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http://www.sciencenews.org/view/issue/id/8204
February 10th, 2007
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Global warming is real and will continue, and there's strong evidence that people are to blame, an international panel of scientists has concluded. (p. 83)
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The drug commonly used to slow bleeding during heart surgery increases a patient's risk of dying during the next 5 years. (p. 83)
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Evidence from ancient dunes points to three periods of prolonged drought in the U.S. Great Plains, but finding their causes may be more complex than previously supposed. (p. 84)
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A controversial trial of a chemically modified fat called an interesterified fat suggests that it is more harmful than is a trans fat–rich, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil. (p. 84)
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Transferring a lost limb's nerves to other areas of the body might one day permit an amputee to feel the heat of a coffee cup with an artificial hand. (p. 85)
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A national telephone survey indicates that one in five kids, ages 10 to 17, encountered instances of unwanted sexual solicitation or harassment online in the past year. (p. 85)
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President Bush's proposed science budget for fiscal year 2008 closely reflects last year's recommended budget. (p. 86)
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People may have leaned on ancient primate-brain capacities to begin making stone tools by 2.5 million years ago, a transition that possibly spurred the development of language and other higher mental faculties. (p. 88)
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Vaccines currently in development could give people a novel way to kick their addictions and lose weight. (p. 90)
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With the assist of gravitational boosts from the moon, twin spacecraft have completed a series of maneuvers that will enable them to take three-dimensional images of the sun. (p. 93)
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Scientists have developed a cheap and easy way to create specific patterns of tiny wrinkles on the surface of a flexible and commonly used polymer, a technique that could be used to fabricate an assortment of microdevices. (p. 93)
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Scientists have developed a way to use corn plants to monitor and map human-generated emissions of carbon dioxide. (p. 93)
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Even in the womb, babies face a high risk of vitamin D deficiency. (p. 93)
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A diverse group of creatures beneath an Antarctic ice shelf could give pause to researchers who infer past ecological conditions from fossils found in such sediments. (p. 94)
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A tropical jumping spider needs ultraviolet light for courtship. (p. 94)
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The scent of food may decrease the life-extending effects of a low-calorie diet. (p. 94)
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A tiny fly that parasitizes cicadas could be the first insect species that's recognized to practice prenatal cannibalism. (p. 94)
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(p. 95)
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