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Taking a Stand for Scientific Integrity
Why the largest society of Earth scientists should cut ties with ExxonMobil
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The Sciences
Is 2016 The Year That Science Fights Back?
The war on science isn't over yet, but some very encouraging signs are in the air
Health
How Your Gut Affects Your Bones
The surprising new science of how intestinal bacteria control bone strength
Medicine
What Does "Dead" Mean?
It should be obvious, but death has more than one definition
The Sciences
Scientists Should Talk to the Public, but Also Listen
Scientists increasingly understand why it's important to talk to the public, but few realize that science communication goes both ways
The Sciences
India's Government Is Becoming Increasingly Antiscience
Scientists join writers, artists and historians in protesting the Modi government’s growing interference in academic affairs
Space
The Fermi Paradox Is Not Fermi's, and It Is Not a Paradox
Despite what you'll often read, the Nobel prizewinning nuclear physicist never suggested that aliens don't exist
The Sciences
We Never Should Have Mothballed the Space Shuttle
Thirty years ago today, Challenger exploded, killing seven brave astronauts—but like all of us who went into space, they judged that the rewards were worth the risks
Tech
3-D Scanners Race to Monuments before Terrorists Blow Them Up
Digital virtualization is one way to preserve temples and statues from bombs, says anthropologist
Health
Preventing the Next Ebola Epidemic
To avoid another disaster, we need to think both inside and outside the box
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A Blog About the Weird Wonderfulness of Life on Earth
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