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Newly Discovered Particle Could Help Cool Earth
Elusive molecules in the Earth’s atmosphere may be helping to cool the planet more efficiently than scientists previously thought,...
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Online Map Shows Biggest Greenhouse Gas Emitters
The Environmental Protection Agency for the first time is making available detailed information on sources of greenhouse gas emissions,...
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Men and Women Have Distinct Personalities
A recent analysis of a survey of 10,000 people found that each sex has firmly entrenched characteristics, with women...
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Voting in Plain Sight
Of all the domestic policy differences between the Bush and Obama administrations, just about the sharpest and most telling...
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An Otherworldly Discovery: Billions of Other Planets
Astronomers have determined that each of the 100 billion stars in the Milky Way probably has at least one...
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Interactive Tools to Assess the Likelihood of Death
To help prevent overtesting and overtreatment of older patients — or undertreatment for those who remain robust at advanced...
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The First Oxygen Users?
None of us would be here today if, billions of years ago, a tiny, single-celled organism hadn’t started using...
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Scientists Find Genetic Indicator of Longevity
Scientists say the lengths of tiny pieces of DNA called telomeres indicate whether a young creature is likely to...
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Can A Scientist Define “Life”?
Defining life poses a challenge that’s downright philosophical. There’s no ambiguity in looking for water, because we have a...
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‘El Gordo’ is Largest Distant Galaxy Cluster Ever Seen
Galaxy clusters are the largest stable structures in our Universe. Seven billion light years away and with two million...