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A half century ago The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins became an instant bestseller and transformed public awareness of evolutionary biology. Today scientists are still debating its core message

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The once-fringe quantum Many Worlds theory now seems much more likely

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The U.S. hasn’t detonated a nuclear weapon since 1992. Now a fusion start-up whose co-founders include former national lab scientists could help conduct experiments that make sure the stockpile works

Solid-state transformer designs have been around for decades. Now data centers may finally give the chip-filled devices their killer application