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U.S. Scientists Win Chemistry Nobel
By the Editor on October 10, 2012
Two U.S. scientists shared the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for learning how cells respond to the world around them,...
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Researchers Map Carbon Emissions at Street Level
By the Editor on October 10, 2012
Typically, when we talk about pollution, including carbon emissions, the numbers are talking about entire areas rather than specific...
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Education Reform Is Impossible Without Addressing Racism
By the Editor on October 9, 2012
From Michaela Pommells at Huffington Post: Let’s face it, race inequity may not be a deliberate goal of education...
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Curiosity Rover Finds Mysterious Shiny Object on Mars
By the Editor on October 9, 2012
Much like a toddler in a sandbox, the Curiosity rover has been busy scooping up the Martian soil lately....
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The Clothesline Paradox: A Conversation With Tim O’Reilly
By the Editor on October 9, 2012
If we’re going to get science policy right, it’s really important for us to study the economic benefit of...
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Haroche, Wineland Win Nobel Physics Prize
By the Editor on October 9, 2012
Serge Haroche of France and David J. Wineland of the U.S. shared the Nobel Prize in Physics for devising...
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Arctic Sea Ice Collapse Triggers Record Greenland Icesheet Melt
By the Editor on October 9, 2012
This year’s record melt in northern latitudes has surprised – even shocked – many climate scientists. While most of...
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Slime Has Memory but No Brain
By the Editor on October 9, 2012
The living slime that may have been the muse for the 1958 science-fiction film The Blob just got creepier:...
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100-Million-Year-Old Spider Attack Found Fossilized in Amber
By the Editor on October 9, 2012
Researchers have found what they say is the only fossil ever discovered of a spider attack on prey caught...
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Inspiring Eureka: Rethinking Math and Science Education
By the Editor on October 8, 2012
The United States ranks just 31st globally in student achievement in math. Annually, fewer than 60,000 American college graduates...
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