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- Space
Galaxies that go the distance
Using a new camera on the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have found what appear to be the most distant known galaxies in the universe.
- Health & Medicine
Monkeys get full color vision
Male squirrel monkeys with red-green colorblindness can distinguish the hues after gene therapy, study suggests.
- Life
Dino-era delivery at sea
Genetic determination of gender is linked to live birth and evolutionary success of ancient marine reptiles, study finds.
- Astronomy
Rock solid planet
Researchers have found the first compelling evidence for a rocky planet beyond the solar system.
- Animals
Ants in the pants drive away birds
Yellow crazy ants can get so annoying that birds don’t eat their normal fruits, a new study finds.
- Chemistry
Nose knows noxious gases
Dyes on a new sensor react to correctly identify toxic chemicals, scientists find.
- Health & Medicine
Diabetes drugs don’t fight inflammation
Two popular diabetes drugs lower blood sugar but don’t reduce markers of inflammation.
- Particle Physics
Interview: Murray Gell-Mann
The scientist who developed quark theory turns 80 today. To mark the occasion, Science News presents an extended interview with the physicist.
- Ecosystems
As climate shifts, birds follow
Most of the birds in California’s Sierra Nevada range are on the move in response to recent climate changes.
- Space
Stellar panorama
A newly released portrait of the cosmos provides a 360-degree, human’s-eye view of the entire sky.
- Humans
Reviewers prefer positive findings
Biomedical research journals may be less likely to publish equivocal studies.
- Earth
A hurricane-spawned tornado boom
Cyclones striking the Gulf Coast in recent years have spawned more twisters that those that hit the region in the mid-20th century.
