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Apes May Be Motivated By Midlife Crises
By the Editor on November 20, 2012
New research says it’s not just humans who go through midlife crises: Chimps and orangutans also experience a dip...
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Europe’s First Farmers Came, Then Went
By the Editor on November 19, 2012
The first farmers who swept into Europe 6000 to 7000 years ago may have grown too big for their...
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World Bank Warns of ‘4 Degree’ Threshold
By the Editor on November 19, 2012
The World Bank is urging stepped-up efforts to meet world carbon reduction goals after looking at what it says...
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Report Raises Ethical Concerns About Human Enhancement Technologies
By the Editor on November 19, 2012
Scientists and ethicists call for public debate about the future use of drugs or other enhancements in the workplace
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Solar Storm as Desert Plan to Power Europe Falters
By the Editor on November 19, 2012
An ambitious plan to provide 15% of Europe’s power needs from solar plants in North Africa has run into...
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Simulation: Quantum Leaps
By the Editor on November 19, 2012
Fully fledged quantum computers are still a long way off. But devices that can simulate quantum systems are proving...
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Mind-Reading Scan Locates Site of Meaning in the Brain
By the Editor on November 19, 2012
Meanings of words can be hard to locate when they are on the tip of your tongue, let alone...
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Fuel From Waste, Poised at a Milestone
By the Editor on November 17, 2012
For years, scientists and engineers have been juggling various combinations of acids, steam, bacteria, catalysts and the digestive juices...
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Most Marine Species Will Be Discovered This Century
By the Editor on November 17, 2012
As many as two thirds of the species living in our oceans may still be unknown to science, say...
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Obama’s Research Challenge
By the Editor on November 16, 2012
Obama wants to invest in science and technology, but a divided Congress and looming budget cuts could make it...
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