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A Salute To Head-Scratching Science
As a SciFri holiday tradition, we present highlights from the 28th first annual Ig Nobel Awards ceremony.
How Do We Read Differently With Screens?
Author Maryanne Wolf writes that reading-brain circuits are shaped by environmental factors. What does that mean in the digital age?
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The Social Power Of Smell
How the sense of smell helps rodents learn food preferences from their friends—and why you shouldn’t take your nose for granted.
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Tracking The Flu, In Sickness And In Health
We’re teaming up with Flu Near You to track the rise and fall of influenza-like-illness in the U.S., and we need your help.
In Three Billion Heartbeats
Cardiologist Sandeep Jauhar vividly remembers when his grandfather died from a heart attack—a memory that fed his fascination with the "life-giving" organ.
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Wherever My Microbiome May Roam
Immigrants who moved to the U.S. from Thailand lost gut microbes and gained new ones. Are there health consequences?
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Sick? ‘Tis The Season.
Many diseases, beyond flu, may have a hidden seasonal component.
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Breaking Down The Science Of Beatboxing
Researchers are studying beatboxing to see how they create sounds not found in human language.
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Mysteries Of The Heart
In "Heart: A History," cardiologist Sandeep Jauhar writes of confounding cases of heart disease, and the daring treatments that revolutionized how we fix the human heart.
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One Small Step For Man, One Giant Leap For Paralysis Treatment
Three new studies show rapid progress of paralyzed patients using spinal cord stimulation.