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GeneticsGMOs haven’t delivered on their promises — or risks
Genetically modified foods have been studied extensively and are abundant on supermarket shelves, but they haven’t managed to end world hunger yet.
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AnimalsSkin color changes reveal octopus drama
Shallow-water octopuses use changes in skin color to communicate aggression to their peers, study suggests.
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AnimalsFeral dogs take a bite out of Andean wildlife
A survey of a remote park in Ecuador finds feral dogs are a problem for many species of native mammals.
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ArchaeologyBabylonians used geometry to track Jupiter’s movements
Babylonians took a geometric leap to track Jupiter’s movements long before European astronomers did.
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GeneticsMice can be male without Y chromosome
Researchers bypass the Y chromosome to make male mice.
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TechMachine trumps man in strategy game Go
For the first time, a computer has beat a professional human player in the strategy game Go.
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TechTracking health is no sweat with new device
New all-in-one electronic device can detect and analyze your temperature and four chemicals in your sweat.
By Meghan Rosen -
TechMachine triumphs in strategy game
For the first time, a computer has beat a professional human player in the strategy game Go.
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PhysicsNuclear fusion gets boost from private-sector startups
Private-sector firms are creating nuclear fusion machines that may beat governments to the punch.
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Particle PhysicsEntanglement is spooky, but not action at a distance
Recent experiments on quantum entanglement confirm that it’s spooky, but it was not, as Einstein implied, action at a distance.
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Particle PhysicsQuantum spookiness survives its toughest tests
Recent experiments on quantum entanglement confirm that it’s spooky, but it was not, as Einstein implied, action at a distance.
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AnimalsDevils Hole pupfish may not have been so isolated for so long
New genetic study questions Devils Hole pupfish’s supposed history of long isolation.
By Susan Milius