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December 2014

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December 29
- Five Reasons Smoking Rules are Lax
- Ten Years After Indonesian Tsunami, Are Coasts Any Safer?
December 27
- Wine (and Grape) Health Claim Gets New Boost
- Is Ebola Diverting Resources from Other Neglected Diseases?
- Cyber Wars and the Legal Lessons from the Sony Hack (Op-Ed)
- Aging Marathoner: Still Running, but at a Much Slower Pace
December 24
- The Year in Food (Op-Ed)
- What Airlines Should be Doing to Stop Air Rage (Op-Ed)
- Our Hunt for the World's Deepest Fish (Op-Ed)
- Why Not Eat Canada Goose? (Op-Ed)
December 21
- Starting Families 'Late' was Common a Century Ago
- Seals May Have 'Natural GPS'
- How Wise is the Woolly Bear Caterpillar's Wintry Weather Prediction?
December 20
- Before It's Too Late: An 'Interstellar' Lesson for Humanity's Future (Op-Ed)
- When Counseling After a Tragedy is a Mistake (Op-Ed)
- Princess Di and the History of Mass Grieving
December 19
- From Ecstasy to Molly, What's in a Name?
- Crashing the Old Boys' Science Club (Op-Ed)
December 18
- Will Reindeer Popularity Help Protect Their Wild Kin? (Op-Ed)
- What was the Worst #ScienceFail of 2014? (Op-Ed)
- For Some, Less Radiation for Breast Cancer Makes Sense (Op-Ed)
- Why I'll Talk Politics With Climate Change Deniers — But Not Science
- Why Video Games Deserve a Place in History
December 17
- Why I Teach Poetry and Opera to Medical Students (Op-Ed)
- Keeping Up with the Greens: Neighbors Can Spur Conservation (Op-Ed)
- Reinventing How Chemicals are Made
December 16
- 'Working out' PTSD: Exercise is a Vital Part of Treatment
- Primary Care Doctors Shouldn't Be Training in Hospitals (Op-Ed)
- Lima Climate Agreement — Experts React
- To Cool a Warming Planet, Give Developing Countries a Voice (Op-Ed)
December 14
- Raw Milk is Not Safe (Op-Ed)
December 13
- Bushfires Give Predators the Advantage
- Mountains of Ice are Melting, But Don't Panic (Op-Ed)
- Art as Flood Control
- Artists Get Their Hands Dirty (Gallery)
- How the Future of Origami Engineering is Unfolding (Op-Ed)
- U.S. Drug Shortage Puts Patients in Critical Condition (Op-Ed)
- Why 'My Brain Made Me Do It' is Not an Excuse (Op-Ed)
December 12
- Olive Sunbirds, Wood Mice and the Race to Save African Wildlife (Gallery)
December 11
- Yes, Animals Have Feelings (Op-Ed)
December 10
- Exotic Deep-Sea Canyon Life at Risk (Gallery)
- Stressed Momma Squirrels and Their Pups (Gallery)
- Modern Worldwide Danger Blooms from Ancient Bacteria
- Even Mismatched, Flu Shot is Protecting You Well (Op-Ed)
- Yes, Syphilis Sailed the Ocean Blue (Op-Ed)
December 9
- Can Protecting Forest 'Hotspots' Save Africa's Wildlife?
- Engineering a Better Food Bank
- Squirrel Moms' Stress Aids Pup Survival
- Can Bodybuilding Hold a Key to Aging?
- Eyetracking Technology Knows Your Subconscious Pizza Desires ... or Not
December 8
- How Your Refrigerator Will Help Power the Future (Op-Ed)
December 6
- The Science of Human Dissection
- Tao of Pandas: Sometimes They Go With the Flow
- Pandas Show Resilience in Range of Habitats (Gallery)
December 5
- Who Stood Up for Science in 2014? (Op-Ed)
- How Electric Eels Use Shocks to 'Remote Control' Other Fish
- The Dark Side of Research — When Chasing Prestige Becomes the Prize
- Children's Toy-Related Injuries Have Jumped, But Why? (VIDEO)
December 4
- Money Drives Weather Data, But What About Climate? (Op-Ed)
- One in Five Superspreaders Trigger Majority of Viral Infections
- What That 'BPA-free' Label Isn't Telling You
- Memo to McDonald's: The Climate Deserves a Break Today (Op-Ed)
December 2
- It's Time for Universities to Stand Up to Fossil Fuel (Op-Ed)
- Eyewitness Testimony is Far From Perfect
- Why Do Human Children Stay So Small for So Long?