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The Limits of Using Science to Explain Morality
Grand theories of social evolution have, in the past, proved to be useless as guides to events, but that...
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Global Biodiversity Panel Launched
A global science assessment panel for biodiversity, modelled on the International Panel on Climate Change, was launched in Panama...
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Climate Science Needs Greater Social Science Input
Climate researchers pay too little attention to social sciences, the executive director of the Bolivian Mountain Institute told delegates...
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White House Promotes a Bioeconomy
The Obama administration announced a broad plan to foster development of the nation’s “bioeconomy,” including the use of renewable...
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Steven Weinberg on the Crisis of Big Science
Big science is in competition for government funds, not only with manned space flight, and with various programs of...
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The Three Main Obstacles in the Way of Education Reform
Previous attempts to reform our education system in America have only piled more money on the heap of a...
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Carbon Capture Viable With Long-Term Support
Capturing and burying the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide from power stations is viable – but long-term government support will...
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EPA to Reduce Gas Drilling Pollution
The Obama administration is issuing the first-ever national standards to control air pollution from gas wells that are drilled...
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Astronauts Blast NASA Global Warming Stance
A group of 49 former NASA scientists and astronauts believes NASA is playing fast and loose with climate change...
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Tennessee Law Allows Creationism Theory in Classrooms
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam refused to sign a bill that would permit discussion of creationism in classrooms alongside the...