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- Earth
Intraplate quakes signal tectonic breakup
The unusual April temblors are the latest in a massive energy release that is cleaving the Indo-Australian crustal plate in two.
- Life
Vampire squid no Gordon Gekko
Recently equated with greedy financiers, Vampyroteuthis infernalis is not really all that rapacious.
- Life
Breast cancer gets genetic profile
Insights from new data may help improve treatment for some types of disease.
- Humans
Feather finds hint at Neandertal art
Plumage found at ancient sites may indicate capability for abstract thought among humans’ Stone Age cousins.
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- Life
Birds catching malaria in Alaska
The mosquito-spread disease may be transmitted north of the Arctic Circle as climate shifts.
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SN Online
HUMANS Some judges may be more lenient when criminals offer biological explanations for their behavior. See “Psychopaths get time off for bad brains.” NASA, ESA, Sean Farrell/Sydney Institute for Astronomy ATOM & COSMOSAstronomers see a black hole pick up its matter-sucking activity right on schedule. Read “Black hole’s annual feast begins.” BODY & BRAIN Changing […]
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Science Future for the issue of October 6, 2012
October 13–31 Aspiring scientists of all ages can light up a jack-o’-lantern with chemistry, make slime or dissect a cow eye at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. See the Spooky Science series at bit.ly/SFspooky October 30 An astrophysicist discusses how scientists find and study planets orbiting other stars at the Hayden Planetarium in […]
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