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In the Sept. 30 SN: Smog's health woes, secrets of the bat brain, slug slime inspires surgical glue, wild beer, Neandertal tar recipes, the sun's recent flare-ups and more.
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Watch the March for Science in Washington, D.C.
Watch the live stream of the March for Science in Washington, D.C. on April 22. - Feature
Meet 10 scientists who are making their mark
In a special report, Science News features 10 early-career scientists on their way to more widespread acclaim. - Letters to the Editor
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Readers respond to jellyfish, goalkeeping and off-kilter planets. - Society News
SSP’s new leader has a habit of making things happen
Maya Ajmera takes the helm as the president and CEO of the Society for Science & the Public and publisher of Science News. - 50 Years Ago
Huge Galactic Explosion
An excerpt from the October 5, 1963, issue of Science News Letter. - Letters to the Editor
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Readers respond to glowing plants, fracking worries and space hookups. - 50 Years Ago
Porpoises Can Teach Man Marine Diving, Detection
Excerpt from the September 7, 1963, issue of Science News Letter - Letters to the Editor
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Seeing ice
In the photo series shown in “Taking Antarctica’s temperature”
(SN: 7/27/13, p. 18), the ice appears to be increasing from January to April as one would expect in the Southern Hemisphere. How does this demonstrate the rapid collapse of the Larsen B Ice Shelf?
William Meadows, Dripping Springs, TexasThe satellite images show a large area of the Antarctic Peninsula; the Larsen B Ice Shelf is a small area near the center. A closer view of Larsen B (above) from March 7, 2002, reveals that what looks like a solid sheet of ice in the wider view is actually composed of thousands of icebergs that have broken free. — Editors
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