Shake It Off: Earth’s Wobble May Have Ended Ice Age
The last big ice age ended about 11,000 years ago, and not a moment too soon — it made a …
Pollution Playing A Major Role In Sea Temperatures
The Atlantic Ocean, especially the North Atlantic, is peculiar: Every few decades, the average temperature of surface water there changes …
Beyond Darwin: Niche Creation And Creative Evolution
There is a famous image from Darwin’s thoughts. He likened evolution to a dirt floor filled with wooden wedges hammered …
Earth Has Just One Moon, Right? Think Again
Everybody knows that there’s just one Moon orbiting the Earth. But a new study by an international team of astronomers …
Do Negative Ads Make A Difference? Political Scientists Say Not So Much
Pundits and commentators are forecasting that this fall’s general election will see an avalanche of negative advertising. But as voters …
Gold Miners Dig Deep — To The Ocean Floor
Filmmaker James Cameron recently reminded us of the wonders of the sea by diving solo in a submarine to the …
To Map Or Not To Map The Brain? That’s Tonight’s Question
“Mind is such an odd predicament for matter to get into,” says the poet Diane Ackerman. “If a mind is …
Weekend Special: What If Your Fingers Could Create A World?
One day — and who knows, maybe I’ll live to see this day — I will step into my digitally …
Scientific Journals Plan To Publish Contentious Bird Flu Research
A government advisory committee has reconsidered its advice to keep certain details of bird flu experiments secret. Revised versions of …
Neuroscientists Battle Furiously Over Jennifer Aniston
Think of Jennifer, or as we like to call her, “Jen.” Jen of the dazzling smile, Jen of the gorgeous …
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