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Will Computers Ever Know Everything?
An essay in Science magazine by Andrew Hodges, the dean of Wadham College at Oxford University, suggests that Alan...
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Friskier Frogs Have Faster-Changing Genomes
Physically fit frogs have faster-changing genomes, according to a study of poison frogs from Central and South America. Stretches...
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Did Worry and Intelligence Co-Evolve?
Worrying is a beneficial trait that evolved in association with intelligence, according to a new study published in a...
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Astronauts Blast NASA Global Warming Stance
A group of 49 former NASA scientists and astronauts believes NASA is playing fast and loose with climate change...
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Of Toddlers, Chimps and Orangutans
Chimps and toddlers rely on the “wisdom of the crowd” to sway their decision-making processes, new research published in...
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A Gun in Hand Makes a Man Look Taller
In a study of how people assess danger, participants who looked at photos of hands holding different objects thought...
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Baboons Can Recognize Words
Baboons can learn to tell the difference between real four-letter words and nonsense combinations of letters. And once they...
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Digital Textbooks Will Change the Way Students Learn
Science can advance quickly, rendering existing textbooks obsolete. Now new digital textbooks are emerging intended to better engage students...
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What Triggers a Mass Extinction?
The second-largest mass extinction in Earth’s history coincided with a short but intense ice age during which enormous glaciers...
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Scientists Build First Working Quantum Network
Scientists at the Quantum Dynamics division of the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics in Germany announced that they...