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We Need to Think Thousands of Years Ahead
By the Editor on May 6, 2013
How can we think 100 years ahead, and is that enough? Well, it’s not enough, but it’s a fantastic...
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White House warned on imminent Arctic ice death spiral
By the Editor on May 3, 2013
Senior US government officials are to be briefed at the White House this week on the danger of an...
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A little brain training goes a long way
By the Editor on May 2, 2013
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
By the Editor on May 1, 2013
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?
By the Editor on April 30, 2013
The relationship between science and religion has always been vexed. Most scientists I know are nonbelievers, convinced that there...
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An Earth Scientist Explores the Biggest Climate Threat: Fear
By the Editor on April 29, 2013
“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
By the Editor on April 26, 2013
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?
By the Editor on April 26, 2013
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’
By the Editor on April 24, 2013
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
By the Editor on April 24, 2013
Most primates make rudimentary calls that consist of one or two syllables. But the gelada—native only to the grasslands...
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