Its causes unknown, Colony Collapse Disorder is decimating North American honeybee populations—and putting billions of dollars worth of agricultural crops in jeopardy this year.
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Have you ever blown it on a standardized test? Had your mind go blank during a job interview? Maybe it's because of your superior capabilities.
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A new filtered feed brings the highlights of ScienceBlogs right to your reader.
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Why the stereotype of the lonely brainy woman is a trope whose time has come; plus, a new photo gallery (and contest) celebrating "girl-geeks" of style and substance.
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Category: Silliness
Global climate change may melt glaciers, slash biodiversity, and displace countless coastal dwellers, but there's one thing rising temperatures will never boil away: Our sense of style! That's the message Diesel (the jeans company, not the fuel) hopes to spread...
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A new study ranks a natural birth control method as highly as the hormonal pill.
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Sharpen your pencils, fire up your computers, and enter an unbeatable science is culture t-shirt design for your chance to win a 60-gig iPod, $1500 in cash, and, you better believe it, an Uncle Milton green gel ant farm.
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A new rememberance of Carl Sagan highlights the scientist's role as an introducer of skeptical thought to the public.
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Category: Announcement
What does your state do with its garbage?
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Psychologist Carol Dweck believes that praise can hurt smart kids in surprising ways.
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