Science News

A weekly science news magazine covering the most significant research in all fields of science in short articles designed to appeal to both general readers and scientists.

Sights & sounds.(SN Online: www.sciencenews.org)
May 24, 2008

Stay connected.(SN Online: www.sciencenews.org)
May 24, 2008

Mental fluidity: training improves scores on problem-solving tests.(Hu...
May 24, 2008

Treat 'em.(Brief article)
May 24, 2008

Fat cells gain weight.(Brief article)
May 24, 2008

Targeting Alzheimer's.(Brief article)
May 24, 2008

New species could fill big shoes once worn by island's dispersers: exp...
May 24, 2008

Screaming bats make big noise: high-frequency sounds louder than fire ...
May 24, 2008

For food's ecological impact, meat means more than miles: 'buying loca...
May 24, 2008

Warming trend bad for insects: hotter weather threatens cold-blooded c...
May 24, 2008

The shape of Beethoven's Ninth: math, music and multidimensional geome...
May 24, 2008

Microcosm: E. coli and the New Science of Life.(Brief article)(Book re...
May 24, 2008

Archimedes to Hawking: Laws of Science and the Great Minds Behind Them...
May 24, 2008

Winter Trees.(SN BOOKSHELF)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 24, 2008

Guesstimation: Solving the World's Problems on the Back of a Cocktail ...
May 24, 2008

Manipulative Monkeys: The Capuchins of Lomas Barbudal.(SN BOOKSHELF)(B...
May 24, 2008

Newton: Ackroyd's Brief Lives.(SN BOOKSHELF)(Brief article)(Book revie...
May 24, 2008

Curiosity and Enlightenment: Collectors and Collections from the Sixte...
May 24, 2008

Plants and rheumatism.(Feedback)(Letter to the editor)
May 24, 2008

A pervasive hidden influence.(Feedback)(Letter to the editor)
May 24, 2008

Keep reverence in its place.(Feedback)(Letter to the editor)
May 24, 2008

Comments on the new Science News.(Feedback)(Letter to the editor)
May 24, 2008

Good medicine (usually).(Feedback)(Letter to the editor)
May 24, 2008

Ah-ha-ha-ha.(Feedback)(Letter to the editor)
May 24, 2008

Universal recipe.(Feedback)(Letter to the editor)
May 24, 2008

Keep your eye on the mouse.(FROM THE EDITOR)
May 24, 2008

Scientific observations.(SCIENCE NOTEBOOK)(Quotation)(Brief article)
May 24, 2008

Science past: 50 years ago: from Science News Letter, May 24, 1958.(SC...
May 24, 2008

Science future.(SCIENCE NOTEBOOK)(Brief article)
May 24, 2008

Science & the public.(SN Online: www.sciencenews.org)(Brief article)
May 24, 2008

Science news for kids.(SN Online: www.sciencenews.org)(Brief article)
May 24, 2008

Digital edition.(SN Online: www.sciencenews.org)(Brief article)
May 24, 2008

Science stats: the lowdown on space junk.(SCIENCE NOTEBOOK )(Table)(Br...
May 24, 2008

Jaw breaker: extinct hominid chewed softly, carried big teeth.(Humans)
May 24, 2008

Flooring the cosmic accelerator: new measure of dark energy suggests '...
May 24, 2008

Down with the transistor: new 'memristor' could radically transform co...
May 24, 2008

Epic genetics: genes' chemical clothes may underlie the biology behind...
May 24, 2008

Scientists get a 2nd life: online world opens up new ways to do and le...
May 24, 2008

Science in the city: first-ever festival explores the science in cultu...
May 24, 2008

John Wheeler (1911-2008): quantum theory poses reality's deepest myste...
May 24, 2008

Blind might one day see, suggest new studies in humans and mice: genet...
May 24, 2008

DNA change no good for diabetics: increased protein production stimula...
May 24, 2008

Supermassive black hole says sayonara to its galaxy: evidence supports...
May 24, 2008

Searching for habitability on Red Planet: Phoenix will dredge the Mart...
May 24, 2008

Welcome to the new Science News.(FROM THE EDITOR)
May 10, 2008

Scientific observations.(SCIENCE NOTEBOOK)(Quotation)(Brief article)
May 10, 2008

Science past: 50 years ago: from Science News letter, May 10, 1958.(SC...
May 10, 2008

The (-est).(SCIENCE NOTEBOOK)(Brief article)
May 10, 2008

Science future.(SCIENCE NOTEBOOK)(Brief article)(Calendar)
May 10, 2008

SN online.(SCIENCE NOTEBOOK)(www.sciencenews.org. )(Brief article)
May 10, 2008

Science stats: science jobs grow faster than others.(SCIENCE NOTEBOOK)...
May 10, 2008

Shifting priorities at the wheel: multitasking while driving may excee...
May 10, 2008

Hobbit wars: small islanders show no signs of growth disorder.(Humans)...
May 10, 2008

Elephant kin liked the water: isotopes in tooth fossils add new clues ...
May 10, 2008

Study decodes papaya genome: tropical fruit tree's DNA has surprisingl...
May 10, 2008

Danger from pig brains.(MEETING NOTES: American Academy of Neurology A...
May 10, 2008

Blood test for MS.(MEETING NOTES: American Academy of Neurology April ...
May 10, 2008

A quicker path to Alzheimer's.(MEETING NOTES: American Academy of Neur...
May 10, 2008

Black hole once glowed brightly: fluorescing clouds provide clues to i...
May 10, 2008

Battle over WIMPs goes another round: claimed dark matter find remains...
May 10, 2008

Searching for superEarths: mass and radius may help identify places li...
May 10, 2008

Spiders boost mercury levels: birds eating arachnids get high dose of ...
May 10, 2008

Pollution may confuse pollinators: smog dilutes scents needed to guide...
May 10, 2008

A Portrait of the Brain.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 10, 2008

Titan Unveiled.(SN BOOKSHELF)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 10, 2008

A Grain of Sand: Nature's Secret Wonder.(SN BOOKSHELF)(Brief article)(...
May 10, 2008

Sports and the brain.(Feedback)(Letter to the editor)
May 10, 2008

Microbe maze.(Feedback)(Letter to the editor)
May 10, 2008

Triggering autoimmune assaults: mouth bacteria unleash inflammation-in...
May 10, 2008

Old drug offers new tricks for fighting cancer: DFMO shows promise at ...
May 10, 2008

Melt pond falls through ice in Greenland: watching flow sharpens pictu...
May 10, 2008

Down with carbon: scientists work to put the greenhouse gas in its pla...
May 10, 2008

Twin fates: sharing the womb with a brother may influence a girl's dev...
May 10, 2008

Change without change: new clothes for the modern media climate, but n...
May 10, 2008

Back to which basics?(Feedback)(Letter to the editor)
May 10, 2008

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