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Science Weekly: Geographic variations in microbes tied to obesity

February 22, 2014

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Arizona have made a discovery that people living in northern latitudes, which are colder regions, have bacteria in their guts...

Science Weekly: Japanese scientists create stem cells using acid

February 1, 2014

Japanese scientists published a new discovery in the journal "Nature" that could make the entire technology for making stem cells a cheaper, safer and quicker process. Cells usually have a designated...

Science Weekly: Mars rover reveals planet could once sustain life

January 25, 2014

The Mars Opportunity rover hit its 10th anniversary on Mars, which coincided with the landing of the Spirit rover on the planet as well as a special release of "Exploring Mars Habitability" in the journal...

Science Weekly: Harvard has breakthrough on renewable energy

January 11, 2014

Harvard scientists are at it again. This time, the scientists and engineers at Harvard University have demonstrated a new type of battery that could possibly change the way electricity is stored. This...

Science Weekly: First bionic implant being developed to fight mental illness

November 27, 2013

Scientists at the University of Wollongong in Australia have developed an innovative brain implant to help treat people who suffer from mental illnesses. Professor Xu-Feng Huang is leading researchers...

Science Weekly: Biologists lure jaguars using Calvin Klein cologne

November 23, 2013

A warning for men traipsing around the jungles of Guatemala — do not wear Calvin Klein's Obsession for Men.  This cologne is being used by biologists Rony Garcia and Jose Moreira from the Wildlife...

Science Weekly: Scientists successfully test invisibility cloaking

November 15, 2013

Invisibility cloaking has been something from science fiction for decades — but now two researchers in the Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have successfully demonstrated...

Science Weekly: New genetic patterns cause scientists to rethink biology, individuality

November 8, 2013

Genetics professor Scott Williams at Dartmouth College's Geisel School of Medicine has made two discoveries: First, a person can have several DNA mutations in parts of his or her body and still have his...

Science Weekly: Studies show babies can recall songs played while in womb

November 2, 2013

The University of Helsinki performed a new study that discovered infants can recognize a lullaby heard in the womb several months after they are born. This may play a role in their speech development as...

Science Weekly: Scientists discover home of last Neanderthals

October 19, 2013

A group of scientists on the Channel Island of Jersey, which lies off the coast of France in the English Channel, discovered the home of the last living Neanderthals. The discovery was published this week...

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