An exotic quantum state that had previously appeared only under conditions of astonishing cold has made its room-temperature debut. (p. 211)

The 1918 Spanish flu virus may have launched an intense immune attack that devastated patients' lungs. (p. 211)

An alternative teaching program known as the Montessori method gave an academic and social boost to Milwaukee youngsters that did not occur in their peers attending other schools. (p. 212)

Microbes deep under the ocean's floor could be the source of some ethane and propane found in sediments. (p. 213)

Between 2003 and 2005, the top layers of the world's oceans cooled slightly, but scientists aren't sure where the heat went. (p. 213)

Most people who've received transplanted islet cells for type 1 diabetes still need daily insulin shots, but the transplanted cells curb blood sugar crashes. (p. 213)

A wiry orange vine finds plants to raid for nutrients by growing toward their smell. With video. (p. 214)

After a 40-year hiatus, research on the psychedelic drug psilocybin indicates that it often triggers mystical and spiritual experiences in ordinary people, at least temporarily changing their lives for the better. (p. 216)

New research shows that the ecotourism model of raising conservation awareness while protecting indigenous cultures doesn't always work out as planned. (p. 218)

Researchers have found a way to provide the complete color palette for television and computer screens. (p. 221)

The world's most widely used organic insecticide appears to rely on an insect's normal gut flora to do its dirty work. (p. 221)

Fawns can distinguish their mom's voice from another deer's, but a mom can't pick out her fawn's call. (p. 221)

Textile scientists have for the first time extracted from rice straw natural cellulose fibers that can be spun into yarn. (p. 222)

The chemical coat that an invasive ant species relies upon to recognize its kin may someday serve to turn family into foe. (p. 222)

A new chemical catalyst can remove the pollutant perchlorate from water. (p. 222)

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