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whose moon is it anyway?

Technically, no one owns or can lay claim to the Moon. But if we start routinely staying on its surface, the law may need to change.
whose moon is it anyway?

ghosts of the cold war

Nearly two decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the myth of communism leading to atheism persists.
ghosts of the cold war

too many diseases, too little cash

AIDS is a terrible disease afflicting tens of millions of people. So why are some experts upset that fighting its spread is getting so much attention and funding?
too many diseases, too little cash

the next space race

A new space race may be on, and this one will have far more competitors aiming to go to the Moon and stay there longer than the others.
the next space race

stem cells redux

We need to lift the ban on embryonic stem cell research if we want to help millions of people who suffer from complex degenerative diseases.
stem cells redux

how low can you go?

Believe it or not, over the long term, political discourse is getting a lot less nasty on average.
how low can you go?

scary thought of the day

There's a very good reason why religion should have no say in government: the government won't be able to say no.
scary thought of the day

the ghosts of pseudo-science past

How junk science led to the one of the darkest chapters of human history.
the ghosts of pseudo-science past

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