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No, the new study about abiogenic hydrocarbons doesn't prove that oil comes from the mantle instead of organic matter decomposing for millions of years at high pressures.
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Researchers show that far more of us than we'd admit would harm a stranger for the promise of cold, hard cash.
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Templeton's latest prize goes over like a lead zeppelin. They're trying to spin it as a grand PR victory anyway.
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Academics and STEM industries are worried that financial firms are making offers the graduates they need can't refuse with serious repercussions for the rest of society.
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A new technology to tap into individual neurons offers amazing possibilities for prosthetics and intricate implants.
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The Journal of Cosmology is closing its doors. Bloggers relying on clicks from picking apart deeply flawed studies are devastated.
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Placebos are all in the mind, but that doesn't mean they're not extremely powerful.
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No matter how good the intentions, designing the babies of a future generations is simply not going to work in the long term.
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Playing peekaboo with weather and mistaking it for climate across the entire planet is really not something to advertise publicly...
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Michio Kaku is an expert in theoretical physics. This is why it's not surprising that he's reciting for sci-fi cliches about evolution instead of the actual science.