'Leap second' will give you a (very) little more time in 2015

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Friday, January 16, 2015 View in browser |  View text version 'Leap second' will give you a (very) little more time in 2015 If you were hoping to find a little more time for yourself or your loved ones in the new year, you are in luck: 2015 is going to be exactly... SCIENCE     Sea turtle finds her way back to birth beach, but how? It's a sea turtle mystery that has stumped scientists for decades: How does the female sea turtle, which travels across thousands of miles o... SCIENCE NOW Study: Facebook knows you as well as your spouse They say you can't judge a book by its cover, but a new study suggests a computer can accurately judge your personality by the things you "L... ›  Ice researchers capture catastrophic Greenland melt ›  A little help from your friends just increases pain ENVIRONMENT Slower start, fast finish for sea level rise last century, study says Sea level rise during the bulk of the 20th century has been overestimated, a new report suggests. ›  BPA and 'BPA-free' alternative linked to fetal brain changes ›  Environment, not cash, encourages L.A. residents to save electricity ADVERTISEMENT HEALTH AND MEDICINE Just how ineffective is this year's flu shot? CDC experts do the math If you think this year’s flu shot is worthless, think again: People who got vaccinated this fall or winter have been 23% less likely than th... ›  FDA approves a device for weight loss ›  Too many people take aspirin to prevent heart attacks, stroke, study says HIGHLIGHTS   Space chemistry could be cooking up icy building blocks of life, study says       Where did the ingredients for life on Earth come from? Many scientists think the basic chemical building blocks for biology were delivered v... ›  Napping helps infants form memories, study shows ›  Thrill-seeking geese? Birds ride Himalayas like a roller coaster