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  1. Archaeology

    Biocides inducing resistance in Lascaux cave’s microbes

    Study makes researchers wonder whether they should treat fungus or not.

    By Sid Perkins

  2. Gazing deeper still

    Four hundred years ago, Galileo and his telescope brought the heavens into focus, setting the stage for modern astronomy.

    By Dava Sobel

  3. Timeline: Seeing better

    In 400 years, telescopes advance from rooftops to mountains to orbit.

    By Science News
  4. Astronomy

    Beyond Galileo’s universe

    Astronomers grapple with cosmic puzzles both dark and light

    By Ron Cowen

  5. Enjoy the indelible experience of emulating Galileo

    I was tickled when Rick Fienberg, then editor of Sky & Telescope magazine, stood up at a special session at the August 2006 meeting of the International Astronomical Union in Prague, grabbed the microphone and proclaimed that every person on Earth should look at the night sky through a telescope in 2009, as Galileo did […]

    By David H.