Evolution
Evolution
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Always Check the Copyright Date: Rocks, Rivers and the Changing Earth
Or how I was reminded that the publication date can be quite deceptive
Evolution
Evolution
Bizarre Fossil Mammal Was an Ice Age Tree Hugger
Space
Space
Lunar Geology in 1969; Heaven “Located” in 1869
Biology
Biology
Real-Life Zombies
Biology
Biology
Migrating Birds Provide Surprising Snacks for Sharks
Conservation
Conservation
Silent Skies: Billions of North American Birds Have Vanished
Space
Space
Asteroid Dust Triggered an Explosion of Life on Ancient Earth
Policy & Ethics
Policy & Ethics
The Problem with Failing to Admit We Don’t Know
Electronics
Electronics
Heat Loss to Night Sky Powers Off-Grid Lights
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New Proof Solves 80-Year-Old Irrational Number Problem
Mathematicians have finally proved a conjecture on approximating numbers with fractions
Pterosaurs Were Monsters of the Mesozoic Skies
Fossils and mathematical modeling are helping to answer long-standing questions about these bizarre animals
The Gravitational-Wave “Revolution” Is Underway
As the fourth anniversary of the first detection approaches, the field continues to mature—with a bright future ahead
A Second Interstellar Object May Be Streaking through Our Solar System
The “fluke” find of a possible visitor from another star after the 2017 discovery of ‘Oumuamua offers thrilling scientific opportunities
Is Mathematics, like Science, Pluralistic?
Mathematicians disagree over whether their fundamental assumptions, or axioms, are true...
Winston Churchill’s Thoughts on Evolution
His essay on alien life was uncovered in 2016; now we have a second example of his previously unpublished thoughts about science
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Videos
A CRISPR Doyen Discusses Gene-Editing Challenges
Jennifer Doudna, winner of the 2018 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience, talks to Scientific American about what it’s like to work in perhaps the hottest research area in all of biology...
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