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2010 Science News of the Year: Life
Credit: Javier García Warming changes how and where animals live New concerns have emerged about how climate warming might challenge animals and change the way they go about their lives. For example, a coalition of lizard specialists suggests that by midcentury a third of lizard populations won’t have enough time for foraging or other vital […]
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Black Holes in the Bathtub
Scientists observe Hawking radiation in unexpected materials.
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Continental Hearts
Ancient expanses called cratons pose a geological puzzle
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Genetic Dark Matter
Searching for new sources to explain human variation.
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It’s enough to give you heartburn
Wonder drugs they may be, but PPIs are overprescribed and pose some health risks.
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The final climate frontiers
Scientists aim to improve and localize their predictions.
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Tiny tubes, big riddles
Carbon cylinders’ odd traits continue to stump scientists.
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Sources of Einstein’s comments
Leopold Infeld, Albert Einstein: His work and its influence on our world. Charles Scribner’s Sons,1950, p. 110 Max Born, The Born-Einstein Letters. Macmillan, 1971, pp. 168-69, 192. Albert Einstein, “Physics and Reality,” in Ideas and Opinions, Dell Publishing, 1973, pp. 307-308, 310-311. Albert Einstein, “The Fundaments of Theoretical Physics,” in Ideas and Opinions, Dell Publishing, […]
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Past SN Quantum coverage
Science News has been covering quantum entanglement since the 1920s. Read past stories.
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75 years of entanglement
Though it has been confirmed numerous times since 1935, entanglement is as spooky as ever.
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Quantum weirdness
Here are some key concepts in quantum mechanics experiments — and how those concepts play out in the real world.
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Like fate of cat, quantum debate is still unresolved
Entanglement is now one of the hottest research fields in physics. It is pursued not only for insights into the nature of reality, but also for developing new technologies.
