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Here’s What the Space Around Earth Sounds Like
By the Editor on October 2, 2012
Surrounding our planet are rings of plasma, part of Earth’s magnetosphere, which are pulsing with radio waves. Those waves...
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Plastic Debris Found in Antarctica’s Southern Ocean
By the Editor on October 2, 2012
Researchers on 70,000-mile voyage to investigate climate change say effect of humans is now 'truly planetary'
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How Science Explains America’s Great Moral Divide
By the Editor on October 2, 2012
Researcher Jonathan Haidt delves into the psychology of red-state, blue-state, and offers hope for reconciliation
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Great Barrier Reef Has Lost Half Its Coral Cover Since 1985
By the Editor on October 2, 2012
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has lost more than half its coral cover since 1985, according to a new study...
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Fraud, Not Error, Is Main Reason Studies in Journals Are Retracted
By the Editor on October 2, 2012
Falsified data is the main reason biomedical and life science research articles are retracted, a problem that has increased...
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Proposed Space Boat Could Explore Lakes On Saturn’s Moon Titan
By the Editor on October 2, 2012
While rovers are ideal for exploring Mars, a boat is best for Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. Scientists are proposing...
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Bee Brains Help to Make Robots Smarter
By the Editor on October 2, 2012
Honey bee brains could soon be helping robots act more independently. The way that bees smell and see is...
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Source of Monster Black Hole’s Energy Jet Identified
By the Editor on October 1, 2012
A peek at swirling matter around a giant black hole verifies that it is the source of a monstrous...
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Dioxin Exposure Has Harmful Effects Across Generations
By the Editor on October 1, 2012
Washington State University researchers have found that the great-grandchildren of pregnant rats exposed to low doses of dioxin develop...
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Mayas Prophesized, but Not End of World
By the Editor on October 1, 2012
As the clock winds down to December 21, experts on the Mayan calendar have been racing to convince people...
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