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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
NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer recently recorded this false-color mosaic of two vast star-forming regions in the Milky Way about 6,000 light-years from Earth: the Heart nebula (right) and the Soul nebula (left). Two much more distant bodies lie near the bottom of the image: the elliptical galaxy Maffei 1 (blue) and the spiral galaxy Maffei 2, each about 10 million light-years from Earth. Blue and cyan represent infrared light at wavelengths of 3.4 and 4.6 micrometers, which is dominated by starlight. Green and red represent light at 12 and 22 micrometers, which is mostly emitted by warm dust.
Credit: JPL-Caltech/NASA, UCLA
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The gene patenting decision from a plaintiff’s point of view
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In mating display, male birds match moves to songs
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Coverage of the 2013 American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting
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The Year in Science 2012
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Three-part series on the scientific struggle to explain the conscious self
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Tables of contents, columns and FAQs on SN Prime for iPad
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