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  1. Life

    Nearly immortal sea creature spreads

    Hydrozoan with reversible life cycle now found worldwide.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Curative leaf

    Compound in marijuana reduces inflammation without the psychological effects.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Pain, numbness, pain

    Some anesthetics not only cause a burning feeling when they're given, but can also increase the pain felt after surgery.

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  4. Humans

    Schooling the vote

    Where you cast your ballot can affect how you cast your ballot.

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  5. Humans

    Whaling back to the future

    International commission meets after soul-searching on years of dispute.

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  6. Life

    When cells go quiet

    Connections between nerve cells may be lost when communication between the cells lapses.

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  7. Health & Medicine

    Breathe easy

    When it comes to heart function, the concentration of pollution in the air may matter less than its chemical makeup.

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  8. Space

    Ice on Mars

    White stuff on Mars is water ice, Phoenix team confirms.

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  9. BOOK REVIEW | Falling for Science: Objects in Mind

    Review by Kristina Bartlett Brody.

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  10. BOOK REVIEW | Mirroring People: The New Science of How We Connect With Others

    Review by Amy Maxmen.

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  11. BOOK LIST | Only a Theory: Evolution and the Battle for America’s Soul

    ONLY A THEORY: EVOLUTION AND THE BATTLE FOR AMERICA’S SOUL CTYPE html PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN” “http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd”> Miller, a BrownUniversity biology professor and outspoken opponent of intelligent design, examines the arguments, passion and motivations of those who reject Darwin’s theory in the larger context of American culture, ending with an exploration of how the […]

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  12. BOOK LIST | I’m Lucy: A Day in the Life of a Young Bonobo

    A baby bonobo named Lucy tells children just how similar she is to them. Blue Bark Press, 2008, 33 p., $19.95 I’M LUCY: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A YOUNG BONOBO The book can also be ordered at www.bonobokids.org

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