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- Quantum Physics
Clash of the Quantum Titans
After decades of debate, disputes over the mathematical rules governing reality remain unresolved.
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Massacre at Sacred Ridge
A violent Pueblo incident sparks debate regarding prehistoric genocide.
- Health & Medicine
When body meets H1N1 flu
Two studies map interactions between virus and human cells; one study reveals natural flu fighters.
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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 […]
- Humans
Water, water everywhere
Sid Perkins uncovers the amazing amount of “hidden water” in many consumer products.
- 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 […]
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A matter of solidity
A material that oozes through itself presents a super physics puzzle.
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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
- Health & Medicine
The apnea and the ecstasy
Users of the illicit drug have more bouts of sleep apnea, a dangerous nighttime breathing disorder.
