All Stories
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A World of Insects by Ring T. Cardé and Vincent H. Resh, eds.
Two entomologists present insect essays that explore everything from insect sex to crime scene investigation. Harvard Univ., 2012, 404 p., $19.95
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EarthFlight: Breathtaking Photographs from a Bird’s-Eye View of the World by John Downer
30Cameras carried by hand, by gliders and by the creatures themselves give readers a literal bird’s-eye view of the world. Firefly Books, 2012, 240 p., $49.95
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In Pursuit of the Unknown: 17 Equations That Changed the World by Ian Stewart
The author tells the stories of 17 equations, from Maxwell’s equations that led to modern TV and radio to algorithms that rattled the stock market. Basic Books, 2012, 342 p., $26.99
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Tutankhamen: The Search for an Egyptian King by Joyce Tyldesley
An archaeologist explores myths surrounding the boy king and updates Tut fans on what experts have learned about his life and times. Basic Books, 2012, 316 p., $29.99
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BOOK REVIEW: Chasing Venus: The Race to Measure the Heavens by Andrea Wulf
Review by Alexandra Witze.
- Ecosystems
Darwin’s Devices
What Evolving Robots Can Teach Us About the History of Life and the Future of Technology, by John Long.
- Animals
Better bird nesting also good for giant manta rays
Disrupting tree canopies on a Pacific atoll discourages big fish off shore through a long chain of ecological consequences.
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Storm Front
Hurricane experts push to improve intensity forecasts.
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Designer Flu
How scientists made a killer virus airborne — and who should know.
- Humans
Redefining ‘concern’ over lead
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced May 16 that it would no longer designate any particular blood-lead value in children as representing a “level of concern.” Its justification: There is no threshold below which lead exposures are not a concern.
- Chemistry
Dancing droplets reveal physics at work
Magnetic fields can deflect liquid oxygen subject to the unusual “Leidenfrost effect.”
- Health & Medicine
Coffee gives jolt to life span
Unlike wine's, coffee's benefits apparently keep increasing well beyond the first two servings.
