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Dust Grains Highlight the Path to Planet Formation
By the Editor on December 3, 2012
An international team of researchers studying the characteristics of the protoplanetary disk of the star UX Tauri A, have...
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Pesticides in Tap Water Linked to Food Allergies
By the Editor on December 3, 2012
As food allergies become increasingly common, a new study offers the first proof that they may be linked to...
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‘The Particle at the End of the Universe’ Gets Real
By the Editor on December 1, 2012
Caltech physicist Sean Carroll makes the search for the Higgs boson a scientific detective story. At heart is the...
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The Robotic Equivalent of a Swiss Army Knife
By the Editor on December 1, 2012
The robotic equivalent of a Swiss army knife Reconfigurable robot a step toward something that can become almost anything.
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Carbon Credit Market May Collapse Soon
By the Editor on December 1, 2012
The reluctance of industrialized countries to accept binding emission targets will dry up demand for carbon credits and reduce...
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5 Charts About Climate Change That Should Have You Very, Very Worried
By the Editor on November 30, 2012
Two major organizations released climate change reports this month warning of doom and gloom if we stick to our...
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New Study Shows Global Warming Is Rapidly Melting Ice at Both Poles
By the Editor on November 30, 2012
This is not good news. A new international study—done by 47 experts using data from multiple satellites and aircraft—shows...
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Spaun, the Most Realistic Artificial Human Brain Yet
By the Editor on November 30, 2012
A group of neuroscientists and software engineers at the University of Waterloo in Canada are claiming to have built...
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Scientists Build With DNA Bricks
By the Editor on November 30, 2012
Researchers at Harvard’s Wyss Institute have coaxed single strands of DNA to fit together like Lego bricks and form...
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Was the Grand Canyon Formed When Dinosaurs Roamed?
By the Editor on November 30, 2012
The awe-inspiring Grand Canyon was probably carved about 70 million years ago, much earlier than thought, a provocative new...
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