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Rebecca J. Rosen is a senior associate editor at The Atlantic. She was previously an associate editor at The Wilson Quarterly, where she spearheaded the magazine's In Essence section.
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Two galaxies known collectively as NGC 3314 appear to be colliding but they are separated by tens of millions of light years. More »
A study of some 500,000 emails from inside Enron reveals patterns of information sharing around an office. More »
The annual phytoplankton bloom has brought deep color to the waters. More »
We're on the cusp of one of the greatest scientific accomplishments of all time, but we may not know when the moment strikes. Or, rather, there may be no moment. More »
The new space telescope is going to look at black holes and the power they have over the objects around them. More »
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