Science

August 6, 2013 4:00 AM

Gene may influence moms' behavior

A gene that affects the brain's dopamine system appears to have influenced mothers' behavior during a recent economic downturn, researchers say.

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August 5, 2013 7:05 AM

Video: Minnesotan aboard space station talks about health, fitness

Vining native Karen Nyberg, one of the astronauts aboard the International Space Station, is serving as flight engineer for Expedition 36. She flew to the space station on a Russian-built Soyuz space craft in May.

by Cathy Wurzer

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August 2, 2013 4:00 AM

Google-funded sea research vessel sets sail

A $60 million research ship funded by a Google executive was scheduled to set sail from San Francisco on Thursday, on its way to study a "dead zone" in the Pacific Ocean and other mysteries of the sea.

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August 1, 2013 3:27 PM

Study: Hotter temperatures leads to hotter tempers

A big new study says as the world gets warmer, people are more prone to get hot under the collar.

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July 30, 2013 4:00 AM

Tiny tech puts satellites in hands of homebrew designers

A tiny microchip that anyone can program, known as Arduino, is cheap and easy to use. It is already popular among designers and artists, and it's increasingly gaining ground with everyday geeks seeking to insert a little technology into their lives.

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July 30, 2013 4:00 AM

What to watch for at Def Con hackers meet

Each year during the height of summer, thousands of security researchers, hacktivists, black hats, white hats and feds descend on Vegas for Black Hat and Def Con.

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July 30, 2013 4:00 AM

Monogamy may sound sweet, but why it evolved isn't

Only a few species of mammals are monogamous, and now dueling scientific teams think they've figured out why they got that way. But their answers aren't exactly romantic.

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July 29, 2013 1:00 PM

Tips on caring for injured wild animals

First, call the professionals.

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July 27, 2013 10:46 AM

Mysterious giant magnet attracts rock-star status

A 50-foot-wide, 15-ton electromagnet attracted a sensation wherever it went during its slow, delicate 3,200-mile journey from New York to suburban Chicago. The land-and-sea trip culminated when scientists threw a rock star's welcome for the mysterious, shrink-wrapped cargo on Friday as it arrived at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory to help study blazing-fast particles.