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Gut Bacteria May Be the Key to Weight Loss
A new study adds to the growing evidence that weight is influenced by our microbiomes.
By Laura Entis
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Watch This Jetpack-Wearing Entrepreneur Rocket Past the Statue of Liberty (VIDEO)
David Mayman realized the ultimate boyhood dream this week, high above the Hudson River.
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Are the ‘Wall Street Journal’s’ Claims Against Theranos Accurate?
Fortune's Roger Parloff spoke with the general counsel at Theranos to investigate claims made in a recent 'Wall Street Journal' article. Here's what he discovered.
Tech
Scientific Breakthrough Could Pave Way for ‘Exercise Pill’
A research team mapped out the biochemical reactions that happen in the body during a workout.
By Nina Zipkin
Business News
How Cards Against Humanity Is Helping Women in STEM
The card game's expansion pack is a big help for a good cause.
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded to Scientists for Their DNA Repair Research
The researchers' finding could provide ammunition in the war against cancer.
By Reuters
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This High-Tech Startup Is Using Science to Hack the Dress Shirt
Ministry of Supply is reengineering fabric to create higher performance clothing for the workplace.
By Laura Entis
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General Electric Creating Science Fiction Podcast Series
Looking to increase brand awareness among a younger, tech-savvy audience, the company is producing a series about decoding a 70-year-old message from outer space.
By Reuters
Tech
New Dinosaur Species Discovered in Alaska
The duck-billed herbivore lived about 69 million years ago.
By Nina Zipkin
Business News
NASA Scientists Have Found Evidence of ‘Flowing Liquid Water’ on Mars
Life on the Red Planet 'would be possible,' a NASA employee announced today.
Business News
Would You Drink This Sweet, New Sunscreen? Yes, We Said Drink.
Is the latest drinkable sunblock under the sun the real protective deal or just plain shady?
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This Albuquerque Launchpad Lets Biotech Companies Take On a Life of Their Own
The BioScience Center encourages companies to stay for three years at below-market rates or in exchange for a percentage of equity.
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How One Incubator Is Using Behavioral Science to Encourage the Products Customers Really Want
Based out of Duke University, the Startup Lab wants companies to consider customer behavior in the design and the features of their products.
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Don’t Leave Talent on the Table: A Solution to the Tech Talent Gap
To close the gap, companies might need to get involved in local organizations, engaging with community groups and providing them with partnership and wisdom.
By Kevin Castle
Building a Business
Here’s Another Scary Reason to Get Off Your Butt and Move
When you do this for too long too often, and you're likely doing it now, you could seriously damage this essential organ.
Tech
An Algae Serum Is Being Used to Treat Wounded Animals — And Humans Could Be Next
Created by a 22-year-old New York University student, Vetigel stops bleeding in seconds.
By Carly Okyle
Business Ideas
Music as Medicine? The Sexy Idea with a Non-Sexy Timeline.
The Sync Project wants to use songs to improve your health. But first it has to come to market.
By Laura Entis
Business News
Coming to a Frying Pan Near You: Worm, Fly and Grasshopper Cooking Oils
Jiminy Cricket, that's nasty. Or is it?
Business News
Less Sleep Makes You More Likely to Catch a Cold, Study Finds
More than 160 people caught colds for science in an effort to better understand how sleep impacts our immune systems.
By Nina Zipkin
Tech
In the Lick of Time: Scientists Create Cool New Ice Cream That Resists Melting
We all scream for ice cream that doesn't drearily drip down the cone. All hail the brilliant biophysics brains who finally solved this sweet problem.
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Concentrate: How to Tame a Wandering Mind
Can braintraining stop you from procrastinating?
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The Power of Persuasion: Using Brain Science to Get Users to Act
Here is how to use data for your web design and user experience to get people to buy your product.
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New Research Shows DNA Can Be Altered by Trauma, Passed On to Offspring
We pass down more than just height and eye color. Science has shown that we can pass down our environmental experiences through DNA.
By Carly Okyle
Business News
7 Hobbies Science Says Will Make You Smarter
Among the many delightful insights we're gaining into our brains is that many fun activities are a really good investment of time.
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The Robot Battle of Your Childhood Dreams Is Actually Happening
Start your engines. A company called MegaBots is raising money on Kickstarter to prepare its 12,000-pound robot for a fight with a robot in Japan.
By Nina Zipkin