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Frederik Joelving

October 5, 2009

A new study suggests that natural surroundings make us more caring people, whereas cityscapes bring out our inner miser. But is it really that simple?

August 20, 2009

Switching to greener heating fuel could take cities one giant leap away from fossil fuel dependence.

July 16, 2009

Personality changes might result from stem cell treatment of neurologic disorders, caution scientists and philosophers at Johns Hopkins University

July 9, 2009

Researchers struggle to produce reliable protection against the malaria parasite.

June 1, 2009

After decades of abandonment, an unlikely experimental malaria vaccine is stirring again, promising to outshine all other candidates in the pharmaceutical pipeline.

January 20, 2009

Trailblazing our knowledge of aquatic minds, Diana Reiss uses science to fight for dolphin welfare.

December 8, 2008

Asks Kim from Cincinnati, Ohio

December 3, 2008

At first glance – or puff – marijuana might seem like a less-than-ideal candidate for boosting memory. But if you’re an aging lab rat at the Ohio State University department […]

November 19, 2008

A new birth control pill carrying a load of modified testosterone may boost sexual desire in women on the Pill.

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