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China Expands Surveillance of Sewage to Police Illegal Drug Use
Policy & Ethics
Policy & Ethics
California Clinic Screens Asylum Seekers for Honesty
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Mysterianism Redux
A follow up to my Scientific American column on consciousness, free will, and God…the final mysteries?
Policy & Ethics
Policy & Ethics
Scientists Are Key to Making Cities Sustainable
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Policy & Ethics
China Expands Surveillance of Sewage to Police Illegal Drug Use
Policy & Ethics
Policy & Ethics
California Clinic Screens Asylum Seekers for Honesty
Policy & Ethics
Policy & Ethics
Addicts Should Be Able to Shoot Up Legally in Safe-Injection Facilities
Math
Math
Ken Ribet's Favorite Theorem
Evolution
Evolution
Hominins Likely Left Africa Earlier Than Believed
Behavior & Society
Behavior & Society
Will Science Ever Solve the Mysteries of Consciousness, Free Will and God?
Engineering
Engineering
Weather-Smart Electric Grids Are Needed for Wind and Solar Power to Surge
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Discovery of Massive Granite Sarcophagus Presents Mystery of Who Is Inside
The coffin, discovered in Alexandria, Egypt, is a rare example of an unopened tomb
Ancient Dog DNA Reveals Close Relationship with Contagious Cancer
North America’s first domesticated dogs died out after European colonization, but they share a genetic link to a transmissible tumor spread globally
The Human Eye Could Help Test Quantum Mechanics
Experiments to confirm we can see single photons offer new ways to probe our understanding of quantum reality
How Will Our Species Survive in an Ever-Expanding Universe?
A hyper-advanced civilization might raid other galaxies for stars to keep the Milky Way glowing for trillions of years
Here's What Ötzi the Iceman Ate Before He Was Murdered
His mummified remains show he ate meat and a poisonous fern before his demise
Scientists Pick Up the Genetic Scent of Stinkbug Invaders
New method that tests for insect DNA on farm produce could “revolutionize” agricultural pest surveillance
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Videos
How Is the Declaration of Independence Preserved?
The National Archives and Records Administration uses science and technology to keep one of America's most important historic documents safe.
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