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Greening for God: Evangelicals Learn to Love Earth Day
By the Editor on April 21, 2012
While some of their leaders denounce environmentalism as pagan worship, others are adopting a distinctly Christian approach to "creation...
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A New Kind of Quantum Junction
By the Editor on April 21, 2012
A new type of quantum bit called a “phase-slip qubit,” devised by researchers at the RIKEN Advanced Science Institute...
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Women Seek Less-Dominant Dates in Recession
By the Editor on April 20, 2012
When thinking about the economic recession, women exhibit less interest in alpha males in favor of guys who call...
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Life On Earth Evolved From ‘Redundant’ Chemical Systems
By the Editor on April 20, 2012
The earliest cells were unstable chemical systems that survived by combining a handful of shaky carbon-based assemblies together, researchers...
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Evolution Seen in Synthetic DNA
By the Editor on April 20, 2012
Researchers have succeeded in mimicking the chemistry of life in synthetic versions of DNA and RNA molecules. The work...
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How Big Data Is Changing Astronomy
By the Editor on April 20, 2012
Think of all the data humans have collected over the long history of astronomy, from the cuneiform tablets of...
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We Have No Idea How Bad Solar Storms Might Get
By the Editor on April 20, 2012
When the sun really acts up, spewing out heaps of charged particles in a burst called a coronal mass...
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Heavy Elements Key for Planet Formation
By the Editor on April 20, 2012
Planets form more commonly in star systems with relatively high concentrations of elements heavier than hydrogen and helium, a...
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Scientists Work To Combat Aging
By the Editor on April 20, 2012
Do you want to live to 120, only to feel like you’re 120? In the human quest for longevity...
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Polar Bears Older Than Thought
By the Editor on April 20, 2012
Polar bears have been chilling on the ice far longer than is generally thought, new research suggests, and they...
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