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Botanical Whales
Adventures in the Tortugas reveal that seagrass fields need saving too.
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A black future
Without destroying the Earth, the Large Hadron Collider might help humans explore the cosmos.
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2009 Science News of the Year: Science & Society
Activists plead for a new agreement during the 2007 U.N. Climate Change Conference. Credit: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images Leaders warm to climate action Throughout the year, global leaders used various summits around the world to declare their intention to take firm, though often unilateral, action to reduce their nations’ carbon footprints. In December, negotiators from more […]
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Breaking it Down
Studies of how things fall apart may lead to materials that don’t.
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Elemental escape
Making superheavies may reveal island of stability.
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Not just a high
Cannabis compounds show their stuff against a host of medical problems, relieving symptoms far beyond pain and nausea.
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The Truth Hurts
Scientists question voice-based lie detection.
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Safety in Numbers
Mathematics offers innovative weapons for fighting terrorism.
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A mind for music
Infancy’s Symphony | Photo by Carey Wolinsky Read features from the special edition Articles in A mind for music. | Go Download a PDF of the special edition Exclusive for Science News subscribers.Download Download PDF | Subscribe There are very few activities for which your birthday suit and a three-piece suit are equally appropriate attire. […]
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Birth of the beat
Music’s roots may lie in melodic exchanges between mothers and babies.
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Seeking a definition
Pitch is determined by a sound’s frequency. Notes that sit in different positions on a musical scale, called tones, have different pitches. Modern Western music, for example, combines 12 tones, with the A at the middle of a piano keyboard having a frequency of 440 hertz. Other cultures work with fewer tones. The first few […]
