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Climate Change: Arctic Passes 400 Parts Per Million Milestone
The world’s air has reached what scientists call a troubling new milestone for carbon dioxide, the main global warming...
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Belief in God Associated With Ability to ‘Mentalize’
People who have more traits of autism are less likely to believe in God that those that do not...
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Can Self-Interest Drive Sustainable Energy for All?
A bold plan to bring every person on Earth sustainable energy within 18 years will face its first test...
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$1 million Prizes Shared by 7 Scientists
Seven scientists won prizes for discoveries that involve the furthest reaches of the solar system, vanishingly tiny materials and...
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Modern Birds Are Really Baby Dinosaurs
Modern birds retain the physical characteristics of baby dinosaurs, according to a new Nature study that found birds are...
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Creationism Rears Its Ugly Head—Again and Again and Again
Michael Ruse blogs over at The Chronicle’s Brainstorm: Here we go again. The latest news on the fighting-Creationism front is...
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Groundwater Depletion Threatens U.S. Food Security
Researchers believe the nation’s food supply may be vulnerable to rapid groundwater depletion from irrigated agriculture. The study, which...
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Smog Threatens World’s Oldest Trees
The Sequoia National Park forest contains the biggest and among the oldest living things on earth - the giant...
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EPA Seeks to Ease Rules on Muddy Runoff From Logging Roads
The Obama administration wants to change the rules applying to stormwater running off logging roads, blunting a landmark court...
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Can Fungi Clean Up a Superfund Site?
Between the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens is a broad creek tainted by 150 years of...