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  1. Massacre at Sacred Ridge

    A violent Pueblo incident sparks debate regarding prehistoric genocide.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Health & Medicine

    When body meets H1N1 flu

    Two studies map interactions between virus and human cells; one study reveals natural flu fighters.

    By Tina Hesman Saey

  3. Letters

    To their credit In Tom Siegfried’s article, “The Top 10 science news stories since time began” (SN: 1/2/10, p. 2), No. 5 is “Watson and Crick elucidate DNA’s double helix structure, 1953.” I am annoyed that, as usual in articles about the early understanding of DNA, Rosalind Franklin’s name has been left off. Even Watson […]

    By Science News
  4. Humans

    Water, water everywhere

    Sid Perkins uncovers the amazing amount of “hidden water” in many consumer products.

    By Sid Perkins
  5. Math

    2009 Science News of the Year: Numbers

    Detroit Tigers second baseman Placido Polanco, a 2009 Gold Glove winner, applies the tag as Chicago White Sox’s Gordon Beckham slides into second. Image credit: Duane Burleson – file The stats on fielding Astute baseball fans know who has the golden glove, but assigning a number to a player’s defensive merits has been tricky. Benjamin […]

    By Science News

  6. A matter of solidity

    A material that oozes through itself presents a super physics puzzle.

    By Alexandra Witze

  7. Prairie Dogs: Communication and Community in an Animal Society by C.N. Slobodchikoff, Bianca S. Perla and Jennifer L. Verdolin

    An investigation into how prairie dogs communicate a predator’s presence. Harvard Univ., 2009, 264 p., $39.95 Prairie Dogs: Communication and Community in an Animal Society by C.N. Slobodchikoff, Bianca S. Perla and Jennifer L. Verdolin

    By Science News
  8. Health & Medicine

    The apnea and the ecstasy

    Users of the illicit drug have more bouts of sleep apnea, a dangerous nighttime breathing disorder.

    By Nathan Seppa
  9. Health & Medicine

    Amino acid recipe could be right for long life

    In fruit flies, a low-calorie diet with extra methionine extends lifespan without harming fertility

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  10. Life

    Bornavirus genes found in human DNA

    Researchers have found molecular fossils of an RNA virus in human and other mammalian genomes, pushing back the emergence of RNA viruses millions of years.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  11. Health & Medicine

    Pet-ty injuries

    Pooch underfoot? It's all too common.

    By Janet Raloff
  12. Life

    Killer bees aren’t so smart

    Brains are probably not what powers the invasive bee’s takeover from European honeybees

    By Susan Milius