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2012: Top Ten Signs of a Warming World
Another year, another set of climate records. Here are the top ten signs you are living in a warming...
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Top Scientific Discoveries of 2012
There were many really big moments in science this year. From finding a long, long sought subatomic particle to...
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Undercover-ed Religion: 13 Stories That Went Missing in 2012
Storm and flood, bad bishops, nones on the bus, vegan leather queens, God’s mom: in this list Peter Laarman...
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2012’s Noteworthy Species
Researchers described roughly 15,000 to 18,000 new species in 2012, making choosing the most noteworthy a monstrous task. “...
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The Year in Space: Hello to Mars … Farewell to Neil Armstrong
Every year marks beginnings and endings, but when it comes to space exploration, 2012 ranks as a big year...
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Mythical Particles, Goldilocks Planets and More: Top 5 Surprising Scientific Milestones of 2012
The year 2012 was a major one for science. We saw scientists develop a new type of drug to...
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The Top 10 ScienceNOW Stories of 2012
At the end of every December, ScienceNOW takes a look back at some of its favorite stories of the...
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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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Climate Science Makes an Eleventh-Hour Comeback
This was the year climate change vanished from the political agenda – and then suddenly reappeared, after Hurricane Sandy...
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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,...