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E-Blast Friday 09.27.13 Breaking Story Researchers describe unusual Mars rock Today's Video How a smoke detector works Picture of the Day White tern New Today on Science360 Radio Testing an underwater 3-D microscope, with NSF-funded Jules Jaffe at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Latest News Dams provide resilience to Columbia from climate change impacts A new study suggests that dams provide "ecological and engineering resilience" to climate change in the Columbia River basin. Research may revolutionize electronics with likely successor to silicon in computer chips First-ever nanotube computer may mean cheaper, faster and more energy-efficient electronic devices. Decreasing the environmental impact of nuclear accidents using microbes Microorganisms in nature may hold the key to the recovery of areas exposed to nuclear radiation, according to a study. New in the Journals & Magazines NATURE : Biological clocks defy circadian rhythms SCIENCE NEWS : Hard-shelled seaweed survives by its loose knees PHYSICS : Closing quantum loopholes PNAS: Are monarch butterflies true navigators? The jury is still out SCIENCE : Biodiversity in forest fragments proves precarious What the Blogs Are Saying Today QUEST - The world with us: Can the Earth support 11 billion? THE LOOM - Genetically engineering the wild NOBEL INTENT - Comparing models to Pliocene climate, when CO2 was last this high D-BRIEF - Tomb of Etruscan prince hints at ancient society's secrets BAD ASTRONOMY - A Saturn moon erupts Science360 Network: News Radio Video iPad

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