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Can expert reasoning be taught?

In addition to mastering a large body of knowledge, successful researchers must acquire a host of high-level cognitive skills: critical thinking, "framing" a problem, ongoing evaluation of the solution as it ...

Other Sciences / Other

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Supernovae -- cosmic lighthouses

Supernovae stand out in the sky like cosmic lighthouses. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics and at the National Astronomical Institute of Italy have now found a way to use these cosmic ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

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Cluster -- new insights into the electric circuits of polar lights

Giant electrical circuits power the magical open-air light show of the auroras, forming arcs in high-latitude regions like Scandinavia. New results obtained thanks to ESA's Cluster satellites provide a new ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

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Introducing the 'coolest' spacecraft in the universe

The European Space Agency's Planck mission, which will study the conditions present in our Universe shortly after the Big Bang, is reaching an important milestone with the integration of instruments into the satellite at ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 09, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Pitt professor contends biological underpinnings

Jeffrey H. Schwartz, University of Pittsburgh professor of anthropology in the School of Arts and Sciences, is working to debunk a major tenet of Darwinian evolution. Schwartz believes that evolutionary changes occur suddenly ...

Biology /

created Feb 09, 2007 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (15) | comments 0

Unpeaceful co-existence: How strengths and weaknesses maintain biodiversity in an ant community

Many species of ants scavenge for the same kinds of food. Why then doesn't the single most efficient species drive the others to extinction? A research group based at the University of Utah conducted a detailed ...

Biology /

created Feb 09, 2007 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Architectural plan revealed of doomsday arctic seed vault

The Norwegian government has revealed the architectural design for the Svalbard International Seed Vault, to be carved deep into frozen rock on an island not far from the North Pole. The entrance to the "fail-safe" seed vault ...

Other Sciences / Other

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