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  1. Humans

    Letters from the May 12, 2007, issue of Science News

    Saw right through it E. Fred Schubert and his colleagues are to be congratulated for developing an improved antireflective coating (“The New Black: A nanoscale coating reflects almost no light,” SN: 3/3/07, p. 132). But the coating would not make a lens “absorb” more light. Rather, it would help the lens “propagate” the light. Nathaniel […]

    By Science News
  2. Physics

    Gravity’s Ghost and Big Dog

    Sociologist Harry Collins chronicles the occasionally heated (and often arcane) debates among scientists studying gravitational waves.

    By Christopher Crockett
  3. Psychology

    Farming practices have shaped thinking styles

    The different levels of cooperation required to grow rice and wheat have sown psychological differences within China and possibly between East Asia and the West.

    By Bruce Bower
  4. Life

    ‘The Amoeba in the Room’ uncloaks a hidden realm of tiny life

    Mycologist Nicholas Money reveals the secret (and dramatic) lives of amoebas, bacteria, fungi and other often-overlooked microbes in The Amoeba in the Room: Lives of the Microbes.

    By Allison Bohac
  5. Animals

    Pets’ rights explored in ‘Citizen Canine’

    Science journalist David Grimm describes pet's progression towards full citizenship.

    By Sarah Zielinski
  6. Neuroscience

    Sunbathing may boost endorphins in the body and brain

    UV light makes mice churn out a molecule that is a cousin of morphine and heroin, a finding that may explain why some people seek out sunshine.

    By Laura Sanders
  7. Animals

    Elephant’s big nose wins most sensitive sniffer

    A genetic survey reveals that African elephants harbor more smell sensors than any other known animal.

    By Nsikan Akpan
  8. Ecosystems

    Arctic melting may help parasites infect new hosts

    Grey seals and beluga whales encounter killer microbes as ranges change.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  9. Neuroscience

    Like people, dogs have brain areas that respond to voices

    MRI study may help explain how pups understand human communication.

    By Laura Sanders
  10. Neuroscience

    Me, Myself, and Why

    Me, Myself, and Why is an ambitious effort to dissect the hodgepodge of genetic and environmental factors that sculpt people’s identities.

    By Meghan Rosen
  11. Health & Medicine

    Experimental drug no Methuselah formula

    Compound lets mice live healthier lives but doesn't extend life span.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  12. Health & Medicine

    Meaty diets may raise risk of dying young

    Reducing protein consumption can lengthen life and improve health, studies in mice and people suggest.

    By Tina Hesman Saey