, including a host of genes not normally found in viruses http://tinyurl.com/38va2lq

Robots could ditch fingers for beanbags [video] http://tinyurl.com/38hll6p

India yields fossil trove in amber: Insect remains suggest surprising diversity 50 million years ago http://tinyurl.com/2wdc6db

Why Does Lack of Sleep Affect Us Differently? Study Hints It May Be in Our Genes http://tinyurl.com/2djc2d8

Immunzellen legen tödliche Bakterienfallen aus http://tinyurl.com/2vhgdnv

Psychologie: Farbige Beleuchtung intensiviert die Gefühlsverarbeitung http://tinyurl.com/23ynlvk

Gehirnerschütterungen wirken vielleicht länger und stärker nach als bislang angenommen http://tinyurl.com/29j53kb

Laserlicht fängt Ionen ein: Wissenschaftler legen mit optischer Speicherung von Ionen Grundstein für neue Quantensysteme http://is.gd/gjoAR

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New protein target for antidepressants http://tinyurl.com/2wcjytq

A one-way system for sound: ‘Acoustic rectifier’ is a diode for sound waves http://tinyurl.com/34hd2wz

Seeing a child or a dog play is not a foreign sight. But what about a turtle or even a wasp? Apparently, they play, too. New psychology research defines ‘play’… http://tinyurl.com/26ctage

Noise Reduces Ocean Habitat for Whales [Video]: By visualizing the acoustic habitat, scientists are discovering that the ocean is becoming a noisier place http://tinyurl.com/35bunls

Bees are quicker than computers at maths http://tinyurl.com/32yp43j

The fossils that could reveal how man walked out of Africa http://tinyurl.com/2vyg8al

Medizin: Bitterstoffen gegen Asthma: Geschmacksrezeptoren in der Lunge können die Atemwege öffnen http://tinyurl.com/3ydlgbo

Senioren im Krankenhaus: Der Anfang vom Ende http://www.sueddeutsche.de/wissen/risikofaktor-krankenhaus-der-anfang-vom-ende-1.1015546

Statistikwunder? In Israel wurden innerhalb von wenigen Wochen zweimal die exakt gleichen Lottozahlen gezogen http://is.gd/gh2SA

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The Poetry of Science: Richard Dawkins and Neil deGrasse Tyson [video, 1:17:13] http://tinyurl.com/2wfzesc

The Arctic Shifts to a New Climate Pattern in Which ‘Normal’ Becomes Obsolete http://tinyurl.com/27h5d85

Space tourism to accelerate climate change: Scientists predict that soot from commercial space flight will change global temperatures http://tinyurl.com/3yw7ub5

A New Way to Weigh Planets http://tinyurl.com/294pfnb

Pet frogs can transmit salmonella: CDC investigation suggests people think twice about owning common aquarium species http://is.gd/gf8zp

Biodiversität: Eine weltweite Offensive sucht nach verschollenen Tierarten http://tinyurl.com/337xq7b

Zellulärer Abwehrmechanismus entdeckt, der die Vermehrung von HI-Viren in bestimmten Gehirnzellen verhindert http://tinyurl.com/2ag6etc

Stiff-Person-Syndrom: Neue Einsichten in eine rätselhafte Nervenerkrankung http://tinyurl.com/2brumja

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Venus, erupting? Lava flow suggests recent volcanism http://tinyurl.com/2votune

New Cometary Phenomenon Greets Approaching Spacecraft http://tinyurl.com/2u8r2kx

Indian neutrino lab to boast world’s biggest magnet http://tinyurl.com/22kw5ry

Hawking vs. God: What Did the Physicist Really Say about the Deity? http://tinyurl.com/2av9yw4

Wasserkraft für Kleinstandorte http://tinyurl.com/339b8my

Noch kraftvoller gegen Krebs: Darmbakterien können die Wirkung von Brokkoli steigern http://tinyurl.com/2u2hsll

Magnetfeld-Gewitter vertreibt Depressionen http://tinyurl.com/3893e9b

Externer Ansporn für Alzheimerplaques http://tinyurl.com/292c3ys

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Astronomers comb through Moon smash haul: Full analysis of plume from lunar crater impact throws up water ice, mercury, silver, hydrogen, and hydrocarbons http://tinyurl.com/2e6rsjp

Tree Leaves Fight Pollution: Plants suck volatile organic compounds from the atmosphere http://tinyurl.com/37szanw

Molecular Structure of Major Cell Signaling Pathway Detailed http://tinyurl.com/397dlr9

Paint Fumes and Other Volatile Compounds May Worsen Allergies and Asthma: http://tinyurl.com/23en6gp

Kids learn late to tackle data overload: Easy decision strategy not so simple for fourth graders http://tinyurl.com/295us87

Atomkerne und Elektronen überraschen Forscher: Beim Stromfluss durch Moleküle bewegen sich deren Atomkerne und Elektronen nicht unabhängig voneinander, sondern gekoppelt http://tinyurl.com/39v7dsu

Biologie: Malariamücken: Forscher befürchten rasche Entwicklung neuer Arten http://tinyurl.com/24e2fc8

Mehr Hirn bei Müttern: Zuwachs an grauer Substanz zwischen erstem und viertem Monat nach der Entbindung http://tinyurl.com/35nmodv

‘LCROSS’: Silber auf dem Mond gefunden: Die Mondoberfläche ist reichhaltiger als gedacht http://bit.ly/b8rz4i

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Dim galaxy is most distant object yet found http://tinyurl.com/22vh9l7

The Fine Structure Constant is Probably Constant http://tinyurl.com/23u9dwx

Protein implicated in many cancers: Receptor for hormone may be good drug target http://tinyurl.com/2u3kxao

Dad’s Diet May Give Children Diabetes: Rat study suggests that fathers who eat high-fat food can pass on ill effects in their sperm http://tinyurl.com/2uwbonv

Docs Not Immune to Drug Marketing, Study Finds http://tinyurl.com/3xszsrh

At UN Convention, Groups Push For Geoengineering Moratorium http://tinyurl.com/37ns6qs

Frühe Galaxie im kosmischen Nebel http://tinyurl.com/2b2u7pc

Krebsmedizin: Wirkstoff repariert entartete Genregulation http://tinyurl.com/2af3lx6

Mikroben produzieren Bio-Palladium http://tinyurl.com/37n3jcm

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50 ideas to change science forever: Computing http://tinyurl.com/35onsv7

String theory tackles strange metals: Link found between theoretical black holes and mysterious materials http://tinyurl.com/3yzf4ks

Can Humans Have Morality Without Religion? Our Primate Cousins Can http://tinyurl.com/2g9sga8

Can a Universal Influenza Vaccine Provide Lifelong Immunity with One Shot? http://tinyurl.com/27ehk6n

Morality: Beyond intuition http://tinyurl.com/2uk8wtx

Woher der Leopard seine Punkte hat: Der Lebensraum prägt die Zeichnung im Fell der Katzenarten http://tinyurl.com/32s2vnw

Magnetische Monopole gehen auf Wanderschaft: Forscher haben erstmals magnetische Monopole in einer Anordnung von Nanomagneten erzeugt und ihre Bewegung mit Hilfe eines Mikroskops beobachtet http://tinyurl.com/25o2aa4

Fossile Mücken mit Flügelreflektor http://tinyurl.com/3ys2b66

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