BIG Questions – Page 92

Women in Science in Developing Countries Still Face Barriers
By the Editor on July 13, 2012
In many cases in the developing world, red tape and lack of funding ensure that the best projects go...
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Bad News for Big Brains
By the Editor on July 13, 2012
With big brains comes big intelligence, or so the hypothesis goes. But there may be trade-offs as well. Humans...
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Solar System Ice: Source of Earth’s Water
By the Editor on July 13, 2012
Scientists have long believed that comets and, or a type of very primitive meteorite called carbonaceous chondrites were the...
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Amazon Due for Numerous Species Extinctions
By the Editor on July 13, 2012
When species lose their natural habitat to deforestation and other causes, they don’t immediately disappear. Instead, they gradually die...
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Near-Complete Human Ancestor Found in Neglected Chunk of Rock
By the Editor on July 13, 2012
South African scientists say they’ve discovered the most complete skeleton ever of an early human ancestor – in a...
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Spearheads, DNA Point to Second Founding Society in North America
By the Editor on July 13, 2012
Stone spearheads and human DNA found in Oregon caves, anthropologists say, have produced firmer evidence that these are the...
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BPA Causes Interspecies Mating
By the Editor on July 13, 2012
The hormone-disrupting chemical makes it hard for some fish to recognize their own species, a problem that could ripple...
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The Poverty of Moral Toughness
By the Editor on July 12, 2012
In his most recent column in The New York Times, David Brooks laments the results of a study led...
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The More Gray Matter You Have, The More Altruistic You Are
By the Editor on July 12, 2012
New research shows that people who behave more altruistically have more gray matter at the junction between the parietal...
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Gene Mutation Defends Against Alzheimer’s Disease
By the Editor on July 12, 2012
Almost 30 million people live with Alzheimer’s disease worldwide, a staggering health-care burden that is expected to quadruple by...
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