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From sleep to science literacy at the 2010 AAAS meeting
Read Science News' complete coverage of the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting held February 18–22, 2010 in San Diego, Calif.
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Highlights from the meeting of the American Physical Society
A round-up of Science News' complete coverage of the American Physical Society's April meeting held February 13–16, 2010 in Washington, D.C.
- Ecosystems
Sperm whales may team up to herd prey
Data recorders yield first hints of coordinated feeding behavior.
- Life
Bacterial neighbors get mean
Strains of the same species growing just meters apart can do a lot of damage to each other — and to themselves.
- Health & Medicine
Early disruption of schizophrenia gene causes problems later
New study may help scientists to understand the sequence of events that can lead to schizophrenia
- Science & Society
Placement of marine reserves is key
A study finds that focusing on the heaviest-fished areas can help meet conservation goals.
- Health & Medicine
Older adults’ brains boosted by more, not better, sleep
A study finds that older adults perform better on a learning and memory task if they have slept more, while uninterrupted rest matters more for younger folks.
- Health & Medicine
Brain tells signs from pantomime
Different brain areas light up when deaf people use American Sign Language than when they gesture.
- Health & Medicine
Rapid HIV treatment could slow growing TB rates
Widespread yearly testing and immediate treatment with antiretroviral drugs could avert more than 6 million tuberculosis cases in Africa, a new model finds.
- Health & Medicine
IVF kids show shift in gene activity
Team finds differences related to metabolism and growth.
- Health & Medicine
Possible prostate cancer culprit
Scientists identify a type of stem cell and a gene that play a role in the disease.
- Humans
Finding coolable hot spots for crime
Some high-risk areas are easier to manage than others, a new model suggests.
