To Museums of Science and Natural History: As members of the scientific community we devote our lives to understanding the world, and sharing this understanding … An Open Letter to Museums from Members of the Scientific CommunityRead more
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Evolve out of global warming
Nation’s top museums are facing calls to cut ties with billionaire funders who profit from global warming. In an open letter, a coalition of climate … Evolve out of global warmingRead more
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Higgs and Matter-Antimatter Problem
As excitement grows for the the second 3-year run of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), physicists are frantically planning the experiments that will be carried … Higgs and Matter-Antimatter ProblemRead more
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97 hours of consensus
Climate scientists from across the globe feature in our 97 Hours of Consensus campaign addressing one of the most significant and harmful myths about climate … 97 hours of consensusRead more
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The Scientific Method
Now and then it is useful to pause, take a step back, and think once again about what one is doing and how it is … The Scientific MethodRead more
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Indirect costs: Keeping the lights on
Every year, the US government gives research institutions billions of dollars towards infrastructure and administrative support. A Nature investigation reveals who is benefiting most. Last … Indirect costs: Keeping the lights onRead more
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The public is wrong on climate, as it was on slavery, women’s rights
The latest public opinion study out of Yale’s Project on Climate Change Communication has all the usual hints of optimism we’ve seen in the Project’s … The public is wrong on climate, as it was on slavery, women’s rightsRead more
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From where your genes came from
Eight percent of your genome derives from retroviruses that inserted themselves into human sex cells millions of years ago. Right now the koala retrovirus (KoRV) … From where your genes came fromRead more
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Kostenki genome
A ground-breaking new study on DNA recovered from a fossil of one of the earliest known Europeans — a man who lived 36,000 years ago … Kostenki genomeRead more
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Oldest-known human genome sequenced
A 45,000-year-old leg bone from Siberia has yielded the oldest genome sequence for Homo sapiens on record — revealing a mysterious population that may once … Oldest-known human genome sequencedRead more