Length of Human Pregnancies Can Vary Naturally by as Much as Five Weeks

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130806203327.htm

Longevity’s Bottleneck may be funding, BUT funding’s Bottleneck is Advocacy

http://indiafuturesociety.org/longevitys-bottleneck-may-be-funding-but-fundings-bottleneck-is-advocacy/

End of aging within reach, experts say By Dick Pelletier

http://www.positivefuturist.com/archive/501.html

Ring Weeder gets to the root of the manual weeding problem

http://www.gizmag.com/ring-weeder/28582/

Neuromorphic chips could help reverse-engineer the human brain

http://www.gizmag.com/neuromorphic-chips/28586/

CreepyDOL system can destroy your privacy for about US$500

http://www.gizmag.com/wi-fi-track-smartphone-creepydol/28585/

Laser-based turbulence detector could mean safer flights

http://www.gizmag.com/clear-air-turbulence-detection-system/28593/

Ion Torrent Chips Ready to Seek Out New Life, Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before

http://www.genomeweb.com//node/1262831

Making a Mini Mona Lisa: Nanotechnique Creates Image On Surface Less Than a Third the Hair's Width

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130805131115.htm

Moss Beats Human: Simple Moss Plants Outperform Us by Gene Number

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130805112953.htm

NASA Reveals That The Sun’s Magnetic Field Is About To Flip

http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/blog/?p=14514

Scientists invent a computer that writes sexist jokes

http://www.salon.com/2013/08/06/scientists_invent_a_computer_that_writes_sexist_jokes/

Waiting Until Second Date for Sex ‘Now Considered 100% Outdated’

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/katie-yoder/2013/07/15/cosmo-waiting-until-second-date-sex-now-considered-100-outdated

First taste of test-tube burger declared 'close to meat'

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/06/us-science-meat-in-vitro-idUSBRE9740PL20130806

Rice gene digs deep to triple yields in drought

http://www.scidev.net/global/farming/news/rice-gene-digs-deep-to-triple-yields-in-drought.html

The Coming Revolution of Wearables

http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20130806180724-549128-the-coming-revolution-of-wearables

Why did nobody tell me that Apple headphones can be used to remotely snap iPhone photos?

http://www.tuaw.com/2013/08/05/why-did-nobody-tell-me-that-apple-headphones-can-be-used-to-remo/

Don’t Call It “Junk DNA” Anymore

http://www.genengnews.com/gen-news-highlights/don-t-call-it-junk-dna-anymore/81248687/

Woolly mammoth DNA may lead to a resurrection of the ancient beast

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/jul/31/woolly-mammoth-dna-cloning

Potential Role of 'Love Hormone' Oxytocin in Brain Function Revealed

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130804144527.htm

What will humans look like in 100,000 years?

http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/stories/what-will-humans-look-like-in-100000-years

Robot 'astronaut' begins space journey

http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/world/robot-astronaut-begins-space-journey-602592.html

Light completely stopped for a record-breaking minute

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23925

Online Psychotherapy More Effective than Face-to-Face

http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/online-psychotherapy-more-effective-than-face-to-face

Daniel Dennett Will Teach You How To Use Your Brain

http://bigthink.com/100-biggest-ideas/big-idea-daniel-dennett

Neuroscience Is Dead (c. 2008)

http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/neuroscience-is-dead-c-2008

Science deniers just don’t think: All hail the scientific method The scientific method's the best way for people to get smarter, precisely because theories get revised and improved

http://www.salon.com/2013/08/04/all_hail_the_scientific_method/

This Radical iPhone 6 Concept Completely Re-Imagines The World's Favorite Smartphone

http://www.businessinsider.com/iphone-6-edge-to-edge-concept-2013-8

Scientists to cook world's first in-vitro beef burger

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/03/us-science-meat-cultured-idUSBRE97119D20130803

New Water Splitting Technique Efficiently Produces Hydrogen Fuel

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130801142331.htm

Largest Neuronal Network Simulation to Date Achieved Using Japanese Supercomputer

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130802080237.htm

Why Is Orange the New Black for Female Victims of Trauma?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130802095142.htm

Novel 3-D Simulation Technology Helps Surgical Residents Train More Effectively

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130802095148.htm

Alcoholism Could Be Linked to a Hyper-Active Brain Dopamine System

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130802131843.htm

New Findings Could Help Improve Development of Drugs for Addiction

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130802132328.htm

Milk: Quiet Evolutionary Hero

http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/milk-quiet-evolutionary-hero

Technologies That Will Revolutionize Tomorrow's Hospitals

http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/technologies-that-will-revolutionize-tomorrows-hospitals

Cancer Experts Want to Eliminate the Word "Cancer" from Diagnoses

http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/cancer-experts-want-to-eliminate-the-word-cancer-from-diagnoses

Is the Key to Beating Cancer Already in Our Intestines?

http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/is-the-key-to-beating-cancer-already-in-our-intestines

‘Encryption is a human right’: Wikipedia aims to lock out NSA

http://rt.com/news/wikipedia-encryption-security-nsa-990/

Does Your Personality And How You Look Affect How You’re Treated At Work?

http://www.eurasiareview.com/02082013-does-your-personality-and-how-you-look-affect-how-youre-treated-at-work/

Mercedes-Benz Showcasing Brand In Pavilion In Powisle District Of Warsaw

http://www.eurasiareview.com/02082013-mercedes-benz-showcasing-brand-in-pavilion-in-powisle-district-of-warsaw/

As Linux Stalks Windows, Poor Nations Will Benefit

http://www.eurasiareview.com/02082013-as-linux-stalks-windows-poor-nations-will-benefit-oped/

You Can Finally Buy an Electric Airplane, and It’s Just $40K

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2013/08/electric-airplane-for-sale/

Re-Learning How to See: Researchers Find Crucial On-Off Switch in Visual Development

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130801155738.htm

Novel Drug Shuts Down Master Protein Key to Lymphoma

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130801180442.htm

Speedier Scans Reveal New Distinctions in Resting and Active Brain

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130801180444.htm

Monster Galaxies Lose Their Appetite With Age

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130801195743.htm

New Type of Protein Modification May Play a Role in Cancer and Diabetes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130801155716.htm

Household 3D Printers Can Pay For Themselves in a Year

http://gizmodo.com/household-3d-printers-can-pay-for-themselves-in-a-year-986593950

What Came Before the Big Bang?

http://discovermagazine.com/2013/september/13-starting-point

People prefer mates with a 22% resemblance to themselves.

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/seriouslyscience/2013/07/24/people-prefer-mates-with-a-22-resemblance-to-themselves/

Why Has the Sun Developed a Huge Hole?

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/imageo/2013/07/30/why-is-a-huge-chunk-of-the-sun-missing/

NSA's XKeyscore gives one-click real-time access to almost any internet activity

http://rt.com/news/xkeyscore-nsa-snowden-prism-858/

Antimicrobial Coating Moves From Heart Valves To Door Handles

http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/antimicrobial-coating-moves-from-heart-valves-to-door-handles

Soon Your Walk Could Help Give Away Your Identity

http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/soon-your-walk-could-help-give-away-your-identity

Using Scent To Reawaken Memories Lost To Dementia

http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/using-scent-to-reawaken-memories-lost-to-dementia

Modern Seaweed House harkens back to Danish homes of yesteryear

http://www.gizmag.com/modern-seaweed-house-vandkunsten/28529/

Spitzer Discovers Young Stars With a 'Hula Hoop'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130731155743.htm

Anemia Linked to Increased Risk of Dementia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130731164713.htm

A Glass of Milk After Eating Sugary Cereals May Prevent Cavities

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130731164718.htm

Artificial Earthquakes Could Lead to Safer, Sturdier Buildings

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130731164722.htm

Understanding the Effects of Genes On Human Traits

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130731164757.htm

First Planet Discovered Orbiting a Brown Dwarf

http://www.technologyreview.com/view/517556/first-planet-discovered-orbiting-a-brown-dwarf/

Spiders May Have Personalities, and Some Are Bolder Than Others

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/07/social-spiders/

ZeroAccess malware revisited - new version yet more devious

http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/07/31/zeroaccess-malware-revisited-new-version-yet-more-devious/