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Voting in Plain Sight
Of all the domestic policy differences between the Bush and Obama administrations, just about the sharpest and most telling...
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An Otherworldly Discovery: Billions of Other Planets
Astronomers have determined that each of the 100 billion stars in the Milky Way probably has at least one...
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Interactive Tools to Assess the Likelihood of Death
To help prevent overtesting and overtreatment of older patients — or undertreatment for those who remain robust at advanced...
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The First Oxygen Users?
None of us would be here today if, billions of years ago, a tiny, single-celled organism hadn’t started using...
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Scientists Find Genetic Indicator of Longevity
Scientists say the lengths of tiny pieces of DNA called telomeres indicate whether a young creature is likely to...
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Can A Scientist Define “Life”?
Defining life poses a challenge that’s downright philosophical. There’s no ambiguity in looking for water, because we have a...
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‘El Gordo’ is Largest Distant Galaxy Cluster Ever Seen
Galaxy clusters are the largest stable structures in our Universe. Seven billion light years away and with two million...
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Star Birth (and Murder) Spied in Cygnus X
Baby stars don’t get an easy ride during their early years; they are born into stellar nurseries bubbling with...
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Hubble Spots Farthest Primordial Galaxy Cluster
Astronomers have discovered the most distant developing galaxy cluster known to date, shedding light on the formation of large-scale...
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Doomsday Clock Ticks Closer to Midnight
The Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced that the metaphorical doomsday clock is...