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The Radioactive Ocean

Radioactivity is increasing in the waters near Japan's Fukushima plant. But nuclear pollution in the oceans is nothing new.

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| Mon Mar. 28, 2011 6:15 PM PDT

Science Shots: the Reproductive Helpers

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| Thu Mar. 24, 2011 4:37 PM PDT

9 Bills That Would Put Creationism in the Classroom

From Texas to Kentucky, state lawmakers are trying to turn the Bible into a textbook.

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| Wed Mar. 23, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Science of the Quake: the Dissenters Arrive

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| Tue Mar. 22, 2011 3:36 PM PDT

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Japanese Nuclear Reactor Systems Drawn Like a NYC Subway Map

Your one-stop diagram for understanding how the Fukushima reactors work—and why they broke down.

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| Tue Mar. 22, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Do You Live in a Nuclear Danger Zone?

The government has evacuation plans for people living within 10 miles of a reactor, but it told Americans to clear a 50-mile berth around Fukushima. Hmmm...

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| Tue Mar. 22, 2011 12:01 AM PDT

"Are You Saying a Windstorm Is Like the Big Bang?"

Plus more questions for the Texas lawmaker behind a bill to protect creationists on the job.

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| Mon Mar. 21, 2011 12:06 PM PDT

Radiation Travel Models

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| Thu Mar. 17, 2011 2:12 PM PDT

Top Florida Lawmaker Resurrects Creationism Bill

Meet the man who could take Florida schools back to the Paleocene.

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| Thu Mar. 17, 2011 11:58 AM PDT

Piggybacking on Disaster

A few thoughts on one what we do and don't know about risk.

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| Thu Mar. 17, 2011 11:04 AM PDT

Is the Government's Nuclear Regulator Up to the Job?

Japan's nuclear crisis turns the spotlight on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's spotty record.

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| Thu Mar. 17, 2011 12:01 AM PDT

Science of the Quake: 16 March 2011

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| Wed Mar. 16, 2011 11:24 AM PDT

Texas Bill Would Outlaw Discrimination Against Creationists

The Lone Star State pushes the envelope on civil liberties.

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| Wed Mar. 16, 2011 4:00 AM PDT

Animation: Subduction Zone Tsunami

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| Tue Mar. 15, 2011 6:00 PM PDT

Animation: 300-Plus Aftershocks

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| Tue Mar. 15, 2011 4:44 PM PDT

Science of the Quake

The latest research and data on the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan.

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| Tue Mar. 15, 2011 11:15 AM PDT

Science of the Quake

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| Mon Mar. 14, 2011 3:40 PM PDT

Japanese Quakes, Tsunamis Map 1900-2011

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| Fri Mar. 11, 2011 12:00 PM PST

Tsunami Travel and Energy Maps

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| Fri Mar. 11, 2011 3:30 AM PST

Science Shots: the Birds and the Moths

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| Wed Mar. 9, 2011 4:09 PM PST