Scienceline Blogs

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We just published a monthly iPad app

Scienceline gets (slightly) more tech-savvy

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Easier, less invasive STD test may be an overlooked winner

A recent study adds to growing support for the use of vaginal swabs for STD testing, over the more invasive endocervical swab

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Are you a super seer?

Why some people see fewer colors than others and why women are more likely to be super seers

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What is oral allergy syndrome?

Actually it's a lot like "The Fugitive"

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What the heck is the polymerase chain reaction?

This molecular line dance is the most important process in genetic science

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Reading the ice cores

What paleoclimatologists discover from the snow of an earlier Earth

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Happy holiday weight gain

Is it possible to avoid the holiday pudge?

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Mishaps in space

Unexpected and dangerous events can occur during spacewalks

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Human mating behavior gets a bassline

Rapper Baba Brinkman talks about online dating in his latest science-themed play

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Mushroom of the Week: Inky caps

The Bane of Frat Boys Everywhere

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What makes a maker? Maker Faire 2012

At The New York Maker Faire, scientists come in all shapes and sizes...and some of them use a lot of glitter.

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Speaking pigeon

Keeping up with New York City's feathered underdogs

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Wopple wopple wopple wopple

How hard is a game of Pac-Man?

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Fuel for the future

Nike launches new FuelBand digital wristband to make every movement count

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Have a rockin’ new year!

Nerd gifts and changing times

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Under the lab coat

The top sex stories of 2011

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Science sounds of the week

Sounds like Science rounds up the coolest sound links this week

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Grilling for geeks

The science of the perfect burger

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Tiger bones, bear bile, and pangolin scales

Breaking down traditional Chinese medicine