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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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