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- Mystery Meteorite: The case for (and against) a rock from Mercury
- Hard Times for Theorists in a Post-Higgs World: The Large Hadron Collider’s big success leaves no clear avenue for new physics
- In the Eye of the Tiger: Global spread of Asian tiger mosquito could fuel outbreaks of tropical disease in temperate regions
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- Cool Jobs: Moved by life: Biologically inspired robots travel — naturally
- Infection time: Disease is more severe when it hits in the morning, at least in mice
- Explainer: Our bodies’ internal clocks: Biological clocks determine hunger, sleepiness and other daily rhythms
June 29th, 2013
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The case for (and against) a rock from Mercury. (p. 20)
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The Large Hadron Collider’s big success leaves no clear avenue for new physics. (p. 22)
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Global spread of Asian tiger mosquito could fuel outbreaks of tropical disease in temperate regions. (p. 26)
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Fifth edition of the widely used psychiatric manual focuses attention on how mental disorders should be defined. (p. 5)
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Curiosity instrument confirms expectation of major exposures. (p. 8)
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Ratio of hydrogen to deuterium suggests molecule on both orbs has a common source. (p. 8)
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Mice that got Salmonella in the evening fared better than those given the microbe in the morning. (p. 9)
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Hand washing goes only so far in retarding flu transmission. (p. 9)
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A change in taste cells makes glucose-baited traps repellent. (p. 10)
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New specimen may be a feathered dinosaur — or the earliest avian yet discovered (p. 10)
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African clawed frogs imported for 20th century pregnancy tests apparently communicate B. dendrobatidis to native species. (p. 11)
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A search of more than 2 million DNA locations in more than 125,000 people finds a weak, and perhaps dubious, association with schooling. (p. 12)
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Mice with the same genes and surroundings diverged in brain development depending on how much they moved around their environment. (p. 13)
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A skin census finds that toes and heels have the most fungal types. (p. 13)
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Partial skeleton near root of monkey, ape and human line. (p. 14)
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Hominids moved toward eating grasses and away from tree leaves, according to chemical analyses of fossil tooth enamel. (p. 14)
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Archaeology suggests Etruscans brought the grape to Gaul. (p. 15)
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Method could hide messages without sender’s knowledge. (p. 16)
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Researchers have created a polariton device that runs on electricity. (p. 16)
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Complementary studies, focusing on repetitive grooming in mice, offer potential for new treatment strategies in humans. (p. 18)
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Neural efficiency reigns in brains of high-IQ individuals as they view their surroundings, a new study indicates. (p. 18)
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Hula painted frog turns out to be the only surviving member of an extinct genus. (p. 19)
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Relationship satisfaction for Internet daters is similar to that of people who find potential partners in more traditional ways. (p. 19)
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Several complications are more common in women with the condition, including gestational diabetes and cesarean births. (p. 19)
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Intensive care units that bathe patients and take other precautions have fewer cases of staph, a study finds. (p. 19)
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New cell-based computers do division and logarithms more like a slide rule than a laptop. (p. 19)
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Review by Janet Raloff (p. 30)
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Review by Sid Perkins (p. 30)
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Excerpt from the June 29, 1963, issue of Science News Letter (p. 4)
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(p. 31)
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The Science Life (p. 32)
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