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Particle Physics

Interview: Murray Gell-Mann

The scientist who developed quark theory turns 80 today. To mark the occasion, Science News presents an extended interview with the physicist.

Health & Medicine

Cell phones: Feds probing health impacts

Senate hearing finds that biomedical research agencies aren't complacent about potential health effects of cell-phone radiation.

Ecosystems

As climate shifts, birds follow

Most of the birds in California’s Sierra Nevada range are on the move in response to recent climate changes.

Space

Stellar panorama

A newly released portrait of the cosmos provides a 360-degree, human’s-eye view of the entire sky.

Humans

Citation amnesia: Not good for our health

BLOG: Researchers fail to mention previous publications in findings

Humans

Reviewers prefer positive findings

Biomedical research journals may be less likely to publish equivocal studies.

Health & Medicine

Journal bias: Novelty preferred (which can be bad)

Negative findings in a drug trial may seem ho hum, but they're too important to ignore or leave unpublished.

Earth

A hurricane-spawned tornado boom

Cyclones striking the Gulf Coast in recent years have spawned more twisters that those that hit the region in the mid-20th century.

Space

Defogging Titan’s methane mystery

Researchers have discovered fog just above Saturn’s moon Titan, indicating how methane cycles between the atmosphere and the surface of the moon.