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- Life
Dino-era delivery at sea
Genetic determination of gender is linked to live birth and evolutionary success of ancient marine reptiles, study finds.
- Astronomy
Rock solid planet
Researchers have found the first compelling evidence for a rocky planet beyond the solar system.
- Animals
Ants in the pants drive away birds
Yellow crazy ants can get so annoying that birds don’t eat their normal fruits, a new study finds.
- Chemistry
Nose knows noxious gases
Dyes on a new sensor react to correctly identify toxic chemicals, scientists find.
- Health & Medicine
Diabetes drugs don’t fight inflammation
Two popular diabetes drugs lower blood sugar but don’t reduce markers of inflammation.
- Particle Physics
Interview: Murray Gell-Mann
The scientist who developed quark theory turns 80 today. To mark the occasion, Science News presents an extended interview with the physicist.
- Ecosystems
As climate shifts, birds follow
Most of the birds in California’s Sierra Nevada range are on the move in response to recent climate changes.
- Space
Stellar panorama
A newly released portrait of the cosmos provides a 360-degree, human’s-eye view of the entire sky.
- Humans
Reviewers prefer positive findings
Biomedical research journals may be less likely to publish equivocal studies.
- Earth
A hurricane-spawned tornado boom
Cyclones striking the Gulf Coast in recent years have spawned more twisters that those that hit the region in the mid-20th century.
- Space
Defogging Titan’s methane mystery
Researchers have discovered fog just above Saturn’s moon Titan, indicating how methane cycles between the atmosphere and the surface of the moon.
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Science Future for September 26, 2009
October 5–7 Nobel Committee announces medicine, physics and chemistry awards. Visit nobelprize.org November 1 Petitions for a chemistry-themed postage stamp are due to the American Chemical Society. See cenblog.org/2009/07/07 November 1–3 “Darwin in the 21st Century: Nature, Humanity and God” at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. Visit nd.edu/~reilly/darwinconference.html
