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The Next Revolution in Cancer Medicine
The dream of personalized cancer vaccines is not just feasible, but achievable
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The Meaning of Scientific "Truth" in the Presidential Election
Factual beliefs on climate change, evolution, and the like are most often symbols used to communicate membership in and loyalty to groups embroiled in a competition for social status.
Biology
Chomsky's Theory of Language Learning Dead? Not So Fast...
A recent claim that the MIT linguist's "theory of language learning" has been refuted is wrong on many levels
Space & Physics
Let's Colonize Titan
Saturn's largest moon might be the only place beyond Earth where humans could live
Conservation
How One Turtle's Tale Helps Promote Ocean Conservation
A baby Atlantic loggerhead turtle is camping out California's Monterey Bay Aquarium, on the Pacific—and spreading the word about ocean conservation
Policy
Measuring What Matters in Science
We have come to judge success by the number of grant dollars we secure, not by the knowledge that is created
Environment
Amazon Tribe Fights Oil Development with Tourism
The indigenous Huaorani people of Ecuador are looking to tourism to spread a message of hope and counter the forces of resource exploitation
Public Health
The Microbes Have Won Again
Zika has been downgraded from emergency status by WHO—and despite how it might sound, that’s not good news
Policy
Dan Rather: Now, More Than Ever, We Must Stand Up for Science
The Trump administration is outlining policies that put our response to climate change in deep jeopardy and threaten to change the fundamental direction of science in the U.S.
Conservation
East of Siberia: A Tiger Conservationist in the Urban Jungle
To get vaccinated against tick-borne encephalitis, I need to leave the forest
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