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State of the World’s Science
By the Editor on December 18, 2012
The pursuit of knowledge is now a global enterprise. Scientific American and Nature have teamed up on this special...
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UN Leak Shows More Evidence Humans Cause Global Warming
By the Editor on December 18, 2012
A leaked draft of the UN’s most comprehensive study ever on climate change shows increasing evidence that links human...
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NASA Crashes Twin Probes Into the Moon
By the Editor on December 18, 2012
NASA concluded its Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) moon mission by crashing two probes into the lunar surface...
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Exploding Star Missing From Formation of Solar System
By the Editor on December 18, 2012
A new study challenges the notion that the force of an exploding star forced the formation of the solar...
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New Form of Cell Division Found
By the Editor on December 18, 2012
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center have discovered a new form of cell division in human...
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Sandy and Sewage: Why We Underestimate the Costs of Climate Change
By the Editor on December 18, 2012
The New York Times recently printed a story describing how the sewage systems of New York and New Jersey...
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The False Promise of the Education Revolution
By the Editor on December 17, 2012
For Whom Is College Being Reinvented? 'Disruptions' have the buzz but may put higher education out of reach for those...
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We Know How to Promote Physics for Development
By the Editor on December 17, 2012
A successful model for making more out of physics for development is ready to roll out to others, writes...
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First Road Map of Human Sex-Cell Development
By the Editor on December 17, 2012
The causes of infertility, which affects around 10% of couples, are often unknown, but may in some cases result...
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Multidimensional Black Holes Get Electric When Flexed
By the Editor on December 17, 2012
Bending a black hole can juice it up. In extra dimensions, a black hole behaves like a fluid and...
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