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Tree Rings Reveal Amazon’s Rainfall History
Samples from eight cedar trees in Bolivia have helped shed light on the seasonal rainfall in the Amazon basin...
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Fraud, Not Error, Is Main Reason Studies in Journals Are Retracted
Falsified data is the main reason biomedical and life science research articles are retracted, a problem that has increased...
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The Perils of Populist Science
We could wring our hands about our unreconstructed nature but sex is at the center of human thought, and...
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Encounters With the God Particle
The Higgs boson, the pope, and the curious interaction between organized religion and big science.
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Climate Bias at Fox, WSJ ‘Far Exceeded’ Rest of Media
The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) has just published a study criticizing Fox News Channel and the Wall Street...
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Using Artificial Intelligence to Chart the Universe
Astronomers in Germany have developed an artificial intelligence algorithm to help them chart and explain the structure and dynamics...
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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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When Knowledge Explodes
We like to believe that more information allows us to make more informed decisions, to be more knowledgeable. That's...
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Separating the Pseudo From Science
Say “pseudoscience,” and immediately a bunch of doctrines leap to mind: astrology, phrenology, eugenics, ufology, and so on. Do...
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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...