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  1. Health & Medicine

    Seek Meningitis Vaccine

    Excerpt from the November 9, 1963, issue of SCIENCE NEWS LETTER.

  2. Planetary Science

    Natural space lens reveals planet

    Guest post by Andrew Grant.

  3. Plants

    Just a few tree species dominate Amazon forest

    The Amazonian rainforest, known to be one of the most species-rich areas on the planet, is actually dominated by a only few tree species.

  4. Life

    H7N9 bird flu appears again

    Guest post by Tina Hesman Saey.

  5. Science & Society

    Funding slide

    U.S. federal spending on science has decreased sharply since 2010. Scientists are feeling the crunch.

  6. Physics

    ‘Magic number’ 34

    Guest post by Gabriel Popkin.

  7. Chemistry

    Simulating reactions in cyberspace earns Nobel Prize in chemistry

    Computer models that meld quantum and classical calculations have earned three scientists the 2013 Nobel Prize in chemistry.

  8. Particle Physics

    Higgs field prediction lands Nobel Prize in physics

    The famous particle’s detection last year confirmed the laureates’ 1964 proposal.

  9. Particle Physics

    Higgs boson wins scientists Nobel Prize in physics

    By Andrew Grant and Gabriel Popkin.

  10. Health & Medicine

    Medicine Nobel goes to cellular transport research

    Honor given to three scientists who discovered how machinery moves cargo around cells.

  11. Health & Medicine

    Cellular transport research wins Nobel Prize in medicine or physiology

    Guest post by Tina Hesman Saey and Nathan Seppa.

  12. Animals

    Tortoise-studying teen takes top Broadcom prize

    Even a tortoise enthusiast can speed through a three-day gauntlet of science, engineering and math challenges to claim victory. River Grace, 14, of West Melbourne, Fla., did just that. At an awards ceremony October 1, he picked up the top award of $25,000. The teen was one of 30 finalists from 17 states who attended the third annual Broadcom Math, Applied Science, Technology and Engineering for Rising Stars, or MASTERS, competition.