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The Flame Challenge
By the Editor on March 7, 2012
Scientists have recognized for some time that there is a harmful gap in understanding between their work and much...
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Can Humans See ‘Spooky’ Quantum Images?
By the Editor on March 7, 2012
Quantum physics deals with the realm of the very small, and most of us never expect to see the...
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Fossil Pushes Back Date of Land-Animal Debut
By the Editor on March 7, 2012
A foot buried beneath Scottish soil for at least 345 million years pushes back the timeline for the appearance...
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Evolution of Biosphere and Econosphere Are Self Creative
By the Editor on March 7, 2012
Evolution may be the mysterious “antientropic force” that generates complexity, at least in the living world and, just perhaps,...
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New Evidence That Asteroid Hit Earth 13,000 Years Ago
By the Editor on March 7, 2012
New evidence supports the idea that a huge space rock collided with our planet about 13,000 years ago and...
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Memristors and the Computer Brain
By the Editor on March 6, 2012
Scientists working with electrical components called memristors have found that the components function similarly to brain cells and so...
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Does College Make Us More Liberal and Less Religious?
By the Editor on March 6, 2012
Does attending college actually make you more liberal and less religious? Research indicates that the answer is: not so...
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Behold the Cheetah Robot. The Singularity Is Nigh!
By the Editor on March 6, 2012
Big defense budgets during the aughts financed the deployment of thousands of robots, including unmanned aerial and underwater vehicles,...
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Alien Invaders Threaten Antarctic Fringes
By the Editor on March 6, 2012
The fringes of Antarctica are being invaded by alien plants and tiny animals, scientists have found. Researchers scoured the...
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Wind-Power Market Blows Cold
By the Editor on March 6, 2012
The climate is getting worse for wind-power companies, which are finding it increasingly difficult to attract venture backers. Investment...
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