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December 2013

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December 31
- Up in the Sky: It's a Nuclear Explosion!
- Cinema Classics: Five of the Best Science and Technology Films (Op-Ed)
- How Safe are Your Online Memories? (Op-Ed)
- Meet the Enemy of Killer Fungus that Turns Ants into Zombies
December 30
- Facebook Isn't Dead and Buried, but Dodgy Journalism Lives On (Op-Ed)
- Who's to Blame for Climate Change? (Op-Ed)
- Debunking Myths on Nuclear Power (It's Not For Making Bombs) (Op-Ed)
December 27
- Insulin Pill May Soon Be a Reality
December 23
- New Agreement Slashing Set-Top Box Energy to Save $1 Billion Annually (Op-Ed)
December 21
- Scientists Make Exotic Chemicals from Salt, Rewrite Textbooks
- Bottlenose Dolphins Oiled By Deepwater Horizon Spill are Dying (Op-Ed)
- Ignoring Nature No More: The State of the Animals 2013 (Op-Ed)
- This Holiday Season, Consumers Demand Humanely Raised Food (Op-Ed)
December 20
- Tipsy Tottering, Sunlight and The Smell of Coffee: It's All Random
- 'Tis the Season to be Jolly, or Not: Tips for Coping with Holiday Blues
- What Does Your Dog Want for Christmas? (Op-Ed)
- Exercise Improves Depression in People with Parkinson's
- How Birds Cooperate to Defeat Cuckoos
December 19
- The 12 Days of Pascal's Triangular Christmas (Op-Ed)
- The Swan Song for Triclosan? (Op-Ed)
- Wolves Must Not Lose Their Endangered Status (Op-Ed)
- Without Economic Incentives, Protecting Global Forests May Prove Impossible (Op-Ed)
- Is Genetics Key to Climate Change Solutions? (Op-Ed)
December 18
- To Understand Placebo, First Take It Out Of Medicine's Black Box (Op-Ed)
- The Koch Brothers Are Still Trying to Break Wind (Op-Ed)
- States Take National Lead in Regulating Fracking (Op-Ed)
- Why Cities are Adopting Open Cloud Technology (Op-Ed)
- Computer Sees Your Hipster Haircut, Sells You a Plaid Shirt (Op-Ed)
- Are You Ready for the Zombie Apocalypse? Time to Find Out
December 17
- Six Science-Based Strategies to Beat Holiday Bloat (Op-Ed)
- What the Heck Is ... Radical Trachelectomy?
- Fuel Economy Reaches Record High in 2013 (Op-Ed)
December 16
- Virtual Nature Makes Us Feel Good Even If It's Farmville (Op-Ed)
- The Bitcoin Bubble has Burst, so What Are The Alternatives? (Op-Ed)
December 14
- Carnivores in Our Midst: Should We Fear Them? (Op-Ed)
December 13
- The Microbes in Your Gut May be Making You Fat
- Can You Catch Obesity With That Head Cold?
- Aging Cells Reveal Features of Cancer
- Ctenophores Semaphore Information About Earliest Animals
- Secretive Group Calls for 'Guerrilla Warfare' on EPA (Op-Ed)
- One Chimpanzee's Life is a Testament to Humanity (Op-Ed)
- Growing Appalachia, and a Better Food System for America (Op-Ed)
- Pregnancy Possible for Some Cervical Cancer Survivors (Op-Ed)
December 12
- How Cities of the Future Could See Cars Parked for Good
- Clock Off, Switch Off: Tips to Stress Less Outside Work Hours
December 11
- Anti-Science Riders Lurk in Pending Farm Bill (Op-Ed)
- Growing 'Green' Economy Sprouts Need for 'Green' Credentials (Op-Ed)
- Regular Pelvic Floor Exercises Help a Very Common Problem (Op-Ed)
- Shanghai's 'Airpocalypse': Can China Fix Its Deadly Pollution? (Op-Ed)
- Video Game Therapy Proving Powerful for Stroke Patients (Op-Ed)
- Media More Stressful for Some Than Witnessing Boston Bombs (Op-Ed)
- Online Shoppers: Before You Click That Ad, Read This (Op-Ed)
December 10
- How Nelson Mandela Navigated the Politics of Science (Op-Ed)
December 9
- LEDs Are Holiday Gifts That Keep on Giving (Op-Ed)
- Cold War to Cyber War, Here's How Weapon Exports are Controlled (Op-Ed)
December 8
- Did Volcano on Mercury Erupt for a Billion Years? (Op-Ed)
December 7
- Will Grizzly-Polar Bear Hybrid Wake People Up to Changing Climate? (Op-Ed)
- Bringing an End to Bear Baying (Op-Ed)
- Will Your Next Phone Be Fair Trade? (Op-Ed)
- Have People Really Killed Pests Too Rarely? (Op-Ed)
December 6
- Where Are the Autopilot Lanes for Driverless Cars? (Op-Ed)
- Why Scientists are Concerned About Tree-Burning Power Plants (Op-Ed)
- What the Heck Is ... Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement?
- Reason: Why You Can't Control Holiday Eating (Op-Ed)
- In a Warming Arctic, Oil Drilling Brings Disaster (Op-Ed)
- Metals in Your Smartphone Have No Substitutes (Op-Ed)
December 5
- Is Eating DNA Safe? (Op-Ed)
- No Dream is Too Big for China's Mother River (Op-Ed)
- After the Laughter Comes a Serious Role for the SmartWig (Op-Ed)
December 4
- Wild Animals are Not for Petting (Op-Ed)
- Australian Endangered Species: Orange-Bellied Parrot (Op-Ed)
- Greening the Big Apple in a Changing Climate (Op-Ed)
- U.S. Research Chimps Heading to New Homes (Op-Ed)
- A Century of Museum Records Reveal Species' Changing Lives (Op-Ed)
- New Device Delays Ventilator Need for Some ALS Patients (Op-Ed)
- An Expanding Alternative to High-Risk Heart Valve Surgery (Op-Ed)
- The Golden Mean: A Great Discovery or Natural Phenomenon? (Op-Ed)
December 3
- No Animals Were Harmed in that Film? Not So, Reports Suggest (Op-Ed)
- Glowing Mushrooms Photographed in Quirk of Fate
- The Wind Energy Threat to Birds Is Overblown (Op-Ed)
December 2
- New Wizard Tool Maps the Climate Future (Op-Ed)
- The Real Truth About Tornadoes (Op-Ed)
- Pics In The Bin, Fridgecam and The Digital War on Waste (Op-Ed)
- Health Check: Is Your Personal Music Player Doing You Damage?(Op-Ed)