BIG Questions – Page 108

When Galaxies Collide
By the Editor on June 1, 2012
Astronomers have used the Hubble Space Telescope to work out when precisely our Milky Way Galaxy will crash into...
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Brains’ Social Network Formula Hundreds of Millions of Years Old
By the Editor on June 1, 2012
A new neural analysis suggests that our social networking tendencies most likely have their neural roots in some of...
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Belief in God Associated With Ability to ‘Mentalize’
By the Editor on May 31, 2012
People who have more traits of autism are less likely to believe in God that those that do not...
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Can Self-Interest Drive Sustainable Energy for All?
By the Editor on May 31, 2012
A bold plan to bring every person on Earth sustainable energy within 18 years will face its first test...
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Depolarizing Climate Science
By the Editor on May 31, 2012
A study out at the end of May attempts to probe why attitudes on climate risks by some segments...
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$1 million Prizes Shared by 7 Scientists
By the Editor on May 31, 2012
Seven scientists won prizes for discoveries that involve the furthest reaches of the solar system, vanishingly tiny materials and...
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Stars Reveal Early History of Milky Way
By the Editor on May 31, 2012
A new way to find a star’s age can give clues to how our Milky Way galaxy built itself...
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Modern Birds Are Really Baby Dinosaurs
By the Editor on May 31, 2012
Modern birds retain the physical characteristics of baby dinosaurs, according to a new Nature study that found birds are...
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Creationism Rears Its Ugly Head—Again and Again and Again
By the Editor on May 30, 2012
Michael Ruse blogs over at The Chronicle’s Brainstorm: Here we go again. The latest news on the fighting-Creationism front is...
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Can You Train Yourself to Be an Optimist?
By the Editor on May 30, 2012
Cognitive psychologist Elaine Fox from the University of Essex, UK, explores the ways in which we can retrain our brains to...
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