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Chris Nerney writes about research news and the latest discoveries in the areas of science, technology, space and psychology.

10 amazing facts and theories about dogs

Posted May 06, 2013 - 01:26 pm

The bond between humans and dogs is strong and unique, despite their insistence on eating poop.
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- Software, DNA, dogs
Science of attracting new Twitter followers revealed!

Posted May 03, 2013 - 12:24 pm

A large Twitter following can be yours if you follow these guidelines determined by a Georgia Institute of Technology study.
A huge database of rock music journalism

Posted May 01, 2013 - 12:37 pm

Rock's Backpages is the best place on the Internet for finding content from long-running music magazines going back to the early '60s.
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- Software, music, music database
A sordid story of scientific misconduct

Posted Apr 29, 2013 - 09:34 pm

Dutch behavioral science professor Diederik Stapel was a highly respected researcher -- until it was discovered that he had fabricated data for dozens of experiments.
Words of wisdom from Albert Einstein

Posted Apr 26, 2013 - 12:54 pm

Two stars 7,000 light years from Earth appear to prove Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity. But evidence of the physicist's genius can be found a lot closer to home.
The Encyclopedia of Life: Better than Wikipedia!

Posted Apr 25, 2013 - 10:18 am

The Encyclopedia of Life may be the most ambitious effort ever to collect data about the living things on our planet.
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- Software, biology, databases
How to tell if living on Mars is 'not for you'

Posted Apr 23, 2013 - 06:38 am

Mars One officially announced on Monday a call for applicants interested in establishing a permanent colony of Earthlings on the Red Planet.
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- Software, applicants, mars
The splendor of Earth, courtesy of NASA

Posted Apr 22, 2013 - 04:47 pm

If anyone's going to have some good Earth Day stuff to check out, it's NASA.
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- Software, Earth, Earth Day
This is your country on austerity

Posted Apr 19, 2013 - 12:08 pm

Data shows economic recession and subsequent austerity policies imposed on Greece have led to a dramatic deterioration of health services and health outcomes in that country.
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- Software, austerity, economy
A database of more than 100,000 terrorist attacks

Posted Apr 17, 2013 - 04:19 pm

The Global Terrorism Database has compiled information on more than 100,000 acts of terrorism from 1970 through 2011.

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