A Dozen Science and Tech Stories to Expect in 2012

The coming year is going to be a big one in all kinds of areas, from space to supercomputing, research done both above and below the ocean, examinations into our distant past and into our future. And salmon. Expect to hear lots about salmon. Click to launch our guide to the upcoming year in science. 2012: THE YEAR IN SCIENCE Garage Rocketeers Approach Orbit Games Go Outside the Box Now or Never for the Standard Model of Physics China Steps Up Congress Keeps Fiddling ...

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Source: PopSci.com - Science - Tuesday, 24 January

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