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Live stream of the baloney-slicing of the brain of famous amnesiac "H.M."Travis sez, "'H.M.' are the initials of a patient who had a portion of his brain removed many years ago to combat epilepsy. One of the unanticipated side effects was that he was unable to form new memories. Its a very famous case in the brain and cognitive sciences. Anyway, the guy died a little ... |
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Blue Whale Song Mystery Baffles ScientistsAll around the world, blue whales aren’t singing like they used to, and scientists have no idea why. Every year, the largest animals on Earth are singing in ever-deeper voices. Among the suggested explanations are ocean noise pollution, changing population dynamics and new mating strategies. But ... |
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Chemical Test Analyzes Old Books by ScentScientists may not be able to tell a good book by its cover, but they now can tell the condition of an old book by its odor. ... |
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European space missions on cost alertEurope's scientists pitching ideas for their ideal space missions are warned about the likely cost of some of their concepts. ... |
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Bonn scientists discover a promising new approach to combat obesityBrown adipose tissue is different from white fat pads. It contains loads of mitochondria, miniature power stations which among other things can 'burn' fat. In doing this, they normally generate a voltage similar to that of a battery, which then provides energy for cellular processes. ... |
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Large Hadron Collider Hits Record EnergyEarly in the morning of Nov. 30, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) reached a new milestone by accelerating its two beams of protons to an energy of 1.18 TeV, making it the most powerful particle accelerator in the world. The LHC restarted on Nov. 20, after a year riddled with repairs and avid specu ... |


