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He now works to solve humanity's greatest problems with his
foundation -- yet has no program to curb global warming. That does not compute.
By Joseph Romm
March 9, 2009
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Our primate cousins have just had their worst week ever. But they have a lot to teach Wall Street and Obama about setting our country right.
By David Stipp
March 2, 2009
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"Women are turning to science to gain even more control over procreation."
By Lynn Harris
February 26, 2009
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She may be off the national stage, but the Republican empress continues to ravage America's great wilderness state. Her latest target? Beluga whales.
By Katharine Mieszkowski
February 23, 2009
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Why discussions of female desire -- or lack thereof -- miss the big picture
By Lynn Harris
February 18, 2009
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Today's simple genetic tests can reveal your private nature. Just don't expect it to stay secret.
By Peter Dizikes
February 17, 2009
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Billions to boost energy efficiency and clean up toxins? After eight dark years of Bush, environmentalists can hardly believe their eyes.
By Katharine Mieszkowski
February 14, 2009
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Don't laugh. The quixotic quest for beasts of lore is not far from what drives zoologists to find new and incredibly rare creatures today.
By Susan Kruglinski
February 11, 2009
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By FAAN Medical Advisory Board Members
February 9, 2009
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A new "cosmetic medical" product promises to transform your eyes for $150 a month -- if you don't mind all the side effects.
By Kate Harding
February 6, 2009
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Armed with pyrotechnics and sound blasters, a little known army of wildlife control officers works to keep airports feather free.
By Katharine Mieszkowski
February 6, 2009
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent surgery on Thursday. One doctor assesses the risks.
By Robert Burton
February 6, 2009
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Can a scrawny young wind-power activist topple the biggest, dirtiest industry in West Virginia?
By Jeff Biggers
January 29, 2009
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Myopic conservatives and the media still don't get global warming. But if anybody can preserve a livable climate, Obama's amazing energy team can.
By Joseph Romm
January 26, 2009
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A new study finds that people who expect social rejection are preemptively nasty to others.
By Kate Harding
January 23, 2009
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It's a showdown among environmentalists out West, where proposed solar-energy plants threaten the desert ecosystem.
By Katharine Mieszkowski
January 22, 2009
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In "The Invention of Air," Steven Johnson creates a fascinating portrait of Joseph Priestley, a friend of Franklin and Jefferson and a freethinker who changed history.
By Andrew O'Hehir
January 9, 2009
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Climate change may help explain the historic collapse of the species. Yet ocean experts see signs that idle fishermen can fire up their boats again.
By Jacoba Charles
January 7, 2009
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Dr. Pardis Sabeti on enjoying the creative process behind science and learning to love the failures and the successes.
January 5, 2009
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On Nov. 4, the tension was unbearable. Fortunately for our air, water and wildlife, Barack Obama triumphed.
By Katharine Mieszkowski
December 31, 2008
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New science says being lonely speeds aging. Old philosophy says the holiday blues are a signal to examine and change your life.
By Katharine Mieszkowski
December 22, 2008
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Some geologists say rising temperatures will uncork vast deposits of undersea methane. If they're right, we're cooked.
By Kirsten Weir
December 12, 2008
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How's this for change? Steven Chu, an actual physicist who wants to stop climate change and revolutionize solar power, gets the nod as energy secretary.
By Andrew Leonard
December 10, 2008
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He must make the U.S. a world leader in global warming solutions. Then he must inspire China to follow suit.
By Joseph Romm
December 4, 2008
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Sexologist Michael Perelman answers questions about sexual dysfunction and pleasure.
December 2, 2008