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An Astronomer’s Solution to Global Warming
The technology developed for telescopes, it turns out, can harness solar power
February 03, 2012
| By Alaina G. Levine
Studies show that coaches often make poor choices in crucial situations. But one coach may have a secret advantage
February 03, 2012
| By Joseph Stromberg
A study in birds confirms that protective caps on chromosomes predict a longer lifespan
February 02, 2012
| By Greg Laden
When housed in an aquarium with a swirling robotic school, what determines whether a fish will join the crowd?
January 31, 2012
| By Greg Laden
What makes a snake stop squeezing? We do science to prove ourselves wrong, because the answer people predicted is not the correct answer
January 30, 2012
| By Greg Laden
A mass of debris from satellites and space missions is orbiting our planet—and it may be growing all the time
January 26, 2012
| By Joseph Stromberg
Recent solar storms have triggered northern lights of unprecedented color and intensity
January 25, 2012
| By Joseph Stromberg
In honor of the Year of the Dragon, we take a look at some potential inspirations for the dragon myth
January 23, 2012
| By Joseph Stromberg
Comets dive into the sun frequently, but previous ones had been too small and dim to be seen against the glaring backdrop
January 20, 2012
| By Joseph Stromberg
Beauty, mystery and deceit—the Smithsonian's collection of nearly 8,000 live orchids has it all
January 18, 2012
| By Megan Gambino
Tree killers and the first beds ever round up this month in wildlife news
February 2012
| By T.A. Frail, Laura Helmuth, Joseph Stromberg, Erin Wayman And Sarah Zielinski
A new study shows that our perceptions of wealth don't always match up with reality
January 13, 2012
| By Joseph Stromberg
Breeders from 19 countries put their creations to the test at the 20th World Orchid Conference in Singapore
February 2012
| By Somali Roy
The surprising benefits, to oneself and to society, of living alone
February 2012
| By Joseph Stromberg
As part of her plan to prepare Americans for the next "big one," the seismologist tackles the dangerous phenomenon of denial
February 2012
| By Amy Wallace
Scientists have several candidates for the title of earliest Homo sapiens
January 11, 2012
| By Erin Wayman
Students in England concluded that the Star Wars space station could easily have destroyed an Earth-like planet
January 11, 2012
| By Sarah Zielinski
Naturally occurring uranium doesn't have enough of the fissile isotope U-235 to set off a nuclear reaction, but scientists found ways to increase the stuff
January 10, 2012
| By Sarah Zielinski
Dental, dietary and environmental clues help explain why the world's largest ape vanished
January 09, 2012
| By Erin Wayman
Mount Everest is a just a peewee when compared with such giants as Olympus Mons on Mars
January 09, 2012
| By Sarah Zielinski
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