Few weeks back Frank Sherwood Rowland died. It’s not a name most of us would recognise, but Rowland was the chemist who first identified the … Remembering the story of CFCsRead more
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Human evolution cultural roots
Metal scrapes on hard sand as archaeologist Chris Henshilwood shaves away the top layer of sediment in Blombos Cave. After just a few moments, the … Human evolution cultural rootsRead more
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UNM Students being attacked at an Israel Alliance event on campus
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaYIYa54CSA#!&rel=0] On February 23rd during a public lecture by Nonie Darwish, members of the audience assaulted a number of UNM students. The public lecture, which … UNM Students being attacked at an Israel Alliance event on campusRead more
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Occupied: Reports From the Front Lines
The NYPD shut down Zuccotti Park just minutes after midnight on February 29 in a strong yet baffling show of force that saw 40 cops … Occupied: Reports From the Front LinesRead more
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Pulsars: The Universe’s Gift to Physics
Neutron stars are the remnants of massive stars that exploded as supernovae. They pack more than the mass of the Sun into a sphere no … Pulsars: The Universe’s Gift to PhysicsRead more
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Study the Figures of Speech
In a famous 1858 speech, Lincoln paraphrased Jesus, saying “A house divided against itself cannot stand,” and he extended the house metaphor throughout the speech. … Study the Figures of SpeechRead more
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Secret justice is no justice at all
The whistleblowing website WikiLeaks has published an internal email from the private intelligence firm Stratfor that suggests the Justice Department has obtained a sealed indictment … Secret justice is no justice at allRead more
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UK submarine data de-classified to aid climate science
The UK Ministry of Defence is to de-classify submarine data to help shed light on climate change in the Arctic. Environmental data are routinely monitored … UK submarine data de-classified to aid climate scienceRead more
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Occupy our food supply
The biggest corporate takeover on the planet is the hijacking of the food system, the cost of which has had huge and irreversible consequences for … Occupy our food supplyRead more
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Science behind the big freeze
The bitterly cold weather sweeping Britain and the rest of Europe has been linked by scientists with the ice-free seas of the Arctic, where global … Science behind the big freezeRead more