BIG Questions – Page 47

‘Deep Concern’ as Deal to Protect Antarctic Seas Fails
By the Editor on November 1, 2012
Governments meeting in Australia have failed to reach agreement on new marine protected areas for the Antarctic ocean. They...
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The Real Question: Who Didn’t Have Sex With Neanderthals?
By the Editor on November 1, 2012
The only modern humans whose ancestors did not interbreed with Neanderthals are apparently sub-Saharan Africans, researchers say. New findings,...
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They Outlived Dinosaurs and Are Evolving Faster Than Ever
By the Editor on November 1, 2012
British scientists today unveiled the world’s first family tree for all living birds – revealing that the group of...
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Oldest Town of the Old World Found in Bulgaria
By the Editor on November 1, 2012
Bulgarian archaeologists have found what they believe to be the oldest town in Europe, a salt production center called...
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Superbright Star Explosion Is Most Distant Known
By the Editor on November 1, 2012
A newly spotted ultra-bright star explosion burst onto the scene just 1.5 billion years after the big bang, making...
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Bill McKibben Does the Sandy Math
By the Editor on October 31, 2012
As a writer and activist Bill McKibben has devoted his life to tackling the threat posed by man-made climate change. As Hurricane...
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Monsters Are People Too
By the Editor on October 31, 2012
Humans are hard-wired to process monsters, humanoids and other such fictional creatures as we do other humans, a new...
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The Space Race Is On
By the Editor on October 31, 2012
The Space Shuttle may have taken its final, valedictory tour across the United States, but that’s no reason to...
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Curiosity Mars Rover Finds Soil Similar to Hawaii’s
By the Editor on October 31, 2012
Nasa’s Curiosity rover has found soil on Mars to be similar to Hawaii’s after sifting and scanning its first...
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Climate and Cost Concerns Mount in Wake of “Frankenstorm”
By the Editor on October 31, 2012
The mammoth storm that caused severe flooding, damage and fatalities to the eastern U.S. will raise pressure on Congress...
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