Archive of articles published on the 24th of October 2012

Mining social media to discover vehicle defects
New insight on managing fungal meningitis
Parenting and temperament in childhood predict later political ideology
Did bacteria spark evolution of multicellular life?
Study: Flame retardant 'Firemaster 550' is an endocrine disruptor
High-pressure science gets super-sized
Earth's magnetosphere behaves like a sieve
Speed limits on cargo ships could reduce their pollutants by more than half
Large-scale production of biofuels made from algae poses sustainability concerns
Flycatchers' genomes explain how 1 species became 2
Astronomers report that dark matter 'halos' may contain stars, disprove other theories
Risk factors in hospital readmissions among general surgery patients identified in study
When negative political ads work
Is obesity irreversible? Timing is key in weight loss, U-M research shows
Hypnosis helps hot flashes
Americans use more efficient and renewable energy technologies
Revealing a mini-supermassive black hole
Ghost busting
2012 Antarctic ozone hole second smallest in 20 years
Which candidate will be best for the stock market...?
Brain waves reveal video game aptitude
Reclaiming rare earths
Satellite images tell tales of changing biodiversity
Study shows whites twice as likely as blacks to get CPR from bystanders
Gaps in border controls are related to alien insect invasions in Europe
Nearly 80 million Americans won't need vitamin D supplements under new guidelines
Blood chromosome differences are linked to pancreatic cancer
Perfect pitch: Knowing the note may be in your genes
Pigs look healthy but test positive for flu at fairs; transmission seen between pigs and humans