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- Space
Scale weighs black holes better than before
Microwave telescopes on the ground determine the masses of supermassive objects millions of light-years away.
- Humans
Some chores linked to less sex
Husbands who do more household chores make love less often, a new study suggests.
- Humans
Published clinical trials shown to be misleading
A comparison of internal and public reports about Pfizer’s drug Neurontin reveals many discrepancies.
- Animals
Cats kill more than one billion birds each year
New analysis doubles estimate of avian death tolls, revealing that hunting felines take bigger bite out of wildlife than expected.
- Life
Gene variant makes flu particularly dangerous
People with one form of IFITM3 are more likely to develop pneumonia.
- Life
Caribbean’s coral reefs approach tipping point
A survey of 19 colonies suggests many may soon begin to shrink.
- Life
Chimps’ baby teeth don’t predict weaning
The age at which a chimpanzee gets its first molar tooth doesn't predict when it will stop nursing.
- Earth
Human-made waste heat warms climate
Energy dissipated as heat in cities can cause regional temperature changes, simulations suggest.
- Health & Medicine
Deep brain stimulation improves autistic boy’s symptoms
Electrodes surgically implanted in the brain could treat severe cases of autism.
- Health & Medicine
Signs of trauma documented in living brains
Molecular signature of injury seen in scans of retired NFL players.
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MATH TREK Economists say auction-based purchasing could create market chaos. See Julie Rehmeyer’s column “Devil is in the details of a new Medicare plan to buy medical supplies.” P. Mercier et al/Nature Biotechnology 2012 SCIENCE NEWS FOR KIDS Research in guinea pigs finds a way to power small electronic devices using a voltage difference in […]
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Science Future for February 9, 2013
February 16 – 17 Kids can see science demonstrations, learn about cool science careers and talk to scientists at the annual Family Science Days at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Boston. Learn more at bit.ly/SFfamday2013 March 7 The Creatures of Light exhibit on bioluminescence comes to Chicago’s Field Museum. Find […]
