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Nature

A melting Arctic and weird weather: the plot thickens

Staff Writer - March 6, 2015

By Jennifer Francis, Rutgers University Everyone loves to talk about the weather, and this winter Mother Nature has served up a feast to chew on....

Computer

How – and why – Google is transforming the map

Staff Writer - March 6, 2015

By Anthony Stefanidis, George Mason University; Andrew Crooks, George Mason University, and Arie Croitoru, George Mason University Google has managed to map most of the...

People

Gordon Parks exhibit offers intimate glimpse into segregation-era life for African...

Staff Writer - March 1, 2015

By Toni Pepe Dan, Boston University In the spring of 1950, Gordon Parks, the first African-American photographer for Life Magazine, returned to his hometown of...

Social

Romania’s revolution: 25 years on

Staff Writer - January 10, 2015

By Gabriela Marin Thornton, Texas A&M University 25 years after the beginning of the Romanian Revolution. I am standing in the University Plaza in...

Health

Why most food labels are wrong about calories

Staff Writer - January 10, 2015

By Richard Wrangham, Harvard University and Rachel Carmody, Harvard University Looks so official and definitive…. FDA Food labels seem to provide all the information a thoughtful consumer...

Nature

Fossil collecting should be for everyone – not just academics

Staff Writer - January 6, 2015

By Gareth Dyke, University of Southampton Almost all natural history museums and recognised public collections of fossils have in the past relied on finds purchased...

Uncategorized

Test-driving the brain could reveal early signs of Alzheimer’s

Staff Writer - January 6, 2015

By Brian Murphy, Queen's University Belfast In some ways the human brain is like a well-oiled car engine, purring along without being noticed, until something...