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Why Curiosity Matters
Adam Steltzner is a rocker-turned-NASA engineer who helped take the country’s cool new Curiosity rover to the surface of...
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Bill Nye: Creationism Threatens U.S. Science
The man known to a generation of Americans as “The Science Guy” is condemning efforts by some Christian groups...
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Race Is On as Ice Melt Reveals Arctic Treasures
With Arctic ice melting at record pace, the world’s superpowers are increasingly jockeying for political influence and economic position...
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Did Jesus Have a Wife?
A newly discovered fragment of Coptic writing suggests some early Christians believed Jesus was married. In a paper presented...
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Climate Change, the New National Security Issue
Mitt Romney’s remarks on NBC’s Meet the Press in early September rankled environmental activists hoping for a bipartisan approach...
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Photography and Science: An Essential Unity
The MIT Museum has opened the new Kurtz Gallery for Photography with an inaugural exhibition featuring over seventy images...
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World’s Oldest Weapons Discovered
Archaeologists have discovered eight extremely well-preserved spears that are an astonishing 300,000 years old, making them the oldest known...
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‘Social Voting’ Really Does Rock the Vote
Brace yourself for a tidal wave of Facebook campaigning before November’s U.S. presidential election. A study of 61 million...
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Scientists Offer New Formula to Predict Career Success
First there was the “impact factor.” Then came the “h-index.” Now, for those who believe that scientific prowess can...
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Living in Denial
From climate change to vaccines, evolution to flu, denialists are on the march. Why are so many people refusing...