BIG Problems – Page 49

Haroche, Wineland Win Nobel Physics Prize
By the Editor on October 9, 2012
Serge Haroche of France and David J. Wineland of the U.S. shared the Nobel Prize in Physics for devising...
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Arctic Sea Ice Collapse Triggers Record Greenland Icesheet Melt
By the Editor on October 9, 2012
This year’s record melt in northern latitudes has surprised – even shocked – many climate scientists. While most of...
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100-Million-Year-Old Spider Attack Found Fossilized in Amber
By the Editor on October 9, 2012
Researchers have found what they say is the only fossil ever discovered of a spider attack on prey caught...
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Inspiring Eureka: Rethinking Math and Science Education
By the Editor on October 8, 2012
The United States ranks just 31st globally in student achievement in math. Annually, fewer than 60,000 American college graduates...
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Of the Creation Persuasion
By the Editor on October 8, 2012
From SciAm guest blogger Kyle Hill: The Earth is flat. A full moon leads to more crime. Humans were...
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U.S. Rep: Evolution, Big Bang ‘Lies Straight From the Pit of Hell’
By the Editor on October 8, 2012
Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) tore into scientists as tools of the devil in a speech at the Liberty Baptist...
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Scientists Win Nobel Prize for Stem-Cell Work
By the Editor on October 8, 2012
John B. Gurdon of the U.K. and Shinya Yamanaka of Japan shared this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or...
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Leading the STEM Challenge
By the Editor on October 6, 2012
Despite the flurry of campaign attack ads claiming candidates are either job killers or job creators, one thing remains...
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Romney’s America Doesn’t Need Public Colleges
By the Editor on October 6, 2012
A Romney presidency would pose an obvious hardship for the country’s public colleges and universities. Romney and Ryan, austerity...
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Insects a Prime Driver in Plant Evolution and Diversity
By the Editor on October 5, 2012
Take a good look around on your next nature hike. Not only are you experiencing the wonders of the...
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