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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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- 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
- Flu in the air: Germs tiny enough to pass through surgical masks may cause half of all cases
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Web edition: June 3, 2011
Print edition: June 18, 2011; Vol.179 #13 (p. 4)
ATOM & COSMOS
A fireball over Indonesia sent sound waves around the world. Read “News in Brief: Atom & Cosmos.”
MOLECULES
Chemists create a possible pain reliever from crepe jasmine (flowers shown). See “Natural pain-killing chemical synthesized.”
BODY & BRAIN
Bacteria can linger on woodwinds for days. Read “Don’t share that clarinet.”
EARTH
A hot pocket, not a plume, may have formed Hawaii’s island chain. See “Hawaii heat source debated.”
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