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E-Blast Monday 11.25.13 Breaking Story Research paves path for hybrid nano-materials that could replace human tissue or today's pills Today's Video EcoVolt generates energy from wastewater Picture of the Day The IceCube lab under the stars New Today on Science360 Radio NSF-funded IceCube Neutrino Observatory & first sign of high-energy neutrinos from outside the solar system Latest News Copper promises cheaper, sturdier fuel cells Copper nanowires offer an efficient and inexpensive approach to solar energy harvesting. Biodiversity higher in the tropics, but species more likely to arise at higher latitudes Study of 2,300 species of mammals and nearly 6,700 species of birds from across the globe helps explain why there are so many more species of plants and animals in the tropics than at higher latitudes. Pre-industrial rise in methane gas had natural and anthropogenic causes Study suggests the increase in methane likely was caused by both natural causes and human activities. New in the Journals & Magazines SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN : Pay-as-you-go solar energy finds success in Africa SCIENCE : World's oldest wine cellar? NEW SCIENTIST : Anticipation of pain can be worse than pain itself PHYSICS: Controlling electrons reaches a new level PLOS: Hardship strengthens mutual bonds What the Blogs Are Saying Today THE PHYSICS ARXIV BLOG - Liquid metal printer lays electronic circuits on paper, plastic, and even cotton EARTHSKY - Earth's oldest large body of seawater identified under Chesapeake Bay WIRED SCIENCE - Giant dinosaur was the apex predator before T-Rex NOBEL INTENT - Intense gamma-ray burst spells doom -- for our models of gamma-ray bursts QUEST - Transforming San Francisco into a model of disaster preparedness Science360 Network: News Radio Video iPad

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