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No Silver Bullet for Population Issues
By the Editor on April 26, 2012
One of the world’s oldest scientific societies has weighed in on one of the planet’s most vexing future challenges:...
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White House Promotes a Bioeconomy
By the Editor on April 26, 2012
The Obama administration announced a broad plan to foster development of the nation’s “bioeconomy,” including the use of renewable...
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Is Supersymmetry Dead?
By the Editor on April 26, 2012
The grand scheme, a stepping-stone to string theory, is still high on physicists' wish lists. But if no solid...
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World’s Glaciers Out of Balance
By the Editor on April 26, 2012
Earth’s glaciers are seriously out of balance with the global climate and are already on their way to losing...
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Controversial Research: Good Science Bad Science
By the Editor on April 26, 2012
It sounds like a great idea: experimentally mutate a rare but deadly virus so that scientists can do a...
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Plastic Debris Found Littering Ocean
By the Editor on April 26, 2012
There’s far more little bits of plastic in the ocean than previous studies have indicated, according to new research....
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Ancient Farming Method May Help Conserve Savannahs
By the Editor on April 26, 2012
A fire-free farming method practiced by early inhabitants of the Amazonian savannahs could help inform efforts to conserve and...
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Sun-Like Star May Have More Planets Than Our Solar System
By the Editor on April 26, 2012
A star already known to host five alien planets may actually be home to a whopping nine full-fledged worlds...
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Antarctic Ice Melting From Warm Water Below
By the Editor on April 25, 2012
Antarctica’s massive ice shelves are shrinking because they are being eaten away from below by warm water, a new...
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Study of Fighters Shows Brain Changes Are Seen Before Symptoms
By the Editor on April 25, 2012
Detectable changes in the brain precede the appearance of symptoms like memory loss or other changes in cognitive function...
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