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March 21, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Universe Even Older Than We Thought New results from looking at the split-second after the Big Bang indicate the universe is 80 million years older than previously thought and provide ancient evidence supporting core concepts about the cosmos – how it began, what it's made of and where it's going. Continue reading... LOOK: You'll Never Believe What This Tiny 'Lab' Does Has Missing Galaxy Mystery Finally Been Solved? Ancient Mausoleum Sheds New Light On Earthquake Threat Old Skeletons Reveal Sad Plight Of Ancient People LOOK: Amazing Aurora Photos LOOK: Unique 'Whale Fall' Triggers Discovery Of New Sea Creatures Universe Older Than We Thought, Space Probe Data Suggest CONFIRMED LOOK: Amazing Aurora Photos Universe Older Than We Thought, Space Probe Data Suggest LOOK: Unique 'Whale Fall' Triggers Discovery Of New Sea Creatures DOUGLAS C. JOHNSON Can a Tragedy Be the Best Thing That Ever Happened to You? We know that suffering is amplified when we don't see it coming, when we don't have any control over it, and when it's something we've never had to deal with before. All of which makes Stacey Kramer, and those who respond to suffering like she has, even more remarkable. Continue reading... DAVE PRUETT Science's Sacred Cows (Part 7): Reductionism Reductionism has its limitations. Is a human being -- one who bristles at injustice, weeps at Pachelbel's Canon, loves her children, is awestruck by beauty, and craves chocolate -- simply the product of Pavlov's conditioned reflexes to stimuli? Continue reading... MATTHEW HUTSON Even Top Scientists Believe Everything Was Created by Magic The sense that certain things were "meant to be" or even that "everything happens for a reason" is encouraged by the intuitive assumption that a mind is guiding all the events in our lives. Continue reading... DR. LEE RITTERBAND The Staggering Costs of Insomnia: A Call for More Research Medical research is big business in this country. But historically very little of this money has gone to insomnia research. For decades, those with insomnia were regarded as "silent sufferers," often going undiagnosed, even when seeking help. Continue reading... NESSA CAREY We Let Down Lieutenant Uhura What's deeply depressing for most women, and perhaps particularly for those of us who work in science, is how little progress we seem to have made in the world outside Starfleet Academy. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here.