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GENES & CELLS Understanding inherited conditions is proving to be difficult. See “Rare genetic tweaks may not be behind common diseases.” JPL-Caltech/NASA, Space Science Institute ATOM & COSMOS Titan and other moons may be crash debris. See “Violent birth proposed for Saturn’s moon mishmash.” BODY & BRAIN An invasive surgery works best for some. Read […]
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Science Future for December 15, 2015
December 20 Join astronomers for the Winter Solstice and Telescope Party at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Jupiter and the full moon will be on view. See bit.ly/SFsolparty January 13–15 Marine ecologist Enric Sala relates his ocean-exploring adventures at Seattle’s Benaroya Hall. Learn more at bit.ly/SFsala
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ON THE SCENE BLOG Geneticists poke a little fun at themselves during a recent meeting. Read “Buzzword bingo.” Emanuel Soeding/Christian-Albrechts University, William Hay SCIENCE & SOCIETY Mapping U.S. votes for president according to state population gives a new view of politics. See “Red state, blue state.” EARTH Feedback loops are melting more ice than predicted, […]
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Science Future for December 1, 2012
December 15 Activities, films and demonstrations reveal physics principles at the Exploratorium in San Francisco. See bit.ly/SFfullspec December 17 Learn about supermassive black holes with astronomer Günther Hasinger at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. See bit.ly/SFgunther
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Science Past from the issue of December 1, 1962
NEW DATING METHOD FOR MILLION-YEAR-OLD FOSSILS — A new radioactive dating method promises to close one of the major remaining gaps in methods of fixing dates on the geological and archaeological time scales. The new procedure, based on radioactive inequality in nature between uranium-234 and its parent U-238, was originated by David Turber of Columbia’s […]
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ON THE SCENE BLOG Deep brain stimulation shows promise for treating spinal cord injuries. Read “Brain zap helps spine-damaged rats walk.” X-ray: NASA, CXC, G. Cassam-Chenaï and J. Hughes et al/Rutgers Univ., Radio: NRAO, AUI, NSF, GBT, K. Dyer, R. Maddalena and T. Cornwell/VLA, Optical: F. Winkler/Middlebury College, NOAO, AURA, NSF, CTIO, Schmidt/DSS ATOM & […]
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Science Future for November 3, 2012
November 8–16 Take in nine days of science-based films during the Imagine Science Film Festival at several locations around New York City. This year’s films explore the mind, brain and time. See bit.ly/SFimfilm November 17 A new exhibit called “Our Global Kitchen” at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City explores issues […]
