In the March 8 SN: Building the ultimate clock, making electricity in vivo, a ray of hope for fusion, the physics of snake flight, and a glimpse at the cosmic web.
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In the Aug. 19 SN: Bulletins from the tick wars, roots of Rwandan genocide, spin-resistant spiders, making mums blue, tardigrade saga continues, HIV antibodies from cows, Maxwell’s demon aces memory test and more.
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Quantum timekeeping
Recent advances in controlling the quantum behavior of particles have inspired physicists to dream of a global clock that would tell the same time everywhere. It would be hundreds of times as accurate as current atomic clocks. - Feature
Creature power
Biological fuel cells that generate electricity by harnessing sugars and oxygen in the body may one day power implanted devices in humans and other animals. - News
Sharks could serve as ocean watchdogs
Tagged with sensors, toothy fish gather weather and climate data in remote Pacific waters. - Science Visualized
A tiny ocean vortex, with pop art pizzazz
Coral polyps kick up a whirling vortex of water by whipping their hairlike cilia back and forth in the photography winner of the 2013 International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge. - News
Arctic melting may help parasites infect new hosts
Grey seals and beluga whales encounter killer microbes as ranges change. - 50 Years Ago
Beatles reaction puzzles even psychologists
From the February 29, 1964, issue: Psychologists are as puzzled as parents over the explosive effect the Beatles are having on American teen-agers. - News in Brief
X-rays uncover hidden faces in Rembrandt painting
Lead paint under the surface of the work gives away the artist’s indecisiveness. - News in Brief
Orangutans hit the ground walking
A surprising affinity for moving across the forest floor may aid threatened apes. - News
Getting warmer in attempt to reach ignition
Fusion energy output hits modest milestone at National Ignition Facility. - Introducing
Power-packed bacterial spores generate electricity
With mighty bursts of rehydration, bacterial spores offer a new source of renewable energy.