"Peaceful" nuclear explosions: China's interest in this technology may scuttle the test-ban treaty

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China's emerging interest in peaceful nuclear explosives (PNEs) could impede passage of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. China seeks an exclusion for PNEs for purposes such as diverting freshwater to the Gobi desert, but critics note that any nuclear explosion can provide useful information about nuclear weapons.

China, Laws, regulations and rules, Science and technology policy, Nuclear disarmament, Nuclear explosions

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Life in a test tube?

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Chemist Julius Rebek, Jr. created amides in test-tubes that have self-replicating characteristics he claims are representative of any living organism. Rebek's research may provide clues to evolution.

Research, Molecular biology, Amides

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Get smart, take a test: a long-term rise in IQ scores baffles intelligence experts

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Scientists are puzzled by the steady rise of scores in IQ tests since the beginning of the 20th century. This phenomenon, known as the Flynn effect, cannot be explained by any known theory on IQ.

Analysis, Intelligence (Psychology), Intelligence tests, Intelligence levels

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