Week of May 1, 2017 Archives
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Monday, May 1
The Climate of Complete Certainty
Bret Stephens
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New York Times
Bret Stephens' First Column Is Classic Denialism
Susan Matthews
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Slate
Bill Nye Is Too Partisan to Lead the Climate Fight
Emily Atkin
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New Republic
How Silent Spring Gave Birth to Chemophobia
Ross Pomeroy
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RCScience
What's Really In Antarctica's Blood Falls?
Delaney Chambers
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National Geographic
Massive Lake Of Molten Carbon Rests Under the U.S.
Trevor Nace
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Forbes
Do We Have a Right to Keep Brain Activity Private?
Neuroskeptic
,
Discover
Why String Theory Is Still Not Even Wrong
John Horgan
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Sci American
Record-Setting Corn Grows 45 Feet Tall
Jef Akst
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The Scientist
When a Journalist Crosses From Science to Ideology
Jon Entine
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Huff Post
Tuesday, May 2
Which Galaxy Is the Largest in the Universe?
Ethan Siegel
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SWaB!
Ice-Age Bones Found Below LA Subway
Laura Geggel
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Live Science
Detecting Gravitational Waves Via Radio
Kendra Redmond
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PC
Virgin Galactic Tests New Re-Entry System
Irene Klotz
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Space.com
Morning Glory Seeds Could Survive Interplanetary Travel
Katherine Kornei
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SM
UK Research Funding Rushed to Completion
Daniel Cressey
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Nature News
'ShadowCam' to Image Darkest Lunar Spaces
Nicole Kiefert
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Astronomy
Decoding Genetic Building Blocks of Tea
Helen Briggs
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BBC News
Enzymes Harnessed With Help of DNA
Anna Demming
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Nanotechweb
Flaws in Tsunami Research Highlighted
Cosmos Magazine
Wednesday, May 3
Bringing Floppy Disks Back From the Dead
Monya Baker
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Nature
Metallic 'Space Fabric' Will Protect Astronauts
Matt Williams
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Universe Today
Windmill-Powered Pumps Could Restore Arctic Ice
Sid Perkins
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SN
CERN Expands the Search for Axions
John Timmer
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Ars Technica
Cassini Finds Sound of Silence Inside Saturn's Rings
Tom Yulsman
,
Discover
Pulsars Responsible for Milky Way Glow?
Alison Klesman
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Astronomy
75 Percent of US Motorists Fear Self-Driving Cars
Erik Lief
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ACSH
Orion's Mission-Abort Motor Aces Major Test
Elizabeth Howell
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Space.com
Gluten-Free Diet Won't Stop Heart Disease
Rachael Rettner
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Live Science
Stray Wi-Fi Signals Can Map 3D Space
Adrian Cho
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Science Magazine
Quiz:
List the Elements Named After People!
Thursday, May 4
Is the Amazon Basin an Ancient Ocean?
Lizzie Wade
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Science
Could Your Cells Be Worth Millions?
Ross Pomeroy
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RealClearScience
How Human Beings Will Survive on Mars
Megan Ray Nichols
,
Astronomy
Nerve-Shocking Trial Could Shake-Up Immunology
Douglas Fox
,
Nature
Optical Chip Gives Microscopes Nanoscale Resolution
Michael Allen
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PW
Anti-GMO Propagandists Puppets for Putin
Alex Berezow
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ACSH
National Space Council Reestablished by Trump
Jeff Foust
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Space News
NASA Seeks Industry Assistance With Moon Landings
Eric Berger
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AT
Improved Biotech Systems Ditch Need for Cells
The Economist
Tectonic Swerve Created Hawaiian Islands
Andrew Masterson
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Cosmos
Friday, May 5
Are Microbiologists Climate-Deniers?
Alex Berezow
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ACSH
How and When Did Saturn Get Its Rings?
Nola Redd
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Smithsonian Mag
GMO Algae Offers Unlimited Potential
John Dyer
,
Seeker
Liver Grows During Day and Shrinks at Night
Nathaniel Scharping
,
Discover
Paris Climate Deal Debate Down to a Single Phrase
John Schwartz
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NYT
Lab-Grown Brains Offer Multitude of Benefits
Roheeni Saxena
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Ars Tech=
Japanese Space Mission to Explore Moons of Mars
Matt Williams
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UT
Counting Albatrosses From Space
Jonathan Amos
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BBC News
Immune Cancer Response Revealed by Cell Maps
Heidi Ledford
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Nature
Retina Targeted by New Biometric Security Scan
Edwin Cartlidge
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PW
Sunday, May 7
When Will the First Star Go Dark?
Ethan Siegel
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Forbes
Gravitational Waves Could Reveal Extra Dimensions
Leah Crane
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NewScientist
The Higgs Boson: A Not-So-Godlike Particle
Paul Sutter
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Space.com
How Much Should We Fix Science?
Daniel Engber
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Slate
A Mysterious Case of Radioactive Toothpaste
Eric Grundhauser
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Atlas Obscura
The Crazy Eruptions That Spit Up Diamonds
Erik Klemetti
,
Wired
Plan for $5 Billion Science "Super Campus" in Disarray
B. Casassus
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Nature
Are These Birds Too Sexy to Survive?
Richard Prum
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New York Times
Giant Crater Possibly Linked to Great Dying
Hannah Osborne
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Newsweek