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- Humans
Test Flight: Young scientists earn—and spread—their wings
A century after two brothers from Ohio launched the first powered aircraft, more than 1,200 students from 31 countries descended on Cleveland to participate in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.
- Chemistry
Detecting Lead: Sensor changes color for toxic metal
A new sensor using gold nanoparticles and tailor-made DNA strands offers simple and reliable detection of lead in paint.
- Planetary Science
Springtime on Neptune: Images hint at seasonal changes on distant planet
Belying its location in the deep freeze of the outer solar system, Neptune may undergo a change of seasons.
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Scripted Brains: Learning to read evokes hemispheric trade-off
From childhood through adolesence, the process of learning to read involves an amplification of specific types of left-brain activity and a dampening of right-brain responses, a new brain-imaging study finds.
