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E-Blast Wednesday 11.21.12 Breaking Story Failed Explosions Explain Most Peculiar Supernovae Today's Video Why I Do Science: Marine Biologist Stephen Palumbi Picture of the Day Male Broad-Tailed Hummingbird New Today on Science360 Radio 'Stick-Two-Ative' – Highlighting A Key Natural Design Process In Spider Webs Discovered At The University Of Akron Latest News A Leap Forward In Brain Controlled Computer Cursors Researchers develop an algorithm, known as ReFIT, that vastly improves the speed and accuracy of neural prosthetics that control computer cursors. Astronomers Pin Down Origins of "Mile Markers" For Expansion Of Universe A study using a unique new instrument on the world's largest optical telescope has revealed the likely origins of especially bright supernovae that astronomers use as easy-to-spot "mile markers" to measure the expansion and acceleration of the universe. Eating Estrogenic Plants Alters Hormones In Monkeys, May Increase Aggression And Sex Eating certain veggies not only supplies key nutrients, it may also influence hormone levels and behaviors such as aggression and sexual activity according to a study that could shed light on the role of diet in human evolution. New in the Journals & Magazines POPULAR SCIENCE: What 'Earth-Shaking' Evidence Did The Mars Rover Curiosity Just Find? PHYSICS: Finding Quantum Keys In Noisy Fibers NATURE: Truant Particles Turn The Screws On Supersymmetry SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Great Apes Can Have A Mid-Life Crisis, Too SCIENCE NEWS: Mexican Silver Made It Into English Coins What the Blogs Are Saying Today COSMIC VARIANCE - Time-Reversal Violation Is Not The "Arrow Of Time" SOUTHERN FRIED SCIENCE - Math Is Hard: The Use Of Complex Equations Decreases The Chance A Paper Will Be Cited WIRED SCIENCE - Why The Frontiers Of Biology Might Be Inside A Computer Chip GLOBE SCIENTISTS BLOG - GLOBE And Adaptation To Climate Change ANTHROPOLOGY IN PRACTICE - The Story Of Grand Central Station And The Taming Of The Crowd Science360 Network: News Radio Video iPad

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