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  1. The Truth Hurts

    Scientists question voice-based lie detection.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg

  2. Safety in Numbers

    Mathematics offers innovative weapons for fighting terrorism.

    By Laura Sanders

  3. 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. […]

    By Elizabeth Quill

  4. Birth of the beat

    Music’s roots may lie in melodic exchanges between mothers and babies.

    By Bruce Bower

  5. 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 […]

    By Elizabeth Quill

  6. Special Music Issue : PDF Download page

    All files are saved as PDFs.  Please download Adobe’s Acrobat Reader to view these files. Music Special : Complete PackagePDF (1.8 MB) Birth of the beat (Bruce Bower) / Seeking a definition (Elizabeth Quill)/ Not just a pleasant sound (Elizabeth Quill) PDF (797 KB) More than a feeling (Susan Gaidos)/ Moody Tunes (Science News Staff)/ […]

    By Science News

  7. DNA on the move

    The latest advances from the field of DNA nanotechnology include nanobot ‘spiders’ learning how to walk and even do some work.

    By Gwyneth Dickey

  8. Massacre at Sacred Ridge

    A violent Pueblo incident sparks debate regarding prehistoric genocide.

    By Bruce Bower

  9. Genetic Dark Matter

    Searching for new sources to explain human variation.

    By Tina Hesman Saey

  10. Black Holes in the Bathtub

    Scientists observe Hawking radiation in unexpected materials.

    By Marissa Cevallos

  11. 2010 Science News of the Year: Body & Brain

    Credit: © Bettmann/Corbis Gene therapy moves forward Despite their promise, technologies to correct defective genes have been plagued by safety problems leading to unintended — and sometimes fatal — outcomes. But scientists are inching toward safer, more effective gene therapies that may one day treat a range of diseases, from psychiatric disorders to autoimmune diseases […]

    By Science News

  12. Physicists join immune fight

    Principles beyond biology may help explain how the body battles infection.

    By Susan Gaidos