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Starting Anew
Scientists turn to lowly creatures to unlock the secrets of regeneration.
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Breaking it Down
Studies of how things fall apart may lead to materials that don’t.
- Earth
Copenhagen Meeting Highlights
Find all the Science News coverage of the 2009 United Nation's climate summit in one place.
- Astronomy
Astronomy Meeting Highlights
Follow the links below for Science News' complete coverage of the American Astronomical Society meeting held January 3–7, 2010 in Washington, D.C.
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The final chemistry frontier
Molecules of the interstellar medium must break the rules to make the stuff of space.
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Dressing up dinos
Adding soft tissue to bone helps scientists, paleoartists bring ancient creatures to life.
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Let there be light
New technology illuminates neuronal conversations in the brain
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On the Fringe
Astronomers look to the Kuiper belt for clues to the solar system’s history.
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Evolution’s Bad Girl
Ardi shakes up the fossil record.
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The Ties That Bind
Studies of human social networks go high-tech.
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2009 Science News of the Year
Brevity is in. If what you have to say can’t be delivered in 140 characters or less, you should reconsider your message — or so it seems in a world agog with texting and Twitter. Compiling Science News’ annual list of scientific highlights brought home the good and bad of this trend. Indeed, some of […]
- Math
2009 Science News of the Year: Numbers
Detroit Tigers second baseman Placido Polanco, a 2009 Gold Glove winner, applies the tag as Chicago White Sox’s Gordon Beckham slides into second. Image credit: Duane Burleson – file The stats on fielding Astute baseball fans know who has the golden glove, but assigning a number to a player’s defensive merits has been tricky. Benjamin […]
