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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: January 10, 2013
Print edition: January 26, 2013; Vol.183 #2 (p. 4)
LIFE
The activity of just a few genes may be key to limb evolution. Read “Fins to limbs with flip of genetic switch.”
Scientists analyze chemical forms in gorilla poop to reconstruct monthly shifts in the animals’ diets. See “Feces study gets the poop on gorillas’ diet.”
EARTH
New satellite images dubbed “Black Marble” show nighttime lights across the globe. See “Earth in the black.”
ATOM & COSMOS
A nearby sunlike star may host five planets that weigh between two and six Earth masses. Read more in “Possible planet looks habitable.”
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