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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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Proposed Space Boat Could Explore Lakes On Saturn’s Moon Titan
While rovers are ideal for exploring Mars, a boat is best for Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. Scientists are proposing...
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Bee Brains Help to Make Robots Smarter
Honey bee brains could soon be helping robots act more independently. The way that bees smell and see is...
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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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The Marketplace in Your Brain
Neuroscientists have found brain cells that compute value. Why are economists ignoring them?
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Scientists Not Immune From Gender Bias
Hypothesis: Scientists have a superior ability to root out gender bias in their labs because they are trained to...
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First Images of Particle Jets at Edge of a Supermassive Black Hole
Supermassive black holes appear to occupy the center of almost all galaxies. When they are actively swallowing matter, these...
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Japanese Scientists Claim First Synthesis of Element 113
A group of Japanese scientists announced that they have finally synthesized the elusive element 113, which has been called...
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Eternal Clock Could Keep Time After Universe Dies
The idea for an eternal clock that would continue to keep time even after the universe ceased to exist...
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NASA Wants to Send Astronauts Beyond the Moon
Top NASA officials have picked a leading candidate for the agency’s next major mission: construction of a new outpost...