Week of July 24, 2017 Archives

RealClearScience Morning Edition

Monday, July 24
The Next Step in the Search for Aliens
Ramin Skibba, FiveThirtyEight
Lichen Discovery Overturns 150 Years of Biology
Ed Yong, The Atlantic
Weighing Black Holes Is Surprisingly Easy
Angus Bezzina, Cosmos Mag
Predatory Journals Hit By Star Wars Sting
Neuroskeptic, Discover
We Can Cure Alzheimer's if We Stop Ignoring It
Joseph Jebelli, The Guardian
Could the Fabric of Spacetime Be Defective?
Ethan Siegel, Forbes
TSA's $178 Million Profiling Program Is Unscientific
Dan Vergano, BuzzFeed
Kids Need More Science and Philosophy Books
Massimo Pigliucci, Nautilus
Are Diets Just Placebos?
Erik Vance, Slate
Tuesday, July 25
Supervolcano: Would an Eruption Be Catastrophic?
David Cox, BBC
Sunscreen May Lead to Multiple Sclerosis Cure
The Economist
Musk Hints at Mars Rocket Engine Revision
Eric Berger, Ars Technica
Weather Report From the Surface of Mercury
Matt Williams, UT
Cassini Prepares for Final Descent Into Saturn
Daily Galaxy
Free RFID Implants Offered by Company
Nathaniel Scharping, Discover
Neutron Beam Facility Hampered by Rising Costs
Edwin Cartlidge, Sci Mag
Superfluid Helium Can Detect Gravitational Waves
Hamish Johnston, PW
Giant Telescope Scaled Down to Cut Costs
Sarah Wild, Nature News
Mars' Trojan Asteroids, Pieces of the Planet?
Jesse Emspak, Space.com
Wednesday, July 26
NASA Spots New Horizons' Distant Target
Alison Klesman, Astronomy
Imaging Reveals Medieval Manuscript in Book Binding
Laura Geggel, LS
Will 99 Percent of NFL Players Really Develop CTE?
Alex Berezow, ACSH
Shuttle Cargo Container Now Deep-Space Habitat
Robert Pearlman, NBC
Magic: Exploiting the Weirdness of Perception
James Gallagher, Aeon
Eyewitness Testimony Often Wrong Says Scientist
John Timmer, AT
Realistic Holograms Aided by Butterfly Wing Structure
Dave Roos, Seeker
Marine Conservation Faces Possible Cuts in Australia
Nicky Phillips, Nature
Humanity Needs Science to Survive and Thrive
Ethan Siegel, SWaB!
Typhoon Noru Cannibalizes Smaller Storm
Tom Yulsman, Discover
Thursday, July 27
Physics-Based Theory of Life Gains Support
Natalie Wolchover, Quanta
Why America Needs More Processed Food
Ross Pomeroy, RealClearScience
Our Universe Is Awash With Alcohol
Alexander MacKinnon, Conversation
Dream Chaser Mini-Shuttle to Fly in 2020
Ken Kremer, Universe Today
Human Embryo Modified in US for the First Time
Steve Connor, MIT
CRISPR Enters Next Round in Patent Fight
Jon Cohen, Science Magazine
Magnets in Brain Can Diagnose Elusive Dementia
Andrew Masterson, CM
Is Public Interest in Biodiversity Waning?
Brandon Keim, Anthropocene
Japans First Private Rocket to Launch Soon
Eric Berger, Ars Technica
Gene Editing Produces 'True Blue' Chrysanthemums
Rachael Lallensack, NN
Friday, July 28
Boring Technology Poised for a Revolution
The Economist
Cassini Finds Organic Molecules in Titan's Atmosphere
Matt Williams, UT
Thirty Meter Telescope Finally Nears Permit
Eric Berger, Ars Tech
First 'Exomoon' Responsible for Mystery Signal?
Paul Rincon, BBC
Even the Thinnest Copper Films Are Not Flat
Emily Conover, Science News
Slug Mucus Inspires Surgical Adhesive Formula
Michael Torrice, C&E News
SpaceX in Top Seven Most Valuable Private Companies
Chang & Benner, NYT
New Dino Resembles a Modern Ostrich
Laura Geggel, Live Science
Creating Alien Worlds Here on Earth
Belinda Smith, Cosmos Magazine
China 'Recreates' Cosmos With World's Fastest Computer
Daily Galaxy
Sunday, July 30
If Universe Is Expanding, Why Aren't We?
Sabine Hossenfelder, Forbes
Hypnotized by Elon Musk’s Hyperloop
Geoff Manaugh, The New Yorker
Detecting Alien Life Won't Be Eureka Moment
Elizabeth Howell, Seeker
The Scientist Moving Geoengineering Forward
James Temple, MIT Review
Why Do Some Quasars Rapidly Vanish?
Shannon Hall, Nature News
Black Hole Hunter Takes Aim at Einstein
Joshua Sokol, Quanta Magazine
Viral Drinking Water Database Designed to Scare
Louise Matsakis, Mboard
Why Don't Whales Get Out of the Way?
Amorina Kingdon, Hakai Magazine
How Dust Built the Universe
Samia Bouzid, PBS NOVA
Analysis Reignites Search for Sterile Neutrino
Ryan Mandelbaum, Gizmodo
Quiz: What States Have the Highest Rates of Overdose Death?
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