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E-Blast Friday 11.02.12 Breaking Story An App To Improve Driving Today's Video Most Distant Quasar Found Picture of the Day The Invasive Lionfish New Today on Science360 Radio "Mapping Dark Matter," With NSF-Funded Florida Atlantic University Astrophysicist Sukanya Chakrabarti Latest News Exhaustive Family Tree For Birds Shows Recent, Rapid Diversification A scientific team has produced the most comprehensive family tree for birds to date, connecting all living bird species -- nearly 10,000 in total -- and revealing surprising new details about their evolutionary history. Biofuel Breakthrough: Quick Cook Method Turns Algae Into Oil Researchers "pressure-cook" algae for as little as a minute and transform an unprecedented 65 percent of the green slime into biocrude. The Night Life: Why We Need Bats All the Time -- Not Just On Halloween Researchers are identifying the important ecological and economic contributions of bats; gleaning lessons from incredible bat abilities that may advance technology. New in the Journals & Magazines SCIENCE NEWS : How The Frankenstorm Came To Life SCIENCE : Want To Tear Down Your Rival? Here's What Might Work Best SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Fairly Simple Math Could Bridge Quantum Mechanics and General Relativity PNAS: Coral Decline On The Great Barrier Reef NEW SCIENTIST: Will Software Revamp Guard Grid Against Cyberattack? What the Blogs Are Saying Today THE ABSTRACT - In The Footsteps Of Indiana Jones: A New Archaeological Excavation At Petra WIRED SCIENCE - Please Raise Your Seat To An Upright Position And Prepare For Launch PLOS BLOGS - Let Us Now Praise Talking Elephant PLUGGED IN - Appalachia's Fall Colors Safe For Now BAD ASTRONOMY - Look! Up In The Sky! It's ... It's ... It's An Amazing Optics Display Science360 Network: News Radio Video iPad

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