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- Space
Hints of dark matter reported, again
European experiment sees some evidence for a heretofore unseen component of the universe.
- Life
Cats engineered for disease resistance
Genetically modified felines created in an effort to fight feline immunodeficiency virus.
- Earth
Earth/Environment
Sweet pollution, toxic fumes from dry-cleaned clothes and more in this week’s news.
- Life
Thirsty frogs make do with dew
An Australian species exploits condensation to get a drink by chilling down outside and then hopping into its warm, humid lair.
- Life
Evolution should be taught to all students
The antievolution movement in science education, which gained national attention in the 1920s, lives on in different forms.
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Letters
New light on sunshine vitamin Regarding the article “The power of D” (SN: 7/16/11, p. 22), I was very surprised that there was no mention of the positive effects of this vitamin on the debilitating effects of depression. I have lived in northern latitudes between upstate New York and now Vermont since my birth in […]
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SN Online
ATOM & COSMOSJapan’s Hayabusa spacecraft has returned to Earth with the first-ever scrapings taken from an asteroid. Find out what the specks of dust reveal in “Asteroid sample nails meteorite source.” LIFEA young elephant shows off its ability to have an “aha” moment by finding a way to reach fruit just out of reach. Learn […]
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Science Future for September 24, 2011
October 1 Afraid of the dark? The Boston Museum of Science’s “In the Dark” exhibit shows the wonders of caves, the deep ocean and more. Visit www.mos.org October 9–15 Earth Science Week explores “Our Ever-Changing Earth” with events and activities around the world. Learn what’s near you at www.earthsciweek.org October 14–21 The Imagine Science Film […]
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Science Past from the issue of September 23, 1961
ALGAE COULD PROVIDE OXYGEN FOR SPACEMAN — Minute plant life that form the common green scum found on the surface of stagnant ponds and in river beds, Chlorella algae, assisted by the sun, may provide the future man in space with the oxygen essential to maintain life. A new gas exchange device operating on the […]
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On the Origin of Tepees: The Evolution of Ideas (and Ourselves) by Jonnie Hughes
An entertaining tour of the American West shows how ideas spread through the cultural landscape. Free Press, 2011, 302 p., $25
