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Scientists Don't Prove We're Not In a Simulation
Despite what you may have read, the 'simulation question' remains unanswered.
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Solar Is the Fastest-Growing Global Energy Source
China, India, and America are ushering in "the birth of a new era in solar."
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Chemistry Nobel Goes for New Way to See Cells
The technique was used when scientists began suspecting the Zika virus was causing the epidemic of brain-damaged children in Brazil.
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Scientists Use Public LHC Data to Make Discovery
Releasing the results of experiments like the Large Hadron Collider could speed up the pace of scientific discovery.
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Study Suggests Life Started on Earth Early
A new model puts the spark of life at just a few hundred million years after the Earth cooled to allow surface water, bringing us closer to...
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NOAA's Revolutionary Hurricane-Hunting Drone Program Is Broke
Unmanned aircraft can see deep into the heart of a hurricane where pilot cannot fly, harvesting data will improve storm prediction. But...
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3 Americans Win Nobel Prize for Studying Our Circadian Rhythms
They were able to peek inside our biological clock and elucidate its inner workings.
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7 Lesser-Known Fall Foliage Destinations You've Never Visited But Should
These colorful, under-the-radar fall vacations are guaranteed to soothe your spirit.
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How Would We Talk To Aliens About Size, Mass, and Time?
What we consider obvious measurements might be unintelligible by an alien race.
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Riddle of the Week #36: A Sooty Train Ride
Difficulty level: Moderate
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Solution to Riddle of the Week #36: A Sooty Train Ride
Difficulty level: Moderate
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Bed Bugs Love to Travel in Your Dirty Clothes, Science Finds
An investigation into the locomotion of the urban nightmare.
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How Quicksand Ruins a Dam
Old movie tropes have real consequences.
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60 Well-Preserved Shipwrecks Found in the Black Sea
The Black Sea Maritime Archaeological Project has been turning them up left and right.
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New Study Is a Big Step Toward Diagnosing CTE in Living People
Currently, the brain disease so common in football players can be diagnosed only after death.
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Researchers Find Signs of Life in 4 Billion-Year-Old Rocks
A new discovery could tell us more about how life first evolved on Earth.
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The Military Could Be About to Make Solar Power Way Better
The DOE's recommendation that the military adopt solar backup generators means solar is about to get a military-style research boost.
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Massachusetts Man Dies After Being Swarmed by Bees
He wasn't allergic and was in good health.
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Is This the Worst Hurricane Season Ever?
Here's how 2017 compares to years past.
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Investigation Finds Nuclear Lab Workers Violated Safety Rules
Too much plutonium in one place.
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