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Letters
Time’s arrow I’ve enjoyed reading Science News since I was a kid; thanks very much for producing such a fine periodical! This is the first time I’ve felt compelled to write to you about an article you’ve published: “Law and disorder” (SN: 6/19/10, p. 26). I can’t help but feel that the time theory that […]
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Planet Hunter: Geoff Marcy and the Search for Other Earths by Vicki Oransky Wittenstein
A look at exoplanet hunting based on one astronomer’s life and work. Aimed at young adults. PLANET HUNTER Boyds Mills Press, 2010, 48 p., $17.95.
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The Nesting Season: Cuckoos, Cuckolds, and the Invention of Monogamy by Bernd Heinrich
A naturalist explores how birds find a mate and what this process says — and what it doesn’t say — about human relationships. Belknap Press, 2010, 404 p., $29.95. THE NESTING SEASON
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Whatever music is, it’s a basic part of being human
Music perception researcher Ian Cross ponders music's nature and significance.
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- Psychology
Sadness response strengthens with age
Older people reacted more strongly to sad scenes than twentysomethings did in a recent study of emotional receptivity.
- Life
Lemurs on contraceptives don’t smell right
Birth control disrupts female odors used in mating and other social situations.
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- Life
Genetics redraws marsupial family tree
A new analysis traces the group’s origin to South America.
- Materials Science
Erasing wrinkles, the physicists’ way
Researchers study how folds and other creases disappear.
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