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This Week: NREL Rename, Red Head Problems, Too Hot for Plants, Cat Companions, Visualize Science, Battery Battering, And Much More in The Name of Science!

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What’s in a name?
That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
Right?
If we rename a National Laboratory to something less functionary,
Does that change its function?
Or, does it just make it easier for that function to be altered?
Thoughts like this and more on
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Not The Same
Why rename the National Renewable Energy Lab now?

Red Head Problems?
Are wound healing issues related to hair color?

Too Hot to Handle
Why did plants stop working 56 million years ago?

Cat Companions
What were the first cats to hang with humans?

How To Visualize Science
Seriously, this one is for the people who need it.

Battery Battering
Why does Kiki love this study so much??? Because it’s a science smackdown!

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