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UVA, UVB and SPF: How does sunscreen work?

UVA, UVB and SPF: How does sunscreen work?

Physical sunblocks and chemical sunscreens use two different methods to protect skin from the sun's powerful UV radiation.
by Gitanjali Raman

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Coding while black: Hacking the future of the tech industry

Coding while black: Hacking the future of the tech industry

Silicon Valley has a diversity problem, with many tech companies employing a tiny number of African-Americans in key jobs. In Atlanta, black techies are working to diversify the industry's future.
by Tasnim Shamma

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She's a man-eater, and that's OK with male orb-weaving spiders

She's a man-eater, and that's OK with male orb-weaving spiders

Usually in nature, the females choose the males they mate with. But researchers say a type of male orb-weaving spider selects the female -- which will cannibalize him afterward.

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Coming soon to Twitter: More room to tweet

Coming soon to Twitter: More room to tweet

In coming months, photos, videos and other media won't count against what is now a 140-character limit.
by The Associated Press

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Friday Roundtable: Neuroscience

NewsCut blogger Bob Collins spoke with three neuroscientists about how they got into the field, what is known about the brain and what's next the frontier of brain research.
by MPR News Staff

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Auditor: University of Minnesota human research reforms on track

Auditor: University of Minnesota human research reforms on track

A year after issuing a stinging criticism of how University of Minnesota researchers dealt with human test subjects, Minnesota's legislative auditor says the U's policy changes appear to be ambitious and far-reaching.
by Peter Cox

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Girls outperform boys in test of tech-engineering literacy

Eighth-grade girls are not only as skilled as boys at thinking through problems and using technology to solve them, they may even be a little better, a study released Tuesday suggests.
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Biologist: Rabbits and skunks can pass bird flu to ducks

The study results offer scientists one more clue about how bird flu may move in the environment and spread between farms, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said.
by The Associated Press

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This biologist has been stung by 83 kinds of insects

This biologist has been stung by 83 kinds of insects

If you think your job is painful, try spending a workday with Justin Schmidt.

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