Week of March 6, 2017 Archives
RealClearScience
Morning
Edition
Monday, March 6
The Best & Worst Science News Sites
Hartsfield
&
Pomeroy
,
RealClearScience
Could a Magnetic Shield Make Mars Habitable?
Jay Bennett
,
Pop Mech
The Peer Review System Needs to Be Repaired
Rose
&
Boshoff
,
Conversation
People Don't Know Which Sciences Are Robust
Cathleen O'Grady
,
Ars Technica
Ketamine: A Better Depression Treatment?
Nina Notman
,
Chemistry World
Will Trump Botch the Next Big Pandemic?
Julia Belluz
,
Vox
Big Experiments That Still Haven’t Been Completed
Subodh Patil
,
Nautilus
Why NASA Wants to Visit a Metal Asteroid
Bernie Hobbs
,
ABC Science
New Species of Dwarf Primate Found
Joshua Rapp Learn
,
National Geographic
Is Yawning Really Contagious?
Daniel Engber
,
Slate
Tuesday, March 7
Georges Lemaître Should Be as Famous as Einstein
Ross Pomeroy
,
RCS
Underwater Energy-Storage Method Tested Successfully
Megan Geuss
,
AT
Volcanism Is Ubiquitous in Our Solar System
Stephanie Bucklin
,
Astronomy
Anesthesia for Children a Risky Business
Laura Sanders
,
Science News
Yellow Cabs Least Likely to Crash?
The Economist
Orbital ATK to Launch Seventh ISS Mission
Hanneke Weitering
,
Space.com
Sponge Can Absorb 90 Times Its Own Weight in Oil
Carolyn Wilke
,
New Sci
Soy May Aid Struggle Against Breast Cancer
Andrew Masterson
,
Cosmos
Quantum Microscope Offers MRI for Molecules
Sara Reardon
,
Nature News
Wednesday, March 8
Richard Feynman's Gravitational Wave Argument
Paul Halpern
,
SWaB!
The Musical and Mathematical Genius in You
Stephen Skolnick
,
Physics Central
Blue Origin Details Powerful New Orbital Rocket
Eric Berger
,
Ars Technica
Do Human Pheromones Actually Exist?
Lindzi Wessel
,
Science News
Daphnis Creates Waves in Saturn's Rings
Christine Lunsford
,
Space.com
White Rhino Killed for Its Horn Inside French Zoo
Stephanie Pappas
,
LS
Groundbreaking Archaeopteryx Fossil Going on Tour
Jonathan Amos
,
BBC
VR Progress Hindered by Motion Sickness
Betsy Mason
,
Science News
Ceres' Bright Spot Most Likely a Cryovolcano
Nancy Atkinson
,
Universe Today
Organic Retina Implant May Reverse Blindness
Tim Wogan
,
Physics World
Thursday, March 9
Australia Colonized by Single Group
Annalee Newitz
,
Ars Tech
Rare Rock Carvings Unearthed in Megalithic Tomb
Megan Gannon
,
Live Sci
Pluto Will Never Be a Planet Again
Ethan Siegel
,
SWaB!
Scientific Method to Train Your Memory
Helen Briggs
,
BBC News
ISS to Host the Coldest Spot in the Universe?
Elizabeth Howell
,
Space.com
Vaccines Delivered by High-Pressure Spray
Jon Cohen
,
Science Magazine
First Single-Atom Magnetic 'Hard Drive' Exhibited
Elizabeth Gibney
,
Nature
New Water-Repellent Materials Inspired by Insects
Sarah Tesh
,
Physics World
NASA Funding Authorization Bill Passes in House
Jeff Foust
,
Space News
Stardust Produced by Ancient Supernovae
Alison Klesman
,
Astronomy
Friday, March 10
Is Planet Earth a Living Organism?
David Grinspoon
,
Nautilus
Lost Lunar Spacecraft Detected by New Radar
Phys.org
Milky Way's Mysterious Bulge Explained by Hubble
Alison Klesman
,
Astro
Radioactive Boars Delay Fukushima Residents' Return
Kimiko Tamura
,
NYT
Possible New Antidote for Tylenol Overdose
Alex B. Berezow
,
ACSH
Artificial Yeast Genome One Step Closer
The Economist
Ebola Vaccine Trial Stalled by Animal Testing Laws
Anthea Batsakis
,
Cosmos
Study Says Potatoes Could Be First Martian Crop
Patrick Reilly
,
CSM
Yellow Fever May Follow in Zika's Footsteps
Beth Mole
,
Ars Technica
Stronger Steel Modelled After Bone Structure
Charles Q. Choi
,
Inside Sci
Sunday, March 12
Social Science's War on Science
Clay Routledge
,
Quillette
Are Fast Radio Bursts From Extraterrestrials?
Andrew Griffin
,
The Independent
If You Think You’re a Genius, You’re Crazy
Dean Keith Simonton
,
Nautilus
Search for MH370 Revealed Secrets of Deep Ocean
Sarah Zhang
,
Atlantic
NASA Planning for Orbital Spaceport
Alison Klesman
,
Astronomy
The Craziest Ways Animals Escape Predators
James Macdonald
,
JSTOR Daily
Chow Chow Among Most Ancient Dog Breeds
Davy Falkner
,
BioMed Central
A Strength Test for the Strong Force
Sarah Charley
,
Symmetry
How Organic Can Make America Less Healthy
Deena Shanker
,
Bloomberg
Star Trek Inspires Material-Recognizer
Cathal O'Connell
,
Cosmos Magazine