Undersea explorations more than 600 kilometers east of Japan have discovered evidence of a previously unknown type of volcanism. (p. 67)

Young sac-winged bats make long strings of adultlike noises and could be the first animals besides some primates and birds that babble when they're babies. (p. 67)

Hard-to-simulate blond hair may look more natural in future animations thanks to a new computer model that allows for hairs' transparency and includes the illumination produced by light propagating from hair to hair. (p. 68)

A new analysis reveals how damage progresses in concrete that's exposed to sulfate. (p. 68)

The remarkably successful cancer drug imatinib might cause heart failure in some patients. (p. 69)

A new near-infrared image of two giant, oval storms in Jupiter's southern hemisphere reveals that they are now brushing past each other closely, separated by only 3,000 kilometers. (p. 69)

The amounts of protein produced by a particular set of genes could give researchers clues to how much a person or another animal has aged. (p. 70)

Propping open a clogged carotid artery may ease symptoms of depression in elderly people. (p. 70)

A robotic torpedo called an autonomous underwater vehicle has provided scientists with an unprecedented look at the underside of an Antarctic ice shelf. (p. 72)

A bunch of biologists volunteer for a mad weekend of biodiversity surveying to see what's been overlooked right outside Washington, D.C. (p. 74)

Mass circumcision of boys and men in sub-Saharan Africa could avert 2.7 million new cases of HIV infection over the next decade. (p. 77)

Being victimized by bullies at school between ages 5 and 7 promotes a unique set of behavioral and emotional problems in children, regardless of any such problems that they had before entering school. (p. 77)

By screening a library of more than 2,000 existing drugs, researchers have identified an antihistamine that shows activity against malaria. (p. 77)

A device that uses radiofrequency identification can detect tagged sponges left in patients undergoing surgery. (p. 77)

Paleontologists have unearthed only a few juvenile tyrannosaurs, and a new study suggests why: A large percentage of these meat-eating dinosaurs, unlike many other creatures, survived into adulthood. (p. 78)

Obese adults are 25 percent more likely than normal-weight adults to develop one of four mood or anxiety disorders. (p. 78)

When zapped by a laser, new, light-sensitive nanobaubles could provide a reading of pH, or how acidic or basic a solution is, even from deep inside living cells. (p. 78)

Astronomers have confirmed that the nearby star Beta Pictoris has two disks of dust orbiting it, each of which is generated by debris likely to be left over from planet formation. (p. 78)

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