Space & Physics
Stuff Physicists Don't Understand: Sonoluminescence [Video]
How can tiny collapsing bubbles inside a vat of water or other liquid reach temperatures of 20,000 degrees C? Nobody has a clue
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Culture
Keep the Damned Women Out!
A new book reveals the surprising reason all-male colleges went coed in the late '60s and early '70s—and the sometimes vehement resistance they faced
Culture
Girls Can't Do Math or Science?
A music video celebrating the International Day of the Girl destroys that tired old stereotype
Culture
The Perfect Marriage: Einstein and...Comics?
Believe it or not, the shock-haired genius had an alter ego who hung out with superheroes
Policy
Pay for Success: How "Impact Investing" Can Make Government Services Better
A new funding concept proves you can combine societal impact with financial returns
Policy
How Senate Retirements Could Affect Science
The presidential race matters, but congressional reshuffling could also affect science in a significant way
Evolution
Wait, Is That Your Father or Your Grandfather?
Men having kids at an advanced age turns out to be more common in non-Western, nonindustrial societies
Conservation
East of Siberia: By Chance, Food and Shelter
In the more remote corners of Primorye Province, I am vulnerable to the whims of the road and dependent on the kindness of strangers
Culture
Science Fiction Movie Preview [Video]
Get your sci-fi fix with these upcoming films
Climate Change
Limiting the Planet to 1.5 Degrees C of Warming Is Crucial, but It Won't Be Easy
Scientists made clear during a conference at Oxford last week that the challenges will be enormous
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