Week of February 13, 2017 Archives
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Monday, February 13
Plants Survive Almost Two Years in Space
Andy Coghlan
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NewScientist
Humans Are Driving a New Burst of Evolution
Darren Curnoe
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The Conversation
P-Values Have Significantly Harmed Science
Frank Harrell
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Statistical Thinking
I Grew GMOs in My Suburban Garden
Stephan Neidenbach
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Medium
We Owe a Great Debt to Dark Matter
Joel Primack
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Nautilus
Are We Creating a World Without Consciousness?
Paul Ratner
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Big Think
Experimental Physics Moves in Six-Month Cycles
Tommaso Dorigo
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Science 2.0
Physicists Devise "Black Hole" on a Chip
Stephen Skolnick
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Physics Central
Tuesday, February 14
3,000-Year-Old Footprints of Child Found
Rossella Lorenzi
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Live Science
Have 'Superflares' Rendered Proxima b Uninhabitable?
Mike Wall
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Space.com
Hubble Refurbishment Mission Under Consideration
John Wenz
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Astronomy
Exploding-Whale Advisory Issued After Mass Stranding
FOX News
Exploring the Faintest Galaxies in the Universe
Ethan Siegel
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SWaB!
Should There Be a Marketplace for Human Organs?
Alex B. Berezow
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ACSH
Revealing the Genetics of the Four-Leaf Clover
Meghan Bartels
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Nautilus
Lawsuit Targets USDA Animal Welfare Records
Meredith Wadman
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Science Mag
Strength of Earth's Magnetic Field Recorded in Pottery
Amy Middleton
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CM
When Scientists Fall in Love
Amber Dance
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Nature
Wednesday, February 15
The Left Has Its Own 'Alternative Facts'
Alex Caro
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RealClearScience
The Mystery of New Zealand's Growing Glaciers
Amy Middleton
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CM
Insect-Inspired Wind Turbines Are 35% More Efficient
David Shultz
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SM
When Earth Became a 'Mote of Dust'
Shannon Stirone
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Discover
Fractals Explain Imagery Seen in Rorschach Ink Blots
Alison Abbott
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Nature
'Super-Spreaders' Caused Majority of Ebola Infections
James Gallagher
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BBC
Ethicists Advise Caution in Human Gene Editing
Joel Achenbach
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WaPo
How Zuckerberg Should Distribute His Research Grants
Alex B. Berezow
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ACSH
Superbug Spread Facilitated by Third-World Travel
Beth Mole
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Ars Tech
Fleet of Drone Taxis May Soon Fly in Dubai
Russell Goldman
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NY Times
Thursday, February 16
Has CERN Disproved Ghosts?
Ross Pomeroy
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RealClearScience
Fasting Diet May Help Fight Disease and Aging
Mitch Leslie
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Science Magazine
Explaining the Accuracy of Atomic Clocks
Vishnu Varma
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Cosmos Mag
Distant Comet Observed Breaking in Half
Elizabeth Howell
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Space.com
Broad Institute Prevails in CRISPR Patent Battle
Heidi Ledford
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Nature News
Loops Give Extra Toughness to Recluse Spider Silk
Catherine Meyers
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IS
Nodding Syndrome May Be a Symptom of Parasitic Infection
The Economist
Mars Colony by 2117 in UAE Proposal
Futurism
'Green Militarization' Best Way to End Rhino Poaching?
Brandon Keim
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Anthropocene
Rare Variable Star Sighted by High School Student
Alison Klesman
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Astronomy
Friday, February 17
A 'Habitable Super-Earth' Does Not Exist
Ethan Siegel
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SWaB!
Is 'Zealandia' Earth's Newest Continent?
Dave Mosher
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Business Insider
One Million Live in Cold War-Era Bunkers Beneath Beijing
Ye Ming
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Nat Geo
DEET, Eucalyptus Oil Most Effective Mosquito Repellents
Beth Mole
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Ars Tech
Massive Report on Gene Editing Released
Merlin Crossley
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The Conversation
German Mine Repurposed to Store Nuclear Waste
Chris Baraniuk
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BBC Future
Search for Planet 9 Seeks Amateur Astronomers
Nancy Atkinson
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UT
Rocket Lab Prepares for First Test Launch
Calla Cofield
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Space.com
Seagrass Beds Remove Waterborne Pathogens
Jason Bittel
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Nature News
Organic Compounds Detected on Dwarf Planet Ceres
Irene Klotz
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Reuters
Sunday, February 19
Life Trapped in Crystals May Be 50,000 Years Old
Seth Borenstein
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AP
Why Sitting Is Not the "New Smoking"
Emmanuel Stamatakis
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The Conversation
How True Believers Hold Back Society
Tom Mahony
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RealClearScience
Deadly Strain of Bird Flu Spiking in China
Dennis Normile
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Science News
The Tech Industry Is Obsessed With Immortality
Anna Wiener
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New Republic
Did All Complex Life Come From Archaea?
Rasmus Jakobsen
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ScienceNordic
It's Time to Tax Pseudoscientific Treatments
Simon Kiss
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Policy Options
Collapse of Aztec Society Linked to Salmonella
Ewen Callaway
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Nature News
Science Still Favors Smoking Bans
Steven Novella
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Neurologica
CRISPR Has a Breakthrough Problem
Ryan Cross
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Chemical & Engineering News