BIG Questions – Page 133

Military Wants Keys to Biological Clock
By the Editor on March 29, 2012
An unprecedented project that will attempt to unravel the ways our biological clocks tick is underway by the Defense...
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Ancient Human Ancestor Had Feet Like an Ape
By the Editor on March 28, 2012
Fossil foot hints that tree-dwellers lived alongside species built for walking.
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Big Philanthropy’s Role in Higher Education
By the Editor on March 28, 2012
This is truly the era of the megafoundation. The private-philanthropic sector in the United States has experienced an explosion...
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Can Astronauts Survive Rigors of Long Space Journeys?
By the Editor on March 28, 2012
As the United States considers a manned mission to Mars by the mid-2030s, ongoing research is beginning to raise...
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Billions of Habitable Alien Planets Should Exist in Our Galaxy
By the Editor on March 28, 2012
There should be billions of habitable, rocky planets around the faint red stars of our Milky Way galaxy, a...
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Fatty Diet Leads to Fat-Loving Brain Cells
By the Editor on March 27, 2012
Cheeseburgers pack on the pounds, but in mice a high-fat diet also packs on new nerve cells in the...
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Richard Dawkins Celebrates Reason, Ridicules Faith. Again
By the Editor on March 27, 2012
Barbara King interviewed evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, a meeting that was suggested by the American arm of the Richard...
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What Really Happens When You Die?
By the Editor on March 27, 2012
Overwhelmingly, people who’ve had so-called near-death symptoms report a calmness, lack of fear, and feeling of being one with...
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Brains: Humanity’s Quest to Understand What’s Inside Our Skulls
By the Editor on March 27, 2012
A new exhibition in London is putting the brain under a microscope — literally. “Brains: The Mind as Matter”...
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Population Explosion Adds to Planet’s Pressure Cooker
By the Editor on March 27, 2012
The world’s surging population is a big driver of environmental woes but the issue is complex and solutions are...
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