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- Space
Proposed type of solar neutrino spotted
The existence of these long-sought particles confirms theories about the fusion reactions that power the sun.
- Humans
Numbers warn of looming collapses
Mathematical tools help researchers predict when systems are about to change dramatically.
- Animals
Classic sooty-moth tale bolstered by new results
A scientist’s six-year backyard experiment strengthens the scenario for evolutionary changes due to industrial pollution.
- Life
Ocean noise is a whale of a stressor
The post-9/11 quiet in Atlantic shipping lanes calmed the biggest marine mammals, hormone measurements suggest.
- Humans
Faulty comparisons
Is anyone else disturbed by the following description: Scientists are reporting development of a new form of buckypaper, which eliminates a major drawback of these sheets of carbon nanotubes — 50,000 times thinner than a human hair, 10 times lighter than steel, but up to 250 times stronger . . .
- Life
How a stomach bug may ward off asthma
An ulcer- and cancer-causing bacterium may protect against the airway disease by influencing key players in inflammation.
- Chemistry
Taste of fructose revs up metabolism
The pancreas pumps more insulin in response to the sugar, potentially throwing the body’s energy-storage machinery out of whack.
- Neuroscience
Demystifying the Mind
A special report on the scientific struggle to explain the conscious self.
- Animals
Chimps lend a hand
The finding suggests nonhuman primates recognize their peers’ intentions and desires.
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- Earth
Little Ice Age began with a bang
Frozen moss suggests climate cooling kicked off fast, possibly with help from volcanic eruptions.
- Space
Super-Earth spotted in life-friendly zone
The latest exoplanet entry creeps closer to long-sought goal of finding habitable worlds elsewhere.
