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August 28th, 2010
August 28, 2010 issue of Science News
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Big storms shift coastal erosion into overdrive (p. 14)
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Tiny pieces of RNA may turn cells to the dark side (p. 18)
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In underground lairs, physicists look for the dark stuff (p. 22)
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A host of small studies raises a big alarm about exposure to a hormone-mimicking chemical. (p. 5)
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Players compete to solve scientific puzzles in an online computer game. (p. 7)
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Forensic scientists develop a new way to find where the bodies are buried. (p. 7)
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Genome reveals that the first animals had a complex tool kit. (p. 8)
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A counterintuitive experiment may help explain why survivors are more vulnerable to other malignancies later in life. (p. 8)
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A sleep disorder can precede neurodegenerative disease by decades. (p. 9)
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A comparison of African and European children concludes that high-fiber, low-fat diets cultivate healthier intestinal microflora. (p. 9)
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The Gulf of Mexico ranked among the top five marine regions for number of known species. (p. 10)
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A new analysis traces the group’s origin to South America. (p. 10)
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Birth control disrupts female odors used in mating and other social situations. (p. 11)
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Male genitals grow longer with more competition from other males. (p. 11)
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The moon’s interior contains far less water than Earth’s, new studies of rocks collected by Apollo astronauts suggest. (p. 12)
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Astronomers have discovered that a nearby galaxy has the highest density of dark matter of any galaxy known. (p. 12)
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Microwave bursts may serve as warning shots. (p. 13)
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Between 2004 and 2009, the rate of clearing dropped almost 75 percent. (p. 13)
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The size of chinchilla pellets reveals past desert environment. (p. 13)
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