Shooting for the Moon--This Time to Stay
After almost a half-century hiatus, lunar missions are once again becoming the next big thing in space science and exploration
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Source: Scientific American - January 31, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Leonard David Tags: The Sciences Space Source Type: research
Last Night Proved We Need More Scientists In Public Office
The President’s hostility to evidence-based policy has not made the state of the union stronger, safer or prouder
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Source: Scientific American - January 31, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Shaughnessy Naughton Tags: The Sciences Policy & Ethics Source Type: research
Painting New Lines: Maximizing Color Difference in Metro Maps
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Source: Scientific American - January 31, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Simone F. Griffioen Arthemy V. Kiselev The Mathematical Intelligencer Tags: The Sciences Math Source Type: research
Can Crowdsourcing and Collaboration Improve the Future of Human Health?
A new program will use the wisdom of the crowd to try improving on the 80-year-old"Baby Box," a Finnish institution
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Source: Scientific American - January 31, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Ben Wiegand Tags: Health Public Health Source Type: research
Rewetting the Swamp: Indonesia's Bold Plan
A controversial project to restore 2.5 million hectares of tropical peatland hinges on sustainable farming
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Source: Scientific American - January 31, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Virginia Gewin Tags: Sustainability Conservation Environment Source Type: research
Wildfires Spike Wine with Smoky Notes
Chemists are working on ways for wildfire-affected winemakers to avoid creating smoky wines. Christopher Intagliata reports.
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Source: Scientific American - January 31, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Christopher Intagliata Tags: The Sciences Biology Chemistry Source Type: research
Bill Nye Does Not Speak for Us and He Does Not Speak for Science
By attending the State of the Union with NASA administrator nominee Jim Bridenstine, the Science Guy tacitly endorses climate denial, intolerance and attacks on science
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Source: Scientific American - January 30, 2018 Category: Science Authors: 500 Women Scientists Tags: The Sciences Policy & Ethics Source Type: research
Ghost Cat Gone: Eastern Cougar Officially Declared Extinct
The subspecies has now been removed from the Endangered Species Act, 80 years after its last sighting
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Source: Scientific American - January 30, 2018 Category: Science Authors: John R. Platt Tags: Sustainability Conservation Source Type: research
Warming Threatens Reptiles More Than Birds and Mammals
Over planetary history, warm-blood animals have outperformed cold-blooded animals in adapting to changing temperatures
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Source: Scientific American - January 30, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Chelsea Harvey ClimateWire Tags: Sustainability Climate Environment Biology Source Type: research
How Responsible are Killers with Brain Damage?
Cases of criminal behavior after brain injury raise profound questions about the neuroscience of free will.
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Source: Scientific American - January 30, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Micah Johnson Tags: Mind Behavior & Society Cognition Mental Health Source Type: research
Trump Administration Idea for Nationalized 5G Falls Flat
Critics pan National Security Council call for the government to build its own high-speed wireless network
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Source: Scientific American - January 30, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Larry Greenemeier Tags: Tech Electronics Source Type: research
Trump's Tax Bill Seen as a "Poke in the Eye" to America's Solar Future
Are tariffs on solar panels and cuts to energy research preparing the U.S. for the inevitable growth in renewables?
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Source: Scientific American - January 30, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Larry Greenemeier Tags: Sustainability Climate Environment Tech Energy Source Type: research
Racial Differences in Addiction and Other Disorders Aren't Mostly Genetic
The assumption that health disparities are caused by race rather than racism permeates many organizations, including the NIH
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Source: Scientific American - January 30, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Jennifer Tsai Tags: Health Policy & Ethics Source Type: research
Where Plastic Goes, Coral Disease Follows
An onslaught of bottles, bags and other litter makes reefs 20 times more likely to get sick. Scientists are scrambling to learn why
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Source: Scientific American - January 30, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Andrea Thompson Tags: Sustainability Environment The Sciences Biology Source Type: research
Bill Nye and the State of the Union
His decision to attend the address as the guest of Trump's controversial NASA Administrator nominee, explained
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Source: Scientific American - January 30, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Casey Dreier Tags: The Sciences Policy & Ethics Source Type: research
