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What can science tell us about the Star of Bethlehem?

By The ConversationDec 23, 2015, 9:55 PM UTC

Plant viruses: from crop pathogens to key players in bio-nanotechnology

By The ConversationDec 23, 2015, 3:54 AM UTC

After eight years, NASA's Dawn probe brings dwarf planet Ceres into closest focus

By The ConversationDec 23, 2015, 1:23 AM UTC

A purported new mathematics proof is impenetrable – now what?

By The ConversationDec 22, 2015, 12:37 AM UTC

2015, the year that was: Science + Technology

By The ConversationDec 21, 2015, 12:15 AM UTC

SpaceX Plans Launch Of Upgraded Falcon 9

By Shampa ManiDec 17, 2015, 5:12 AM UTC

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How a simple observation from the 1800s about patterns in big data sets can fight fraud

By The ConversationDec 10, 2015, 11:29 AM UTC

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In the driver's seat of evolution

By The ConversationDec 8, 2015, 2:26 AM UTC