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A little brain training goes a long way
People who use a ‘brain-workout’ program for just 10 hours have a mental edge over their peers even a...
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Astronomers Discover New Neighbor Galaxy to the Milky Way
In recent years astronomers have extended their view almost to the very edge of the observable universe. With the...
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Can Science Lead to Faith?
The relationship between science and religion has always been vexed. Most scientists I know are nonbelievers, convinced that there...
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Mathematics and the Game of Thrones
In this game of thrones, mathematics certainly makes a stronger claim today to royalty than does theology or philosophy....
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The Last Pictures
Humanity’s longest lasting remnants are found among the stars. Over the last fifty years, hundreds of satellites have been...
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An Earth Scientist Explores the Biggest Climate Threat: Fear
“We already know it is too late to reverse the planet’s transformation, and we know what is going to...
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Earth’s core far hotter than thought
The solid iron core is actually crystalline, surrounded by liquid. But the temperature at which that crystal can form...
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Scientific brain drain – what happens when the pipes are clogged?
A colleague at my institution recently invited a scientist with a “foreign-sounding” name to deliver a seminar. Foreign, yes,...
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E. coli bacteria ‘can produce diesel biofuel’
Researchers genetically modified E. coli bacteria to convert sugar into an oil that is almost identical to conventional diesel....
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Lip-Smacking Primate Hints at Speech Evolution
Most primates make rudimentary calls that consist of one or two syllables. But the gelada—native only to the grasslands...
