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Calorie Restriction Falters in the Long Run
By the Editor on August 31, 2012
To those who enjoy the pleasures of the dining table, the news may come as a relief: drastically cutting...
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DNA Offers Sharp Image of Ancient Humans
By the Editor on August 30, 2012
Scientists have produced a digital image of a genome tens of thousands of years old with the resolution of...
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Stone Age Figurines Found Near Jerusalem
By the Editor on August 30, 2012
Two Stone Age statuettes, one depicting a ram and the other a wild bovine, have emerged from the highway...
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Building Blocks of Life Found Around Young Star
By the Editor on August 29, 2012
A team of astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has spotted sugar molecules in the gas surrounding...
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Space-Warping White Dwarfs Produce Gravitational Waves
By the Editor on August 29, 2012
Scientists first detected ripples in the fabric of space-time by using radio signals, but now a team of astronomers...
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Gene Predicts Happiness in Women
By the Editor on August 29, 2012
A new study has found a gene that appears to make women happy, but it doesn’t work for men....
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Chimpanzees Create Social Traditions
By the Editor on August 29, 2012
Researchers have revealed that chimpanzees are not only capable of learning from one another, but also use this social...
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Bill Nye ‘The Science Guy’ Talks Creationism, Religion, Education
By the Editor on August 29, 2012
Bill Nye, the famed “Science Guy,” found himself the center of attention this week after a video in which...
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Two Alien Planets Found with Twin Suns
By the Editor on August 29, 2012
Astronomers have for the first time discovered two alien planets whirling around a pair of stars: a complete solar...
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Ape ‘Genius’ Smarter Than the Average Chimp
By the Editor on August 29, 2012
Certain apes appear to be much smarter than others, with at least one chimpanzee now called “exceptional” when compared...
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