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  1. Animals

    Will Mr. Bowerbird Fall for a Robot?

    Push a button and she turns her head. But can she turn his?

    By Susan Milius
  2. Materials Science

    One-Upping Nature’s Materials

    Striving for designer substances that build themselves from individual molecules.

    By Jessica Gorman
  3. Anthropology

    Out on a Limb

    The science of body development may make kindling out of evolutionary trees.

    By Bruce Bower
  4. Tech

    When the Chips are Down

    Scientists seek alternatives to a computer technology nearing its limits.

    By Laura Sivitz
  5. Tech

    Little Big Wire

    High-temperature superconductivity makes a bid for the power grid.

    By Peter Weiss
  6. Humans

    Of Rats, Mice, and Birds

    Fireworks erupt over an extension of rules to protect lab animals.

    By Janet Raloff
  7. Computing

    Calculating Swarms

    Ant teamwork suggests models for computing faster and organizing better.

    By Ivars Peterson

  8. Do Antibodies Pack a Deadly Punch?

    These immune molecules may directly kill, not just tag, microbes.

    By John Travis

  9. Quantum Special Issue : PDF Download page

    All files are saved as PDFs.  Please download Adobe’s Acrobat Reader to view these files. Clash of the quantum tıtans (Tom Siegfried)/Zombie cat (Alexandra Witze) (Alexandra Witze)/Quantum weirdnessPDF 888KB Everyday entanglement (Laura Sanders)/A spooky link/75 years of entanglement (Alexandra Witze)/Quantum weirdness in actionPDF 1.18MB

    By Science News
  10. Chemistry

    King Midas’ Modern Mourners

    Chemistry resurrects—in Philadelphia—an ancient funeral banquet.

    By Jessica Gorman
  11. Paleontology

    A Makeover for an Old Friend

    Time and technology revamp a dinosaur classic.

    By Sid Perkins
  12. Astronomy

    X-Ray Visionary

    Proposed observatory would image black holes and coronas of nearby stars.

    By Ron Cowen