In the spring of 2010, the world met Australopithecus sediba, a nearly two-million-year-old human relative whose remains were found at a site just a short … Where did Homo come from?Read more
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Solar power increasing in Germany The German Solar Industry Association (BSW) has announced that German solar power producers have increased electricity output this year by … NewsRead more
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Surveying dark energy
David Schlegel’s tool for exploring dark energy, one of nature’s biggest mysteries, is deceptively simple. It is an aluminium plate the size of a manhole … Surveying dark energyRead more
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Evolution: Watching Speciation Occur
We saw that the littlest differences can lead to dramatic variations when we looked at the wide variety in dogs. But despite their differences, all … Evolution: Watching Speciation OccurRead more
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Science controversies past and present
Science—especially the science behind climate change—is under fire. The climate issue has sparked a vigorous, and at times surreal, public debate that seems to pit … Science controversies past and presentRead more
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Trend and variation
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Emotional Learning
The study, initiated by the Swiss researchers and published in Nature, constitutes ground-breaking work in exploring emotions in the brain. Anxiety disorders constitute a complex … Emotional LearningRead more
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Science’s crisis of faith
The accidental universe: Science’s crisis of faith In the fifth century B.C., the philosopher Democritus proposed that all matter was made of tiny and indivisible … Science’s crisis of faithRead more
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Jumping Genes
Mobile DNA molecules that jump from one location in the genome to another may contribute to neurological diseases and could have subtle influences on normal … Jumping GenesRead more
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Modern scientists, following in Galileo’s footsteps
Some climate change skeptics compare themselves to Galileo, who in the early 17th century challenged the Church’s view that the sun revolves around the earth … Modern scientists, following in Galileo’s footstepsRead more