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The Rockefeller University's new Kavli Institute will invest in the best ideas and brightest investigators to answer the most important questions in neuroscience.

Oct 02, 2015

Scientists answer questions about how a supersized telescope could trace cosmic evolution, from the primeval rise of chemical elements necessary for life to the potential for alien life right in our cosmic backyard.

Sep 18, 2015

By combining the best of nature and technology, nanoscientists can now turn sunlight into liquid fuel. Three pioneering researchers discuss this new form of sustainable energy and why nature still has them beat.

Sep 02, 2015

We finally know the ingredients that fire up a particular kind of supernova. Four researchers explain why a better understanding of how certain stars die can help reveal the evolution of the cosmos and its galaxies.

Aug 18, 2015

Planetary scientists answer questions about the mechanisms that might be shaping Pluto's landscape and what this strange new world can tell us about the other bodies at the Solar System's fringes.

Aug 14, 2015

A new exoplanet closely matches what astronomers think Jupiter looked like in its infancy. Astrophysicist Bruce Macintosh of the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology at Stanford discusses why this discovery might help us understand how planets arise.

Aug 11, 2015