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Challenges abound for propelling interstellar probes

APR 26, 2016
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“Pushing the greenies to confront their nuclear contradictions”

APR 25, 2016
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Sounding off on gravitational waves

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Three baseball myths debunked by physics

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What are the best science questions for presidential candidates?

MAR 30, 2016
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Science and journalism revisit the attribution of extreme weather to climate change

MAR 23, 2016
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No need for researchers to break the law to access scientific publications

MAR 21, 2016
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New York Times commentary argues that all research papers should be free

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Nature Physics editorial charges physicists with failure to explain the LIGO advance properly

MAR 07, 2016
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