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- Sweet Confusion: Does high fructose corn syrup deserve such a bad rap?
- Closed Thinking: Without scientific competition and open debate, much psychology research goes nowhere
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- A mind for math: A part of the brain associated with making memories may also predict success in learning math
- Teens take home science gold: A low-cost, self-driving vehicle; battery alternatives and analyses of galaxy clusters claim top prizes at a global high school science competition
- Flagging loose bolts: “Smart alert washer” automatically flags when a nut is coming loose, warning of potential danger
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Web edition: September 9, 2011
Print edition: September 24, 2011; Vol.180 #7 (p. 4)
ATOM & COSMOS
Japan’s Hayabusa spacecraft has returned to Earth with the first-ever scrapings taken from an asteroid. Find out what the specks of dust reveal in “Asteroid sample nails meteorite source.”
LIFE
A young elephant shows off its ability to have an “aha” moment by finding a way to reach fruit just out of reach. Learn more and see a video of the problem solver in action in “Young elephant struck by idea.”
HUMANS
Human ancestors may have picked up genes that impart an immune system boost by canoodling with Neandertals and other hominid cousins long ago. Read more in “Beneficial liaisons.”
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