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Timeline: Seeing better
In 400 years, telescopes advance from rooftops to mountains to orbit.
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- Ecosystems
Living Physics
From green leaves to bird brains, biological systems may exploit quantum phenomena.
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The Genetic Dimension of Height and Health
It may be no tall tale: A few inches taller or shorter could signal a risk for some diseases.
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Strings Link the Ultracold with the Superhot
Perfect liquids suggest theory’s math mirrors something real.
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Specialis Revelio!
It’s not magic, it’s neuroscience.
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Shared Differences
The architecture of our genomes is anything but basic.
- Tech
Urban Heat: Recycling waste heat
In the United States, only about one-eighth of the fuel people burn is converted into useful work. Recycling such wasted heat could be one of the best solutions to problems posted by growing cities.
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Urban heat
Cities sizzle as more people move in.
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Building Beauty
Deconstructing flowers yields the secrets of petals, scents and hue.
- Astronomy
Planck by Planck
The launch of the European Space Agency’s Planck mission, set for late April or early May, will put into orbit a new tool —the microwave equivalent of polarized sunglasses — that may offer a view of the dawn of time.
