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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
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Web edition: November 18, 2011
Print edition: December 3, 2011; Vol.180 #12 (p. 4)
LIFE
Schooling fish stay together by focusing on neighbors rather than the group. See “School rules.”
Spiders known for their web architecture can trace their lineage to one crafty ancestor that lived 200 million years ago. See “The origin of orbs.”
BODY & BRAIN
Scientists have pinpointed what makes hearing nails on a chalkboard so awful, and it’s not the high pitch. Read “The sound of screech.”
MATTER & ENERGY
A new laser analysis can identify gemstones mined from war-torn regions. See “Laser analysis betrays diamonds’ origins.”
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