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Caffeine rewires brains of baby mice 26 Aug 2013 | 11:27 pm
Brain changes and memory problems plagued mouse pups whose moms had consumed caffeine during pregnancy
Kepler telescope can’t be fixed 23 Aug 2013 | 10:31 pm
It had been NASA’s top planet-hunting telescope
Climate change: The long reach 23 Aug 2013 | 01:57 am
Earth may face far warmer temperatures than previous estimates had indicated
Baseball: From pitch to hits 21 Aug 2013 | 10:10 pm
The ballpark brings home plenty of science
Explainer: What is fracking? 21 Aug 2013 | 09:12 pm
Fracking is a three-step process. Gas companies first drill a well, then frack it, then harvest the gas, says David Blackmon, who works for a gas company in Houston called El Paso Corp. First, the co...
Sleepyheads prefer junk food 19 Aug 2013 | 08:21 pm
A night without sleep changes the brain and how appetizing people find high-calorie foods
Quakes cause faraway sloshing 16 Aug 2013 | 10:45 pm
The massive 2011 quake off Japan rocked deep inland bays in Norway
Nature’s coast guards 16 Aug 2013 | 08:43 pm
Barrier islands aren’t just for beach vacations — they protect coasts from storms and flooding
Camels linked to mystery disease 15 Aug 2013 | 06:48 pm
Livestock may be a “reservoir” of germs that can infect people
Explainer: Animals’ role in human disease 15 Aug 2013 | 06:43 pm
Swine flu gets its name from the fact that the infection initially developed in pigs and then spread among people, beginning with farm families and butchers. Pigs also became a host for Nipah — a kill...
