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Best of 2013: Beyond the Horizon of the Universe

Want to see evidence of other universes? Just look up.

December 12, 2013

Best of 2013: Why It’s Good To Be Wrong

Nothing obstructs access to the truth like a belief in absolute truthfulness.

December 12, 2013

Our Prodigal Sun

Searching the heavens for our sun’s family.

December 9, 2013

The Caveman’s Home Was Not a Cave

Our picture of man’s early home has been skewed by modern preconceptions.

December 2, 2013

Not Merely the Finest TV Documentary Series Ever Made

A reflection on Jacob Bronowski’s “The Ascent of Man.”

November 22, 2013

Nature, the IT Wizard

Nature manages information, the currency of life, with exquisite efficiency.

November 11, 2013

Our Nuclear Waste Is a Goldmine

Technology for generating power from spent uranium hits policy barriers.

November 11, 2013

Facebook Cools Off

Supercomputer centers slash excess electricity as smaller ones try to follow.

November 11, 2013

What If Obesity Is Nobody’s Fault?

Meet the mice that are changing the obesity conversation.

November 11, 2013

Creating Life As We Don’t Know It

Scientists are changing the rules for how DNA works.

October 10, 2013

Secrets That Won’t Rest

A family therapist uncovers the cost of keeping silent.

October 10, 2013

The Secret Language of Tennis Champions

How identical twins Mike and Bob Bryan serve science.

October 10, 2013