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The Risk of Forgoing Vaccines
Given the direct benefit to the individual of immunity against disease, vaccination, is not completely altruistic. However, immunization does...
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NASA Scientist: Climate Change Is a Moral Issue on a Par With Slavery
Averting the worst consequences of human-induced climate change is a “great moral issue” on a par with slavery, according...
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Scientists Redraw the Blueprint of the Body’s Biological Clock
The discovery of a major gear in the biological clock that tells the body when to sleep and metabolize...
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Melting Antarctic Permafrost Drove Ancient Global Warming
Fifty-five million years ago, the world abruptly warmed by a scorching 5 degrees Celsius, the oceans turned acidic, and...
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Did Shroud of Turin Inspire Spread of Christianity?
A hoax or a miracle? The Shroud of Turin has inspired this question for centuries. Now, an art historian...
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Is Industrial Pollution Causing Natural Disasters?
Particles in polluted air seed clouds and influence the temperatures of oceans, which could stir up severe weather phenomena.
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Hyenas Give Up Scavenging for Lent
Many Christians give up certain foods for Lent, however ecologists have discovered these changes in human diet have a...
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Carbon Dioxide Linked to End of Last Ice Age
The circumstances that ended the last ice age, somewhere between 19,000 and 10,000 years ago, have been unclear. In...
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LHC is Back With Big Energy Boost
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is operating again after its winter break. At the beginning of April, opposing stable...
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Crowdfunding Successes Show Value of Small Donations
Legislation making its way through U.S. Congress would allow anyone to invest in the latest cool idea, with the...