History
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Everything Is Illuminated
December 03, 2009
Martin Chalfie, the Nobelist who helped transform biology with a glowing protein, talks with us about his lab and his favorite animal—the roundworm.
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Rethinking Light and Sound
November 23, 2009
The director of the Census of Marine Life on broadening the scope of global change to include illumination and noise.
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Mars: A Teeming Past?
November 09, 2009
Questions of extraterrestrial life rest on theories of Martian history.
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A Man on the Edge
November 03, 2009
A new biography explores Jacques Cousteau’s strange and colorful life but struggles to uncover why he has been so quickly forgotten.
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Traveling Through Time and Stars
October 22, 2009
In Far Out, stunning astronomical images and lyrical essays on the nature of light and space explore the universe’s past.
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A Writing Revolution
October 20, 2009
Nearly universal literacy is a defining characteristic of today’s modern civilization; nearly universal authorship will shape tomorrow's.
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Happy Birthday, Zinjanthropus
July 25, 2009
The Leakeys’ discovery of the “Nutcracker Man” 50 years ago electrified the scientific community and refocused thinking about the origin of humans back on Africa.
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The Future Isn’t What it Used to Be
July 20, 2009
Today, as many nations aspire to the Moon and America struggles to return, does anyone still have “The Right Stuff?”
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Needham’s Grand Question
December 15, 2008
As China reemerges on the science frontier, Simon Winchester offers a vivid account of one man's mission to illuminate its innovative past.
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World
Press Gang
With New York City about to let bloggers qualify for press passes, a look at what breaking down the walls between old and new media means for science reporting.
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Culture
The Ancient, Distant, and Dead
Inspired by scientific research, Katie Paterson creates art based on data from faraway melting glaciers, long-dead stars, and the initial moments of the universe.
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Ideas
A Sober Assessment
Alcohol is an important part of life in many cultures throughout the world, but there are many misperceptions about this common social lubricant.
