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EarthFish in mom’s diet may alter kids’ behavior
Eating fish that's low in mercury during pregnancy may reduce the risk that a woman's child shows signs of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
By Janet Raloff -
ChemistrySolar blobs collide with a bounce
Superhot ejections from the sun surprise physicists by gaining energy of motion in collision.
By Tanya Lewis -
Science & SocietyBanks err by confusing risk, uncertainty
Too much information prompted bad currency projections by international money firms, a psychologist contends, and may have blinded them to the global financial crisis.
By Bruce Bower -
Life2012 medicine Nobel honors research on reprogramming adult cells
John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka share this year's prize.