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  1. Health & Medicine

    Sobering Work

    Unraveling alcohol's effects on the developing brain.

    By Damaris Christensen
  2. Earth

    The Case for DDT

    What do you do when a dreaded environmental pollutant saves lives?

    By Janet Raloff

  3. Raising Trust

    Some forager groups may nurture a sharing sense in their offspring.

    By Bruce Bower
  4. Animals

    Cicada Subtleties

    What part of 10,000 cicadas screeching don't you understand?

    By Susan Milius
  5. Physics

    Connect the Dots

    Transforming sunlight into electricity by means of quantum dust.

    By Peter Weiss
  6. Math

    The Power of Partitions

    Writing a whole number as the sum of smaller numbers springs a mathematical surprise.

    By Ivars Peterson
  7. Earth

    Tsunami! At Lake Tahoe?

    Surprised tourists could catch the ultimate wave.

    By Kathryn Brown

  8. Fly Genome Creates a Buzz

    Scientists try to make sense of an insect's myriad genes.

    By John Travis

  9. Code Breakers

    Scientists are altering bacteria in a most fundamental way.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  10. Health & Medicine

    Endgame for Epilepsy?

    Researchers look toward a cure.

    By Damaris Christensen
  11. Astronomy

    All Aglow in the Early Universe

    Was the infant cosmos a star-making machine?

    By Ron Cowen

  12. Building Blocks of Talk

    When babies babble, they may say a lot about speech.

    By Bruce Bower