The researchers, members of the NANOGrav Physics Frontiers Center, discovered that a rapidly rotating millisecond pulsar, called J0740+6620, is the most massive neutron star ever … Most massive neutron star ever detectedRead more
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Coal Knew, Too
“Exxon knew.” Thanks to the work of activists and journalists, those two words have rocked the politics of climate change in recent years, as investigations … Coal Knew, TooRead more
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We’re Incentivizing Bad Science
Whatever you might want to say about humans, our behavior is profoundly affected by the incentive structures we encounter. Imagine what might happen if banks … We’re Incentivizing Bad ScienceRead more
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First Paper to Link CO2 and Global Warming 1856
https://ia800802.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?zip=/4/items/mobot31753002152491/mobot31753002152491_jp2.tar&file=mobot31753002152491_jp2/mobot31753002152491_0246.jp2&scale=4&rotate=0 The American journal of science. Eunice Foote, “Circumstances Affecting the Heat of Sun’s Rays”, in American Journal of Art and Science, 2nd Series, v. … First Paper to Link CO2 and Global Warming 1856Read more
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Massive Study Finds No Single Genetic Cause of Same-Sex Sexual Behavior
Now, a new study claims to dispel the notion that a single gene or handful of genes make a person prone to same-sex behavior. The … Massive Study Finds No Single Genetic Cause of Same-Sex Sexual BehaviorRead more
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Largest-ever ancient-DNA study illuminates millennia of South and Central Asian prehistory
The largest-ever study of ancient human DNA, along with the first genome of an individual from the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, reveal in unprecedented detail … Largest-ever ancient-DNA study illuminates millennia of South and Central Asian prehistoryRead more
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The Neuroscience of Reality
On the 10th of April this year Pope Francis, President Salva Kiir of South Sudan and former rebel leader Riek Machar sat down together for … The Neuroscience of RealityRead more
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Chronic cocaine use modifies gene expression
Chronic cocaine use changes gene expression in the hippocampus, according to research in mice recently published in JNeurosci. Chronic drug users learn to associate the … Chronic cocaine use modifies gene expressionRead more
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Monsanto Surveilled Journalists, Activists & Even Musician Neil Young
Explosive new documents reveal the U.S. agribusiness giant Monsanto ran a “fusion center” to surveil and discredit journalists and activists who criticized or wrote damning … Monsanto Surveilled Journalists, Activists & Even Musician Neil YoungRead more
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Government Scientists Are Censoring Themselves
The Trump administration hadn’t even moved into the White House, but already there was an immense fear building in the minds of government employees after … Government Scientists Are Censoring ThemselvesRead more