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Neutrinos and Multiverses: A New Cosmology Beckons
The existing edifice of physics, built upon the twin foundations of general relativity and quantum mechanics, is clearly in...
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Why Does Religion Keep Telling Us We’re Bad?
The main reason for Isaiah’s admonition to remember how we fall short, as for most Jewish and Christian moral...
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It’s Time Scientists Set an Example by Reducing Their Carbon Footprint
The carbon footprint of the science community is tiny by comparison with the rest of society. Yet changes will...
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How Much Will the Earth Warm Up?
Scientists say the Earth will warm in response to increasing carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, but since the...
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Good Science Always Has Political Ramifications
When speaking about science to scientists, there is one thing that can be said that will almost always raise...
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The Noble Gases Get to Work
Helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon and radioactive radon are odourless, tasteless, practically non-reactive wisps of unconnected atoms. In this...
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Oxygen a Bit Player in Earth’s Outer Core
Oxygen makes up a smaller percentage of the core than scientists had thought, suggests a study in Nature. Knowing...
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Which Alien Worlds Are Most Livable?
Astronomers have come up with a livability index for alien planets and moons, and the winners are … Titan...
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Neuroscience Challenges Old Ideas about Free Will
Celebrated neuroscientist Michael S. Gazzaniga explains the new science behind an ancient philosophical question.