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A Report from the Russian Front in the Global Fight against Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Can the campaign against MDR-TB in Russia help curb the global epidemic?
> Related In-Depth Report: Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis in Russia

FEATURES
Experimental Prosthetic Surgery to Help One Dog Get a Leg Up
A three-legged canine’s experimental surgery could lead to better prosthetics–for people and animals alike
>; Related Slide Show: Scenes From the Operation

MIND MATTERS
Illusions: The Eyes Have It
Eye gaze is critically important to humans, as social primates. Maybe that’s why illusions involving eyes are so compelling.
> Related Illusions Slide Show

60-SECOND SCIENCE BLOG
Biden brings focus on energy policy to Democratic ticket
By picking Joe Biden as a running mate, Barack Obama may have may taken a step toward shoring up his environmental credentials

NEWS
Not-So-Permafrost: Big Thaw of Arctic Soil May Unleash Runaway Warming
New estimates show that frozen Arctic soil contains far more potential greenhouse gas than previously recognized–and could speed climate change as it melts

60-SECOND SCIENCE PODCAST
Cows Tend to Face North-South
Google Earth images reveal that cattle around the world tend to align themselves with the Earth’s magnetic field
> Related Story: Cattle and Deer May Sense Earth’s Magnetic Field

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN MAGAZINE
Just How Harmful Are Bisphenol-A Plastics?
Patricia Hunt, who helped to bring the issue to light a decade ago, is still trying to sort it all out

60-SECOND PSYCH PODCAST
Hotel Guests Throw in the Towel on the Environment
When it comes to using towels in hotels, it’s herd mentality and not eco-principles, that lead patrons on a greener path

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