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E-Blast Friday 10.18.13 Breaking Story What makes a data visualization memorable? Today's Video How atoms bond: Ionic bonds Picture of the Day Composite view of the galaxy NGC 1433 New Today on Science360 Radio Next generation of green buildings, with NSF-funded Maria-Paz Gutierrez at UC-Berkeley Latest News Software uses cyborg swarm to map unknown environs Researchers have developed software that allows them to map unknown environments based on the movement of a swarm of insect cyborgs, or "biobots." Astronomers find clues to decades-long coronal heating mystery Scientists have found evidence that magnetic waves in a polar coronal hole contain enough energy to heat the corona. Carbon models underestimate role of animals Animal populations can have a far more significant impact on carbon storage and exchange in regional ecosystems than is typically recognized by global carbon models, according to a new study. New in the Journals & Magazines NATURE: Fossil scans reveal origins of teeth PHYSICS: Two traps are better than one PLOS: Confirming the importance of the R-spine: New insights into protein kinase regulation NEW SCIENTIST: Augmented reality system makes cars see-through SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Bats use ear trumpets for social calls What the Blogs Are Saying Today D-BRIEF - Hominid skull spurs radical rewrite of human evolution DEEP-SEA NEWS - Charismatic mega turbulence GENE EXPRESSION - The age of the sword NOT EXACTLY ROCKET SCIENCE - A nervous system from half a billion years ago SCILOGS - Tackling sleeping sickness using a mathematical model Science360 Network: News Radio Video iPad

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