Letters to the Editor

  1. Planetary Science

    Readers intrigued by Mars’ far-out birth

    Readers sent feedback on the Red Planet's formation, jumping genes and more

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  2. Climate

    Readers question climate’s freshwater effects

    Warming lakes, windmills for the Arctic, mosquito control and more in reader feedback.

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  3. Particle Physics

    Readers puzzled by proton’s properties

    Readers sent feedback on under-ice greenhouses in the Arctic, the Martian atmosphere and more.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    Readers ponder the randomness of DNA errors

    Readers sent feedback on cellular slip-ups, moon mayhem and more.

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  5. Health & Medicine

    Readers concerned about cancer’s sugary disguise

    Tricky cancer cells, brain-shaping smartphones, a cow-burying badger and more in reader feedback.

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  6. Animals

    Readers bugged by wine-spoiling stinkbugs

    Stinkbug hazards, Great Lakes invaders and more reader feedback.

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  7. Health & Medicine

    Readers question mental health research

    Maintaining mental health, protecting ocean critters and more in reader feedback.

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  8. Particle Physics

    Readers question supernova physics

    Star-destroying neutrinos, heart-hugging robots and more in reader feedback.

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  9. Animals

    Readers dispute starfishes’ water-swirling abilities

    Volcanic eruptions, fast-freezing water, starfish physics and more in reader feedback.

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  10. Quantum Physics

    Readers amazed by Amasia

    Quantum spookiness, shifting landmasses and more in reader feedback.

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  11. Health & Medicine

    Readers respond to antibiotics, carbon bonds and more

    Allergic overreactions, the possibility of silicon-based life and more in reader feedback.

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  12. Animals

    Readers weigh in on mathematical animals and more

    Animal math, dinosaur digestion and more in reader feedback from our December 10, 2017, issue.

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