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- Earth
Earth/Environment
Anticorrosion chemicals, ancient Arkansas rock, stowaway species and more in this week’s news.
- Physics
Salt clouds relieve some Arctic warming
Sea sprays from increasingly open waters exert a cooling effect in the region.
- Life
Genes & Cells
How humans evolved shorter pregnancies, plus crayfish brains and restoring nerve insulation in this week’s news.
- Psychology
Why some gorillas go unseen
Attention differences help to explain why some people don't notice surprising sights.
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Yawn
Latest research awakens debate over why people can’t keep their mouths closed.
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Atomic Anatomy
A century ago, Ernest Rutherford inaugurated the nuclear age.
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Moved by Light
Lasers push everyday objects into the quantum world.
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Crushing Cancer’s Defenses
Vaccine approval offers hope while other armies muster.
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Science Past from the issue of May 6, 1961
PATENTS OF THE WEEK — “Inventions for the home of tomorrow” were the theme of several inventions just patented. Two improved methods for rocking the cradle electrically have been invented. The main advantage of the “motor driven cradle” … is that it can be made inexpensively. It also has a timer and an adjustment that […]
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Science Future for May 7, 2011
May 21–22 Shoot off rockets and hear astronomers sing in Raleigh, N.C. Go to naturalsciences.org May 26 Application deadline for the Commerce Department’s i6 Green Challenge for energy entrepreneurs. For info, go to www.eda.gov/i6 June 15–18 Around Boston, cheer on young inventors, tackle design tasks and marvel at cool technologies. See eurekafest2011.org
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SN Online
Highlights from recent online-only stories.
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Letters
Promising new Alzheimer’s model “Memories can’t wait” (SN: 3/12/11, p. 24) was a well-written analysis of the problems facing those of us working in the field of geriatric psychology. The new research model based on inflammation is very promising. From a cost-benefit standpoint, early diagnosis and preventive treatment of potential Alzheimer’s patients will be essential […]
