Energy

The oil price-fixing scandal has landed in the U.S.

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Right On

Fannie Mae "is regaining its swagger even as lawmakers plot its demise"

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Politicking

Wall Street lobbyists frequently help draft financial legislation

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Abenomics

The deeper agenda behind Abenomics

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Cosmic

Cosmic

Wanted: People willing to die on Mars

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Patrick LaForge, NYT: RT @jboitnott: Wanted: People willing to die on Mars http://t.co/GniwgXW2Nj
Cosmic

Scientists discover "spooky action" of particles that travel at 4 times the speed of light

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Epicurean Dealmaker: RT @MadameButcher: Spooky action at a distance travels at four times the speed of light. http://t.co/kQT12nN5cN
Cosmic

Discovering evidence of aliens might violate BBC editorial guidelines

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Cosmic

Meet Mira, the supercomputer that creates universes

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Tim Coldwell: Meet Mira, the Supercomputer That Makes Universes - Ross Andersen - The Atlantic http://t.co/IlEyriB4 #browsings
Cosmic

The greatest science fiction composer in history

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felix salmon: io9 is now running 1,100-word essays on Karlheinz Stockhausen. Win! http://t.co/TzOaUrgq
Cosmic

Today's markets are like particle physics -- and that's a very bad thing

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Felix: The neutrino arbitrage
Cosmic

"Tens of billions" of habitable worlds in the Milky Way

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Nicholas Carlson: LET'S GO RT @jennablan: "Tens of billions" of habitable worlds in Milky Way http://t.co/wwkYCd6g”
Cosmic

How much would you pay for the Universe?

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Cosmic

What the hell is a Higgs Boson anyway?

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Cosmic

Earth-like planet found in the "habitable zone" around a star

bbc.co.uk Discussion Tweet This
James Mackintosh: Just in time! Eurozone evacuees, form an orderly line RT @Alea_ Earth-like planet confirmed http://t.co/nEPIDa95