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For Moon Colony, Technology Is the Easy Part
By the Editor on January 28, 2012
Could the United States establish a moon colony and develop a new propulsion system for going to Mars? All...
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What ‘American Values’ Really Means
By the Editor on January 27, 2012
American values. President Barack Obama wants to restore them. So does Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul. Newt Gingrich says...
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The ‘Microplastic’ Threat to Our Foodchain
By the Editor on January 27, 2012
Microscopic plastic debris from washing clothes is accumulating in the marine environment and could be entering the food chain,...
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Blurred Vision Helps Spiders See Clearly
By the Editor on January 27, 2012
Jumping spiders, which hunt by pouncing on their prey, gauge distances to their unsuspecting meals in a way that...
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Life in Ocean ‘Blue Holes’ Studied
By the Editor on January 27, 2012
Life found in underwater caves in the Bahamas could give clues to what types of marine life might be...
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Particle Physics and the Flavor of the Day
By the Editor on January 27, 2012
Fundamental particles are the building blocks of matter, and, apparently, come in many more flavors than the basic few...
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Race and Religion at the Ballot Box
By the Editor on January 27, 2012
The color of a candidate’s skin failed to sway voters to depress the lever for either Obama or McCain...
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Can Economy Bear What Oil Prices Have in Store?
By the Editor on January 27, 2012
Stop wrangling over global warming and instead reduce fossil-fuel use for the sake of the global economy. That’s the...
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Viruses Evolve in Real Time
By the Editor on January 26, 2012
Charles Darwin recognized that natural selection can make eyes sharper, muscles stronger, and fur thicker. But evolution does more...
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Do STEM Faculties Want Undegraduates To Study STEM Fields?
By the Editor on January 26, 2012
Kay Steiger and Scott Zeger talk about ways college professors could make introductory science classes less off-putting and encourage...
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