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Economics Nobel Highlights Climate Action NecessityTue, 09 Oct 2018 19:35:00 GMT William Nordhaus shared the 2018 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, "for integrating climate change into long-run macroeconomic analysis,” with Paul Romer, "for integrating... Search for Alien Life Should Be a Fundamental Part of NASA, New Report UrgesMon, 15 Oct 2018 10:45:00 GMT A blue-ribbon committee finds the science of astrobiology is worthy of deep integration into the space agency’s exploration efforts The Unsolvable ProblemTue, 09 Oct 2018 13:00:00 GMT After a years-long intellectual journey, three mathematicians have discovered that a problem of central importance in physics is impossible to solve—and that means other big questions may be... Clara Is a Story of Exoplanets, Existential Longing—and Real ScienceThu, 11 Oct 2018 10:45:00 GMT A conversation with the director and a science advisor behind a new film on the search for extraterrestrial life Math, Quilting and ActivismSun, 14 Oct 2018 20:00:00 GMT Mathematician Chawne Kimber shares her favorite theorems and quilts that make a statement Early Warnings of Terrible Earthquakes Appear High in the Sky, a New Theory SaysWed, 10 Oct 2018 13:00:00 GMT The best early warnings of a big disaster may appear 180 miles above the ground, a controversial new theory says Mom's Genes Make Some Giraffes Hard to SpotWed, 10 Oct 2018 22:05:00 GMT Baby giraffes inherit aspects of their mothers' patterning—which could give them a survival advantage if good camouflage runs in the family. Christopher Intagliata reports. How Insects Prepare for WinterMon, 15 Oct 2018 11:00:00 GMT Research on the suspended-animation state called diapause might help save our crops—and our health Soyuz Rocket Fails, Forces Emergency Landing for U.S.–Russian Space Station CrewThu, 11 Oct 2018 14:15:00 GMT The accident occurred during the rocket’s ascent from the launch pad, allowing an abort system to jettison the crew to safety Same-Sex Mice Parents Give Birth to Healthy BroodThu, 11 Oct 2018 15:00:00 GMT Gene editing and stem cell research have allowed for alternative rodent reproduction Science Funding Is BrokenWed, 10 Oct 2018 13:30:00 GMT The way we pay for science does not encourage the best results Young and Struggling in ScienceMon, 15 Oct 2018 12:30:00 GMT Life is hard for early-career researchers, who must contend with uncertain futures, compete for funding and balance family life, with the frequent need to move for jobs Neuroscientists Use Rabies to Explore the BrainMon, 15 Oct 2018 13:00:00 GMT Using engineered forms of the rabies virus, neuroscientists can map brain circuits with unprecedented precision |