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E-Blast Friday 11.08.13 Breaking Story Satellite data yield new understanding of how Galápagos volcanoes are formed Today's Video Assessing the impact of military service on our returning veterans Picture of the Day Bon-Bon New Today on Science360 Radio NSF-funded Matt Sponheimer discusses his PNAS Paper about early hominin diets Latest News Researchers use inkblots to improve security of online passwords Scientists have developed a password system that incorporates inkblots to provide an extra measure of protection when lists of passwords get stolen from websites. In dual-career couples, mothers still do the most child care Study finds that even in couples most likely to believe in sharing parenting responsibilities, mothers still bear significantly more of the child care load. If a tree falls in Brazil? Amazon deforestation could mean droughts for western US Researchers report that the total deforestation of the Amazon may significantly reduce rain and snowfall in the western United States. New in the Journals & Magazines SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Babies' weak immune systems let in 'good' bacteria PLOS: Water stress strengthens mutualism between ants, trees and scale insects POPULAR SCIENCE: FYI: How did English get to be the international language of science? PHYSICS: Transiently chaotic NEW SCIENTIST: Data trackers monitor your life so they can nudge you What the Blogs Are Saying Today THE ABSTRACT - Designing an interactive glimpse into the past QUEST - Saving the swift fox with snapshots, students and science THE PHYSICS ARXIV BLOG - Inertial sensors boost smartphone GPS performance TERRA BLOG - Thrashing around at the fish trap D-BRIEF - Brains of autistic children are surprisingly hyper-connected Science360 Network: News Radio Video iPad

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