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Never mind SpaceX's Falcon 9, where's my Millennium Falcon?

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imageThe only way to fly the friendly skies – or dark voids of space.Tom Simpson/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

Last week, SpaceX held another successful launch of its Falcon 9 rocket. Unfortunately, its landing was not quite as successful as the one in December (it crashed into the ocean).

SpaceX isn’t alone in trying to develop reusable launch...

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Can we 'vaccinate' plants to boost their immunity?

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imageOur modern crops need some help in the immunity department.Andy / Andrew Fogg, CC BY

When you pick up the perfect apple in the supermarket it’s easy to forget that plants get sick just like we do. A more realistic view might come from a walk outside during summer: try to find a leaf without a speck, spot or blemish. Tough, huh? Those are the...

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When good intentions aren't supported by social science evidence: diversity research and policy

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imageSuccessful group outcomes aren't guaranteed by the simple recipe of 'Just add diversity.'Talking image via www.shutterstoc.com.

You’d be forgiven for assuming a quick and sure way to multiply profits and amplify organizational success is to increase the gender and racial diversity of any group. According to claims in the mainstream media, the...

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Are looser gun laws changing the social fabric of Missouri?

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imageAre lax guns laws changing how people interact in the Show-Me State?RebelAt of English Wikipedia via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

Missouri is poised to become the latest state to allow guns into college classrooms.

The Republican-led state senate is currently finalizing deliberations on a bill that, if passed, would remove restrictions on carrying...

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Do polygamous marriages among liberal arts disciplines produce better scientists?

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imageIs a fact-bound science curriculum enough to become a good scientist?Illinois Springfield, CC BY-NC-ND

At a time when states are proposing to cut funding to nudge students away from the humanities toward “more job-friendly” STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) subjects, I want to make a confession: I am the love child of an...

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Beyond silicon: the search for new semiconductors

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imageA molecular beam epitaxy machine used to create semiconductor samples.John C. Bean (University of Virginia) and Tom Vandervelde (Tufts University), CC BY-ND

Our modern world is based on semiconductors. In addition to your computer, cellphones and digital cameras, semiconductors are a critical component of a growing number of devices. Think of the...

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Why March 15 will be make-or-break for the presidential candidates

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The strangest and most volatile presidential race in modern history got even more unpredictable on Tuesday night.

On the Republican side, Donald Trump overcame a relentless wave of establishment attacks to win Mississippi, Michigan and Hawaii by large margins. Trump’s only defeat of the night was by Ted Cruz in the Idaho caucuses.

On the...

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