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- Ultramassive: as big as it gets: A black hole can consume anything in its path. These monsters can become huge — but perhaps only so huge.
- Body In Mind: Long thought the province of the abstract, cognition may actually evolve as physical experiences and actions ignite mental life
- This week's table of contents
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A molecule that pierces immune cells gives some aggressive antibiotic-resistant staph bacteria their fearsome virulence. (p. 307)
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A supposedly fragile stage in the life of ferns shows surprising toughness. (p. 307)
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The Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh will unveil the world's largest dinosaur mural on Nov. 21, when its dinosaur halls reopen after a 30-month, $36 million renovation. (p. 308)
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Mental disorders in children can lead to criminal behavior in adulthood. (p. 308)
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Comet 17P/Holmes abruptly brightened last month, blossoming into a naked eye object. (p. 309)
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A bone-growth medication called teriparatide outperforms the standard bone-preserving drug alendronate in people with steroid-induced osteoporosis. (p. 309)
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The most common inherited cause of mental retardation arises when a mutated gene is shut down early in embryonic development. (p. 310)
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The long-term disappearance of creatures from the fossil record and their later reemergence can provide insights into ancient environmental conditions and the trustworthiness of the fossil record itself. (p. 312)
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Physicists have found new evidence for a 10-year-old conjecture that bridges the gap between the many-dimensional space of string theory and more familiar theorizing. (p. 315)
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Distinctive behaviors in wild-chimp communities point to a basic cultural capacity in these animals. (p. 317)
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A new countermeasure restores the toxicity of Bt pesticides to insects that have evolved resistance. (p. 317)
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Scientists filmed cage-shaped carbon molecules as they shrank to become buckyballs. (p. 318)
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Lack of sleep may promote childhood obesity. (p. 318)
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Records of grape harvests reveal the summer climate in parts of Switzerland as far back as the 1400s. (p. 318)
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