BIG Problems – Page 133

Shame on the Rich
By the Editor on February 28, 2012
For fans of the British upstairs-downstairs TV series Downton Abbey, skullduggery may seem evenly distributed among the social ranks....
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U.S. Puts Clean Energy on the Fast Track
By the Editor on February 28, 2012
Department Of Energy chief Steven Chu says research will reshape the future of energy, enabling electricity grids that run...
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Cassava Plant Could Help African Farmers Cope With Climate Change
By the Editor on February 28, 2012
Calling cassava “the Rambo of food crops,” scientists said the long-neglected root becomes even more productive in hotter temperatures...
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DNA Reveals Neanderthal Extinction Clues
By the Editor on February 28, 2012
Neanderthals were already on the verge of extinction in Europe by the time modern humans arrived on the scene,...
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Humongous Asteroid Could Strike Earth in 2040
By the Editor on February 28, 2012
Scientists are keeping a close eye on a big asteroid that may pose an impact threat to Earth in...
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Neil deGrasse Tyson on Politics, New Frontiers, and Science Evangelism
By the Editor on February 27, 2012
Neil deGrasse Tyson, a science crusader and regular guest on “The Daily Show” and other outlets, has a brand-new...
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Scientists Image Charge Distribution Within Single Molecule
By the Editor on February 27, 2012
IBM scientists were able to measure for the first time how charge is distributed within a single molecule. This...
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Researchers Use Stem Cells to Generate Human Eggs
By the Editor on February 27, 2012
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital say they have extracted stem cells from human ovaries and made them generate egg...
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Did Ancient Arab Culture Record First Example of Climate Change?
By the Editor on February 27, 2012
A new study finds that diaries and writings from ninth-century Baghdad provide insight regarding strange weather from the era,...
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Space Superbugs Eyed As New Fuel Cell Power Source
By the Editor on February 27, 2012
A U.K.-based research team has created a fuel cell that can power a lightbulb, with the aid of a...
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