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Genes Tell Intricate Tale of Jewish Diaspora
By the Editor on August 7, 2012
A new genetic map paints a comprehensive picture of the 2,000 or so years in which different Jewish groups...
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Brain Might Not Stand in the Way of Free Will
By the Editor on August 7, 2012
Advocates of free will can rest easy, for now. A 30-year-old classic experiment that is often used to argue...
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Is the U.S. Moving Toward a Happiness Index?
By the Editor on August 7, 2012
Talk about the pursuit of happiness. Several cities and states are are already looking into citizen well-being or floating...
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Starbucks of Ancient America?
By the Editor on August 7, 2012
In the 1600s, Europeans exploring the American southeast wrote of a purification ritual practiced by the native people, involving...
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Scientists Define New Limits of Microbial Life in Undersea Volcanoes
By the Editor on August 7, 2012
By some estimates, a third of Earth’s organisms live in our planet’s rocks and sediments, yet their lives are...
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Sikh Temple Shooting: Of Martian Rovers and Terror in Holy Spaces
By the Editor on August 7, 2012
How do violence, holy spaces, and diversity intersect in America? Terror in holy spaces is not a new facet...
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Curiosity Lands Safely: ‘Wheels Down on Mars’
By the Editor on August 6, 2012
Curiosity, the largest and most advanced spacecraft ever sent to another planet, stuck its extraordinary landing in triumphant and...
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Human Cycles: History as Science
By the Editor on August 6, 2012
Sometimes, history really does seem to repeat itself. For the past 15 years, Peter Turchin, who studies population dynamics...
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Eyes Reveal Sexual Orientation
By the Editor on August 6, 2012
Whether you’re gay, straight or somewhere else on the spectrum, the truth of who attracts you could be in...
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New Insights Into the Remote Control of Quantum Systems
By the Editor on August 6, 2012
An international collaboration led by physicists of the University of Vienna shines new light on the question of the...
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