BIG Questions – Page 48

Animals Focus Smell as Well as Vision
By the Editor on October 31, 2012
Animals can focus their sense of smell in much the same way as humans focus their eyes, helping them...
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Climate Crimes Against Humanity?
By the Editor on October 30, 2012
PBS recently aired Frontline’s “Climate of Doubt,” documenting the success of the denialists in reversing U.S. political opinion on...
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If Smart Is the Norm, Stupidity Gets More Interesting
By the Editor on October 30, 2012
Few of us are as smart as we’d like to be. You’re sharper than Jim (maybe) but dull next...
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Woohoo, It’s the Future of War!
By the Editor on October 30, 2012
Since the beginning of human history, humans have bickered constantly over territory, resources, and power. Now, with the possibility...
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Mitt’s Jesus, Barack’s Jesus, and Why Christ’s Color Matters
By the Editor on October 30, 2012
Four years ago, America was on the verge of electing the country’s first African American president—a stunning marker, for...
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What’s a Lake Doing in the Middle of the Desert?
By the Editor on October 30, 2012
One place you don’t expect to see waves lapping against the shore is in the middle of a desert....
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Mass Extinction Study Provides Lessons for Modern World
By the Editor on October 30, 2012
The Cretaceous Period of Earth history ended with a mass extinction that wiped out numerous species, most famously the...
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New Study Sheds Light on How and When Vision Evolved
By the Editor on October 30, 2012
Opsins, the light-sensitive proteins key to vision, may have evolved earlier and undergone fewer genetic changes than previously believed,...
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Green Roofs Will Be Worth $7 Billion By 2017
By the Editor on October 30, 2012
This just in — green roofs and walls are big business.   Or they will be, at least, by 2017,...
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Researchers Look Beyond Space and Time to Cope With Quantum Theory
By the Editor on October 29, 2012
Physicists have proposed an experiment that could force us to make a choice between extremes to describe the behavior...
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