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Letters to the editor
European family ties are knotty I have trouble understanding “Europeans are one big family” (SN: 6/15/13, p. 8). It says that every person living in Europe today shares a common set of ancestors. First, what does “set” mean? “Set” implies there are certain common characteristics of the members, but people living in Europe 1,000 years […]
- Neuroscience
Finding the brain’s common language
Erich Jarvis dreams of creating a talking chimpanzee. If his theories on language are right, that just might happen one day.
- Neuroscience
Memories lost and found
Drugs that help mice remember reveal role for epigenetics in recall.
- Life
Gene therapy treats children with rare diseases
Six kids are healthy, up to three years after treatment.
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- Chemistry
Coatings have simple recipe for success
Chemists encapsulate tiny objects using natural ingredients and easy, inexpensive process.
- Health & Medicine
What and when babies first eat may affect diabetes risk
Children at risk of type 1 diabetes are better off waiting until 4 months of age to consume solid foods.
- Health & Medicine
Four-question test ID’s women with depression
Simple decision tool shows potential as quick way to identify clinical depression.
- Physics
Perfect mirror debuts
Material that reflects light without letting any escape could improve lasers.
- Astronomy
The solar system has a tail
Clover-shaped clumps of charged particles extend billions of kilometers in our wake.
- Earth
Every six years, Earth spins slightly faster and then slower
Changes in day length linked to workings of Earth's core.
