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E-Blast Wednesday 10.30.13 Breaking Story How poverty molds the brain Today's Video Ring of fire: Lessons from New Zealand's forests Picture of the Day Two house finches sitting on snow-dusted perches New Today on Science360 Radio A new network of wireless sensors can detect a person falling Latest News Research shows how plants depend on ants Ants, as seed dispersers, may play a role as important as temperature, rainfall and sunlight in determining whether a plant species thrives or fails. Traces of DNA exposed by twisted light Structures that put a spin on light reveal tiny amounts of DNA with 50 times better sensitivity than the best current methods, a study has shown. Researchers quantify toxic ocean conditions during major extinction 93.9 million years ago By studying the chemistry of rocks deposited 93.9 million years ago, scientists report that oxygen-free and hydrogen sulfide-rich waters extended across roughly five percent of the global ocean during that period in time. New in the Journals & Magazines SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Could heat waves be forecast three weeks out? POPULAR SCIENCE: Was Salvador Dalí plagued by phantom bed bugs? POPULAR MECHANICS: Detecting and deflecting a killer asteroid NATURE: Farmers dig into soil quality SCIENCE: Cleaning up ancient human DNA What the Blogs Are Saying Today ESCIENCECOMMONS - Tell-tale toes point to oldest-known fossil bird tracks from Australia PLUGGED IN - This massive underground complex protects Tokyo from floods THE WHY FILES - What is the cause of strong winds? WIRED SCIENCE - Using chaos theory to predict and prevent catastrophic 'dragon king' events PLOS BLOGS - Moonlit rendezvous: the box jellyfish's monthly meet-up in Waikiki Science360 Network: News Radio Video iPad

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