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Jared Diamond’s Tales From the World Before Yesterday
From John Brockman at Edge.org: Over the years I’ve had the privilege to work with some of the more...
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Did Lucy Walk, Climb, or Both?
Much has been made of our ancestors “coming down out of the trees,” and many researchers view terrestrial bipedalism...
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Space Radiation May Accelerate Alzheimer’s in Astronauts
Radiation in space might harm the brains of astronauts in deep space by accelerating the development of Alzheimer’s disease,...
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Extraterrestrial Oceans Could Host Life
NASA’s battle cry behind the small armada of orbiters, landers and rovers dispatched to Mars is “follow the water!”...
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The Next Steps in Space Exploration
Advocates of manned space flight have long argued that propelling people into orbits has a public appeal unmatched by...
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British Team Abandons Drilling in Antarctic Lake
An ambitious British plan to search for minute forms of life in an ancient lake beneath Antarctica’s ice has...
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Will the First True ‘Alien Earth’ Be Found in 2013?
The first truly Earth-like alien planet is likely to be spotted next year, an epic discovery that would cause...
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Ancient Temple, Ritual Figurines Found in Israel
Just outside of Jerusalem, archaeologists have discovered a cache of vessels and figurines inside a 2,750-year-old temple that could...
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Low-Water Rivers Offering Up Glimpse of History
Lack of rain has left many rivers at low levels unseen for decades, and while this creates problems for...
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Should We Expect Other Earth-like Planets at All?
This year has been a spectacular one for exoplanets. New discoveries and new insights have truly pushed the gateway...