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Restoring Science’s Place in Society Will Help Us Resolve the Big Debates (Op-Ed)Opinion In the early days of independent India, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru said, “It is science alone that can solve the problems of hunger and poverty … of a rich country inhabited by starving people.”
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A Big Hand for BiofilmsThis striking image represents the strength and prevalence of bacterial biofilms — despite our efforts to control them.
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Biodiversity a Benefit for Brain ResearchOptogenetics, a new field of brain research, was born out of basic research on two unlikely microbes.
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Nick Matzke: Reconstructing Species Migrations Across TimeWant to know about historical biogeography? Ask Nick Matzke.
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Earth's 8 Biggest MysteriesWe countdown eight of Earth's biggest unsolved science mysteries.
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Happy Earth Day! The 8 Biggest Mysteries of Our PlanetWhere did the Earth get all its water? What makes up the core of the planet? How did the moon get there? Those are just a few of Earth's biggest unsolved science mysteries.
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Can Science Eliminate Extreme Poverty? (Op-Ed)Opinion There is always hope that scientific innovations will help solve global problems. So can scientists help solve the globe’s ultimate problem: eliminate extreme poverty?
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What Science Communicators Can Learn from Listening to People (Op-Ed)Opinion
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When Distant Galaxies Light Up: Modeling a Cosmic SlurpResearchers employ supercomputers to understand and predict black holes swallowing stars.
