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Book Review: Space Race by Deborah Cadbury
Looking at the space race between the U.S. and Soviet Union from the perspective of the leaders of the two programs.
Read More »We Always Cry Wolf
The reputation of being devil spawn and eaters of little blond girls doesn't do much for a creature's popularity.
Read More »Computing to Greatly Impact Science and Research by 2020
Microsoft-sponsored report sees great gains for biology, medicine, climate study - calls for renewed support of science.
Read More »Book Review: Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife by Mary Roach
A rambling and wry exploration of investigations into what happens when we die.
Read More »Climate Change Suddenly Looks a Lot Closer
The permanent melting of sea ice in the Arctic was predicted by climate change models, but it wasn't supposed to happen for decades.
Read More »IBM Announces Chip Breakthrough
Enables Moore's Law to continue uninterrupted well into the next decade.
Read More »Satire: Culling The Herd
All species, even ones like this that seem to have no redeeming qualities in terms of what they give back to the planet, have a role to play.
Read More »The Dangers Of Herbal Remedies
...being able to have a say in the medicine I take, even if only in a small way, is a privilege. I would hate to have to give that up.
Read More »A Visit to Benjamin Franklin’s House
Polly Hewson offers personal asides about Franklin - "he never eats beef; it makes his back itch" - as you drop in on the life of the house.
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