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New Mars Theory Questions Red Planet’s Watery Past
By the Editor on September 10, 2012
In the past decade, astronomers have observed clay materials on Mars that seem to indicate large bodies of water...
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Is There Enough Wind to Power Global Energy Demand?
By the Editor on September 10, 2012
There is enough energy available in winds to meet all of the world’s demand. Atmospheric turbines that convert steadier...
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Quantum Test Pricks Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
By the Editor on September 10, 2012
The Heisenberg uncertainty principle is in part an embodiment of the idea that in the quantum world, the mere...
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Robots at War: Scholars Debate the Ethical Issues
By the Editor on September 10, 2012
The dawn of the 21st century has been called the decade of the drone. Unmanned aerial vehicles, remotely operated...
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The Baffling Nexus of Climate Change and Health
By the Editor on September 10, 2012
In 2004, a rare tropical fungus caused a string of respiratory failures and neural disorders along the Pacific Northwest...
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Cosmic Lithium in the Early Universe
By the Editor on September 10, 2012
Astrophysicists have explored a discrepancy between the amount of lithium predicted by the standard models of elemental production during...
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Caribbean Coral Reefs Mostly Dead
By the Editor on September 10, 2012
The Caribbean’s coral reefs have collapsed, mostly due to overfishing and climate change, according to a new report released...
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Sea Otters May Be Global Warming Warriors
By the Editor on September 10, 2012
Sea otters might be on the frontlines of the fight against global warming, according to a new study showing...
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Historians Ask the Public to Help Organize the Past
By the Editor on September 8, 2012
On November 8, 1800, fire ravaged the federal War Office, in Washington. The agency’s files went up in smoke,...
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Poll: Company Profits Unaffected by Climate Change Laws
By the Editor on September 8, 2012
Almost 50 percent of global investors in a survey said government efforts to combat climate change will have little...
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