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Swiss ‘Janitor Satellites’ to Remove Space Junk
By the Editor on February 16, 2012
The tidy Swiss want to clean up space. Swiss scientists plan to launch a “janitor satellite” — a 10-million-franc...
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Leaked: A Plan To Teach Climate Change Skepticism in Schools
By the Editor on February 15, 2012
Internal documents have been leaked from the Heartland Institute, a Chicago nonprofit think tank, showing its funding of leading...
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500 Million Children ‘Stunted By Hunger’
By the Editor on February 15, 2012
Half a billion children could grow up physically and mentally stunted over the next 15 years because they do...
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Will This Be the Year Scientists Find the ‘God Particle’?
By the Editor on February 15, 2012
Scientists hunting the Higgs boson, the sub-atomic particle believed to have played a vital role in the creation of...
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Quantum Dots Control Brain Cells For the First Time
By the Editor on February 15, 2012
In an unlikely marriage of quantum physics and neuroscience, tiny particles called quantum dots have been used to control...
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Child Abuse Leaves Mark on Brain
By the Editor on February 15, 2012
Childhood abuse and maltreatment can shrink important parts of the brain, a new study of adults suggests. Reduced brain...
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In China, Electric Cars Are More Polluting than Gas Guzzlers
By the Editor on February 15, 2012
It turns out that the use of electric vehicles may not be that clean after all, particularly in the...
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Online Dating Gets Religion
By the Editor on February 14, 2012
Jeff is ready to get married. As an Orthodox Jew, Jeff* is not leaving anything to chance: He prays...
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President’s 2013 Budget Hits Planetary Science Hard
By the Editor on February 14, 2012
The president’s 2013 budget asks for modest increases for some federal science agencies but trims funding to NASA. The...
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What Makes a Planet Livable? Five Things Scientists Look For
By the Editor on February 14, 2012
Since 1995, astronomers have been hunting in earnest for possible havens for life outside the solar system. So far,...
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