HuffPost Science: Quasars, Thought Experiments & 'Reverse Evolution'

March 17, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Quasars Still Mysterious After Decades On the fiftieth anniversary of the unmasking of quasars as distant beacons, their secrets have still yet to be fully unlocked, physicist Robert Antonucci of the University of California, Santa Barbara, notes in the March 14 issue of Nature. Continue reading... Famous Thought Experiment Finally Becomes Reality Fossil Holds Clues To Prehistoric Beast's Origins Sex In Space Has Unexpected Dangers Alien World May Hold Clues To How Our Solar System Formed Surprising Mite Study 'Reverses' Evolution Microbes Likely Roam Deep Within Ocean's Crust CONFIRMED POLL: Should Scientists Revive Extinct Creatures? POLL: Should Scientists Revive Extinct Creatures? CONFIRMED Study Of Compassion In Atheists, Faithful Yields Big Surprise SETH SHOSTAK The Darkest Worlds Imagine a world where the Sun doesn't shine -- ever. A place where there are nights but no days, and where the term "year" has no meaning. On such an unlit world, you'll never see anything in the sky brighter than the puny sparkle of the stars. Continue reading... WILLIAM DEBUYS Phoenix in the Climate Crosshairs Phoenix's pyramid of complexities looks shakier than most because it stands squarely in the crosshairs of climate change. The area, like much of the American Southwest, is already hot and dry; it's getting ever hotter and drier, and is increasingly battered by powerful storms. Continue reading... MARIE DAVIDIAN New Treatments, Your Health and Statistics Statisticians and statistics are even more fundamental in this era of personalized medicine, as sponsors seek to target treatment to patients most likely to benefit and develop "adaptive" study designs to identify these patients sooner. Continue reading... MERCY MASCREEN DAVIDSON How the Sequester Is Killing Passion Where We Need It Most The sequestration will devastate US science research for decades by freezing American ideas while the rest of the world moves forward and gaps in the innovation pipeline would cost billions of dollars and hurt the national economy for decades. Continue reading... JAMES A. SHAPIRO Life and Death Decisions by Cells, Investigated Under Life-threatening Conditions During WWII How cells make these signal-influenced choices is a major focus of contemporary, 21st Century research. The truly heroic story of Rita Levi-Montalcini illustrates how dedicated and inspired scientists can address advanced questions in the most difficult of circumstances. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here.