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Contest Puts Scientists' Bodies In Motion

John Bohannon has found a way to combine the emotion of dance with the excitement of PhD dissertations: It's called the "Dance Your PhD" competition, and the winners were announced this week. Bohannon describes the best bodies in motion. ()

New Clues In Lusitania's Sinking

When the luxury liner went down, it left a mystery behind: What was the cause of the second blast? ()

Under Obama's Watch, NASA Shuttle Fleet To Retire

NASA's aging shuttle fleet will be grounded before a new spaceship is in working order. ()

Blog: My Cancer

Leroy Sievers passed away Aug. 15, but the community he left behind continues. "I'm stopped in my tracks," writes his widow Laurie Singer. "It's a whole new world."

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New Program Maps Virtual Rat Brain In 3D

November 20, 2008 · The prototype BrainNavigator lets scientists travel through the rat brain — in three dimensions — and link the digital maps to pictures of real brain tissue. ()

Space

220 Miles Up, A Galactic Celebration

November 20, 2008 · The International Space Station turns 10 this week, and NASA is celebrating with an upgrade of the orbiter's bedrooms and bathrooms. ()

Your Health

Underinsured Struggle To Afford Health Care

November 20, 2008 · Improved medicines and treatments are increasing life expectancy for people with cystic fibrosis. But insurance doesn't pay for enough of those medical costs, leaving families affected by the disease to struggle with the financial consequences. ()

Politics

Daschle Tapped To Lead Health And Human Services

November 19, 2008 · President-elect Barack Obama has chosen Tom Daschle for Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services. Senior Washington Editor Ron Elving discusses what this says about Obama's policy plans. ()

Research News

Scientists Decode The DNA Of A Woolly Mammoth

November 19, 2008 · The woolly mammoth is the first extinct mammal to have its DNA sequence deciphered. Scientists used hair that was found frozen in the Siberian permafrost, some for tens of thousands of years. ()

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Stem Cells Used In Woman's Windpipe Transplant

November 19, 2008 · The pioneering operation used a section of windpipe engineered in a laboratory with adult human stem cells. Engineering new tissues and organs from stem cells has long been sought as a solution to overcome a chronic shortage of donor organs. ()

Nation

After Bans, Tobacco Tries Direct Marketing

November 18, 2008 · For decades, tobacco companies advertised on TV, radio, billboards and magazine pages. When the 1998 tobacco settlement put an end to that, they began targeting smokers online and in person. Now the industry spends twice as much on marketing as it did 10 years ago. ()

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Researchers: New Explanation For Alzheimer's

November 17, 2008 · Researchers think they've discovered precisely what damages brain cells and causes memory loss in people who have Alzheimer's disease. Brain scientists present the latest evidence at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience this week in Washington, D.C. ()

Technology

Video Games Suck Up Energy Like Vampires

November 19, 2008 · Want to cut down on your utility bills? You may want to take a second look at your Wii, Play Station and X-Box. A video game console can suck up as much energy as two refrigerators. ()

Nation

States' Use Of Tobacco Money Varies Widely

November 17, 2008 · Some states, like Washington, have funded anti-smoking campaigns, significantly lowering smoking rates in the past 10 years. But overall, states have spent only 5 percent of the $246 billion settlement on tobacco prevention programs. ()

All Tech Considered

New Ratings Help Buyers Scan TV Energy Use

November 17, 2008 · Energy Star has posted new energy ratings for TVs to help consumers evaluate potential purchases. But an Energy Star listing alone doesn't mean the TV uses less energy. It means the TV is efficient — compared with others in its class. ()

Science Out of the Box

Humans Turning Up Volume In Oceans

November 15, 2008 · This week the U.S. Supreme Court gave the Navy the OK to use sonar off the coast of California — environmentalists complain the sounds confuse whales. But it turns out the planet's oceans are actually getting louder anyway. Geochemist Peter Brewer at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute talks about a recent study finding that global warming is changing the way sound travels underwater. ()

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