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From the February 8, 1936, issue
The flowers of trees, fuel-saving storm windows, and making radium in the laboratory.
By Science News - Ecosystems
Forest Field Trip
Take a hike in the woods of Kentucky in this electronic field trip. The site offers an overview of forest ecology and management for grades 4 to 8. It includes video clips, an interactive game, a slideshow about the American chestnut, information about forest careers and tree products, activity pages, and a teacher’s guide. Go […]
By Science News - Humans
Changing Priorities: Bush initiative shifts science-budget funds
President Bush's proposed fiscal year 2007 budget would keep overall research and development spending at approximately current levels.
- Astronomy
Found: A missing hot halo
Astronomers have for the first time found a halo of hot inflowing gas around a massive, spiral galaxy, a likely leftover from the galaxy's formation.
By Ron Cowen -
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There are several problems with the popular-press interpretation of the study described in this article. The study saw a reduction to only 29 percent of calories from fat, which is still far above the 20 percent-or-less advocated by dietary and cardiovascular experts. Also, no one in the field of heart disease prevention would advocate solely […]
By Science News - Health & Medicine
Low-Fat Diet Falls Short: It’s not enough to stop cancers, heart disease
Reducing fat consumption after menopause offers women little if any protection against breast cancer, colorectal cancer, or heart disease, according to reports from a massive, 8-year trial.
By Ben Harder - Animals
Males as Nannies? First test for wasps’ hidden baby-care skills
Young male wasps, in the absence of females, can care for larvae.
By Susan Milius -
Combat Trauma from the Past: Data portray Civil War’s mental, physical fallout
A new analysis of 19th-century medical records indicates that U.S. Civil War soldiers who experienced considerable combat trauma but survived the war developed more than their share of mental and physical ailments later in life.
By Bruce Bower - Tech
Beyond Bar Codes: Tuning up plastic radio labels
Electronic labels made from plastic semiconductors can now pick up and respond to radio signals at a frequency suitable for use on products.
By Peter Weiss - Paleontology
Ancestor of Kings: Early progenitor of T. rex had a crest
Paleontologists have unearthed remains of the oldest known dinosaur of the tyrannosaur clan.
By Sid Perkins -
19644
With reference to this article, some scientists say that bonobos are genetically closer to humans than to chimps. How did they compare in the referenced study? Dick MedvickCleveland Heights, Ohio Bonobos are indeed as genetically close to humans as are chimps, but there wasn’t enough genomic data available for bonobos to include them in the […]
By Science News -
Chimps creep closer yet
Humans evolved most slowly of all primates, with chimps a close second.