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E-Blast Thursday 11.07.13 Breaking Story Research finds another black hole in a star cluster Today's Video Distant worlds, immediate concerns Picture of the Day Hi-res images show snowflake complexity New Today on Science360 Radio NSF-funded Liangbing Hu comments on his new battery made from wood Latest News Newly discovered predatory dinosaur 'king of gore' reveals the origins of T. rex A remarkable species of tyrannosaur has been unearthed in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, southern Utah. Smart foam takes aim at concussions by measuring helmet impact Combining nanotechnology with foam, a researcher has created a smart-foam that can be placed inside a football helmet to measure the impact of each hit. Evolution of male-female differences in fence lizards Which females do male lizards find most attractive? To tackle this question researchers examined the mating behavior and blue-color patterns of fence lizards, which offered a snapshot into the evolution of male-female differences. New in the Journals & Magazines NATURE: Who is the best scientist of them all? SCIENCE NEWS: Meteor explosions like this year's Russian fireball more common than thought POPULAR MECHANICS: Monkeys control two virtual hands with just their thoughts PLOS: Does the shoe fit? Real versus imagined ecological footprints SCIENCE: A new reason why newborns can't fight colds What the Blogs Are Saying Today WIRED SCIENCE - Circle of life: The beautiful new way to visualize biological data DEEP-SEA NEWS - Hipster bacteria hate the tropics (it's too mainstream) PLUGGED IN - What if all the ice melted EARTHSKY - Bent trees on the shores of Lake Michigan DUKE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH BLOG - Lemurs' neck bling tracks siestas, insomnia Science360 Network: News Radio Video iPad

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