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Snap, Crackle, and Feel Good?
Magnetic fields that map the brain may also treat its disorders.
By John Travis -
EarthHigh-Flying Science, with Strings Attached
In the hands of scientists, kites do serious data gathering.
By Sid Perkins -
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AnthropologyThe Forager King
A celebrated anthropologist surprises and inspires his biographer.
By Bruce Bower -
PhysicsThrough the Looking Glass
A proposed universe of unseen material, where every ordinary particle has a shadowy counterpart, could explain several conundrums in cosmology.
By Ron Cowen -
EarthNew Concerns about Phthalates
Boys may face an eventual reproductive risk from exposure to some of the ingredients that go into many common plastics, cosmetics, and medical supplies.
By Janet Raloff -
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PhysicsSeeking the Mother of All Matter
World's mightiest particle collider may transform less-than-nothing into a primordial something.
By Peter Weiss -
Yikes! The Lichens Went Flying
Tales from the dark (and frequently crunchy) side of biodiversity.
By Susan Milius -
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Health & MedicineInfectious Notion
Lessons from gene therapy promote viruses as cancer fighters.
By Ruth Bennett -
AstronomyBig, Bigger . . . Biggest?
Galaxy map reveals the limits of cosmic structure.
By Ron Cowen