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The Best Hard Science Fiction Books of all Time
Ten titles that inspired Technology Review to publish its own collection of sci-fi stories.
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Time Likely To End Within Earth's Lifespan, Say Physicists
There is a 50 per cent chance that time will end within the next 3.7 billion years, according to a new model of the universe
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Computer Scientists Reproduce the Evolution of Evolvability
Simulation explains the origin of one of nature’s most important organising principles.
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Is Automation the Handmaiden of Inequality?
The odd coincidence of stagnating wages and a measure of productivity that excludes machines.
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The U.S. Leads in Clean Energy Investments
But does it really matter where clean energy is developed and deployed?
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Debate Needed to Address Global Warming Uncertainty
A Norwegian study counters previous estimates of how sensitive the planet is to greenhouse gases.
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Discovering the End of the World
The recent death of Sherwood Rowland, whose work helped us avoid one of the world’s great environmental disasters, should be a reminder that we can’t afford to ignore the lessons of chemistry.
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How Likely Is a Runaway Greenhouse Effect on Earth?
The results of the latest analysis are not entirely reassuring.
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The Extraordinary Tale of Red Rain, Comets and Extraterrestrials
For years, claims have circulated that red rain which fell in India in 2001, contained cells unlike any found on Earth. Now new evidence that these cells can reproduce is about to set the debate alive
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Benford's Law And A Theory of Everything
A new relationship between Benford’s Law and the statistics of fundamental physics may hint at a deeper theory of everything
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