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Families in Flux
As household arrangements take new directions, scientists attempt to sort out the social effects.
By Bruce Bower -
- Astronomy
Onward and Skyward
With new efforts aimed at the stars, China seeks to revive its astronomical reputation.
By Nadia Drake - Climate
Extremely Bad Weather
Teasing out global warming's role in worsening hurricanes, droughts and other extreme events.
By Janet Raloff - Tech
Beginnings of Bionic
Electronics that bend with the human body may soon make their way into medical devices to track health, deliver treatments and improve surgery.
By Meghan Rosen - Astronomy
Prospecting for Quasicrystals
Siberian journey nets a mineralogical space oddity.
By Nadia Drake - Health & Medicine
Suicidal Threads
Early abuse weaves its way into the brain, with potentially tragic consequences.
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- Life
Scent Into Action
Rodent responses to a whiff of predator may offer clues to instinct in the brain.
By Meghan Rosen - Humans
Social Media Sway
Worries over political misinformation on Twitter attract scientists’ attention.
- Health & Medicine
Tricks Foods Play
Most people would never equate downing a well-dressed salad or a fried chicken thigh with toking a joint of marijuana. But to Joseph Hibbeln of the National Institutes of Health, the comparison isn’t a big stretch.
By Janet Raloff - Animals
Face Smarts
Macaques, sheep and even wasps may join people as masters at facial recognition.
By Susan Milius