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Laura Shin
Laura Shin
Contributing Editor
Laura Shin has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, Audubon and SolveClimate.com. She is currently a senior editor at LearnVest.com. Previously, she worked at Newsweek, the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. She holds degrees from Stanford University and Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism.
Laura Shin
In the unlikely event that Laura has a professional or financial relationship with a company she writes about, it will be prominently disclosed.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Rose Eveleth
Rose Eveleth
Contributing Editor
Rose Eveleth is a freelance writer, producer and designer based in Brooklyn, New York. Her work has appeared in Scientific American, OnEarth, Discover, New York Times, Story Collider and Radiolab. She holds degrees from the University of California, San Diego and New York University.
Rose Eveleth
Rose does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what she covers.
she writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
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Curiosity's first three weeks on Mars
Curiosity has been preparing for its two-year-long mission, and most everything, such as its first drive and first rock zappings, are going well.
1 | August 29, 2012 3:00am |
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To sleep, perchance to learn - is sleep learning possible?
New research suggests that sleep learning might be possible, at least for scents and sounds.
August 28, 2012 3:00am |
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Could antibiotics be causing the obesity epidemic?
Just as animals fed a steady stream of antibiotics gain weight, two studies show a connection between exposure to antibiotics and an increase in body mass.
24 | August 27, 2012 3:00am |
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Video: Scientists figure out mechanics of wet-dog shake
Scientists have discovered how furry creatures shake off water, which has practical uses, plus gives us this adorable video.
1 | August 24, 2012 3:03am |
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Spontaneous combustion might be real, and pigs might help us figure out why it happens
One scientist is using pigs to try and understand why and how humans might burst into flames.
21 | August 24, 2012 3:00am |
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Played music as a child? Enjoy a cognitive boost into old age
New research shows that playing scales as a child has benefits that persist decades later.
3 | August 23, 2012 3:00am |
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Military makeover - innovations in camouflage makeup
No longer for simply hiding your face, the new generation of military makeup will protect it too.
3 | August 22, 2012 6:00am |
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The future of manual labor: no people, just robots?
Advances in robot technology are leading factories and distributors to use one robot to replace five workers or more.
18 | August 22, 2012 3:00am |
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When CSI comes to life
Meet the machine that helps both detectives and doctors: the desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometer.
August 22, 2012 3:00am |
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Going up, and up, and up - the challenges of building a space elevator
If we want to build buildings as tall as we possibly can, we'll need a way to get people up and down them. But the space elevator is still a long ways away.
1 | August 22, 2012 3:00am |
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New ocean index grades world's oceans at 60 out of 100
Scientists created an ocean health index to judge how oceans are faring in providing us with food, jobs and carbon storage. The U.S. scored just above average, at 63.
4 | August 21, 2012 3:01am |
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Can science build the United States a better science teacher?
Science education in the United States is suffering. What would it take to bring it back to life?
August 21, 2012 3:00am |
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Grande garbage gets new life
A biorefinery has partnered with Starbucks to turn grounds and stale baked goods into product.
August 20, 2012 9:00am |
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The future of data storage: Coding information in DNA
Scientists coded an entire book into DNA, giving a glimpse of a future in which a thumb-sized device could store as much information as the entire internet.
1 | August 20, 2012 3:01am |
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Welcome to the airplane of the future
Airbus turns to science to design the cabin of the future.
17 | August 20, 2012 3:00am |
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Scientists squirm closer towards an effective male contraceptive
The quest for a "male pill" has trudged on for years with little success, but a recent breakthrough might give men a new form of protection.
4 | August 17, 2012 3:00am |
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Hilarious NASA Curiosity parody video in the style of LMFAO
A hilarious parody of LMFAO's hit, called "We're NASA and We Know It," celebrates the all-around awesomeness of NASA and the Curiosity landing on Mars.
August 16, 2012 7:42am |
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No more antibiotics: Using viruses to kill bacteria
As antibiotics have begun to create resistant bacteria, scientists have begun looking for alternatives. One type of virus, bacteriophages, look promising.
2 | August 16, 2012 3:08am |
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A dirty mind - scientists discover how your brain deals with waste
Scientists discover an entirely new drainage system for the brain.
August 15, 2012 12:09pm |
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Star 'scream' detected as it is devoured by black hole
A new discovery sheds light on how general relativity works in extreme settings -- and makes us think stars being sucked into black holes actually "scream" as they go.
5 | August 15, 2012 2:30am |