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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: July 27, 2012
Print edition: August 11, 2012; Vol.182 #3 (p. 4)
DELETED SCENES BLOG
The Higgs boson deserves all the hype it has received — and then some. Read about the particle’s hidden talents in “Higgs hysteria.”
Two new studies support the idea that an odd microbe cannot swap arsenic for phosphorus. Read “Arsenic-based life gets even more toxic.”
LIFE
Scientists electronically tag ants (below) to watch the insects’ foraging strategies. Read “Skinny searchers keep fat ants full.”
ATOM & COSMOS
A new lithium source won’t help researchers find more of it. See “Black hole theory deepens lithium crisis.”
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