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TechTapping out a TAI-CHI tune
A new system permits people to make a keyboard and more out of a tabletop or any other hard surface.
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Social jet lag: Need a smoke?
People who persistently fight their biological clocks by rising early or going to bed late are more likely to become smokers.
By Janet Raloff -
Health & MedicineDrug rescues cells that age too fast
A new drug shows promise toward correcting the accelerated cellular aging typical of Werner syndrome.
By Janet Raloff -
Planetary ScienceClose look confirms two eyes on Venus
A spacecraft that recently arrived at Venus has confirmed that the atmosphere above the planet's south pole harbors an unusual storm feature; a giant, double vortex.