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Spy Telescopes Could Advance U.S. Dark Energy Mission
The two telescopes were designed to gaze down upon Earth from space to collect intelligence. Now, NASA hopes to...
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EPA Seeks to Ease Rules on Muddy Runoff From Logging Roads
The Obama administration wants to change the rules applying to stormwater running off logging roads, blunting a landmark court...
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Zoos’ Bitter Choice: To Save Some Species, Letting Others Die
As the number of species at risk of extinction soars, zoos are increasingly being called upon to rescue and...
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Climate Pact Process Stumbles as Countries Bicker
Less than six months after the world agreed to craft a new climate pact by 2015, negotiations stumbled at...
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Private Space Travel: A New Era Begins?
Some NASA supporters are mourning what they see as the decline of U.S. leadership in space. But they should...
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The Biochemistry of Love and Empathy
In his latest book The Moral Molecule, neuroeconomist Paul Zak describes oxytocin’s role in trust, bonding and even virtuous...
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NASA Budget Cuts Draw Threat of Presidential Veto
A 2013 spending bill that would fund NASA’s commercial crew program below the level President Barack Obama requested drew...
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U.S. National Ocean Policy: No Success Without Science?
Coaxing U.S. federal agencies to work together is no small feat. But an emerging National Ocean Policy (NOP) is...
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Is Global Warming Driven By Economic Growth?
To slow climate change the world will either have to put the brakes on economic growth or change the...