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Photography and Science: An Essential Unity
The MIT Museum has opened the new Kurtz Gallery for Photography with an inaugural exhibition featuring over seventy images...
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Brain Project Predicts Connections Between Neurons
Researchers said a new computerized model of part of a rat’s cortex predicts connections between neurons, which could help...
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Dark Energy Camera Snaps First Images Ahead of Survey
The highest-resolution camera ever built has begun its quest to pin down the mysterious stuff that makes up nearly...
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Warp Drive May Be More Feasible Than Thought
A warp drive to achieve faster-than-light travel — a concept popularized in television’s Star Trek — may not be...
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Envisioning a Civilization Recovery Plan
What knowledge of science, culture and civilization would you most want to pass on to the surviving humans as...
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World’s Oldest Weapons Discovered
Archaeologists have discovered eight extremely well-preserved spears that are an astonishing 300,000 years old, making them the oldest known...
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World Hunger: The Problem Left Behind
The drought-induced run-up in corn prices is a reminder that we’re nowhere near solving the problem of feeding the...
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Climate Change: All That Is Solid Melts Into Water
Researchers have made a startling discovery: the summer Arctic could be an open sea within a decade
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Tax Cuts for the Rich Do Not Spur Economic Growth
There is no clear correlation between tax cuts for high earners and economic growth, according to a new study...
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Chance of Saving Most Coral Reefs Is Dwindling
The chance to save the world’s coral reefs from damage caused by climate change is dwindling as man-made greenhouse...