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Cassava Plant Could Help African Farmers Cope With Climate Change
By the Editor on February 28, 2012
Calling cassava “the Rambo of food crops,” scientists said the long-neglected root becomes even more productive in hotter temperatures...
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DNA Reveals Neanderthal Extinction Clues
By the Editor on February 28, 2012
Neanderthals were already on the verge of extinction in Europe by the time modern humans arrived on the scene,...
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Humongous Asteroid Could Strike Earth in 2040
By the Editor on February 28, 2012
Scientists are keeping a close eye on a big asteroid that may pose an impact threat to Earth in...
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Neil deGrasse Tyson on Politics, New Frontiers, and Science Evangelism
By the Editor on February 27, 2012
Neil deGrasse Tyson, a science crusader and regular guest on “The Daily Show” and other outlets, has a brand-new...
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Scientists Image Charge Distribution Within Single Molecule
By the Editor on February 27, 2012
IBM scientists were able to measure for the first time how charge is distributed within a single molecule. This...
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Researchers Use Stem Cells to Generate Human Eggs
By the Editor on February 27, 2012
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital say they have extracted stem cells from human ovaries and made them generate egg...
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Nomad Alien Planets May Fill Our Milky Way Galaxy
By the Editor on February 27, 2012
Our Milky Way galaxy may be teeming with rogue planets that ramble through space instead of being locked in...
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Did Ancient Arab Culture Record First Example of Climate Change?
By the Editor on February 27, 2012
A new study finds that diaries and writings from ninth-century Baghdad provide insight regarding strange weather from the era,...
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Space Superbugs Eyed As New Fuel Cell Power Source
By the Editor on February 27, 2012
A U.K.-based research team has created a fuel cell that can power a lightbulb, with the aid of a...
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Canada’s Restrictions on Scientists’ Speech Raise Concerns
By the Editor on February 25, 2012
Government scientists in Canada are facing growing restrictions on their ability to speak directly to the public and the...
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