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- Earth
Volcanic ash gets its close-up
Last year’s eruption in Iceland spit out supersharp and potentially harmful particles, nanoscale images show.
- Chemistry
Molecules/Matter & Energy
Marijuana loses its high, plus soy tape, gritty bubbles and more in this week’s news.
- Earth
Earth/Environment
Anticorrosion chemicals, ancient Arkansas rock, stowaway species and more in this week’s news.
- Physics
Salt clouds relieve some Arctic warming
Sea sprays from increasingly open waters exert a cooling effect in the region.
- Life
Genes & Cells
How humans evolved shorter pregnancies, plus crayfish brains and restoring nerve insulation in this week’s news.
- Psychology
Why some gorillas go unseen
Attention differences help to explain why some people don't notice surprising sights.
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Yawn
Latest research awakens debate over why people can’t keep their mouths closed.
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Atomic Anatomy
A century ago, Ernest Rutherford inaugurated the nuclear age.
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Moved by Light
Lasers push everyday objects into the quantum world.
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Crushing Cancer’s Defenses
Vaccine approval offers hope while other armies muster.
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Science Past from the issue of May 6, 1961
PATENTS OF THE WEEK — “Inventions for the home of tomorrow” were the theme of several inventions just patented. Two improved methods for rocking the cradle electrically have been invented. The main advantage of the “motor driven cradle” … is that it can be made inexpensively. It also has a timer and an adjustment that […]
