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Earth
Scientists scramble to analyze Haiti quake
Teams work to understand and model what could happen next.
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Earth
Copenhagen Meeting Highlights
Find all the Science News coverage of the 2009 United Nation's climate summit in one place.
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Astronomy
Astronomy Meeting Highlights
Follow the links below for Science News' complete coverage of the American Astronomical Society meeting held January 3–7, 2010 in Washington, D.C.
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Physics
Just a stone’s throw forms a supersonic jet
Objects hitting water can move air at the speed of sound.
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Humans
Zeus’ altar of ashes
News from the Archaeological Institute of America's annual meeting in Anaheim, Calif.
By Bruce Bower -
Humans
Graffiti on the walls in Pompeii
News from the Archaeological Institute of America's annual meeting in Anaheim, Calif.
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The final chemistry frontier
Molecules of the interstellar medium must break the rules to make the stuff of space.
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Dressing up dinos
Adding soft tissue to bone helps scientists, paleoartists bring ancient creatures to life.
By Sid Perkins -
Let there be light
New technology illuminates neuronal conversations in the brain
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Energy, safety and nuclear capabilities intertwined
On January 1, Charles D. Ferguson became president of the Federation of American Scientists, a nongovernmental organization founded in 1945 by Manhattan Project scientists to promote humanitarian uses of science and technology. Ferguson worked at FAS 10 years ago as director of its nuclear policy project, and he returns after working from 2004 to 2009 […]
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Book Review: Communicating Science: Professional, Popular, Literary by Nicholas Russell
Review by Rachel Zelkowitz.
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Book Review: The Faith Instinct: How Religion Evolved & Why It Endures by Nicholas Wade
Review by Bruce Bower.
By Science News