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  1. 19696

    The possible link between coffee consumption and reduced occurrence of alcohol-related cirrhosis seems worthy of further study. Although the beneficial effect may be due to any of a variety of coffee ingredients, it would seem rather straightforward to investigate a correlation in caffeinated and decaffeinated beverages. Wayne H. Warren Jr.Greenbelt, Md. Since tea consumption didn’t […]

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Coffee protects against alcoholic cirrhosis

    A sobering cup of coffee could provide protection against cirrhosis, a liver-scarring disease common in alcoholics.

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  3. Earth

    Something’s fishy about these hormones

    Synthetic steroids used to beef up cattle can impair reproduction in female fish and even give them macho physical traits.

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  4. Plants

    Herbal therapy for beleaguered lawns

    Mustard and other herbal remedies can thwart turf attacks by root-feeding roundworms.

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  5. Earth

    Main source of airborne pollen varies by month

    A 15-year study conducted in the New York City area charts how air concentrations of different types of allergy-causing pollen vary throughout an average year.

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  6. 19695

    Information, and especially pictures, of these strange mammals is always of interest. I wanted to check on the statement about “several dozen species in sub-Saharan Africa.” Alas, I was unable to do so. Science News hadn’t bothered to include either generic or specific names for any species discussed. How unfortunate to have this very important […]

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  7. Animals

    Naked and Not

    The Damaraland mole rat may be less famous than its naked cousin, but both have some of the oddest social structures found in a mammal.

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  8. Nurture Takes the Spotlight

    What a person eats, what chemicals he or she is exposed to, and other features of a person's environment chemically modify chromosomes, thereby changing how genes are ultimately expressed.

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  9. Math

    Folding Perfect Thirds

    Origami provides a hands-on way to explore mathematical concepts. For more math, visit the MathTrek blog.

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  10. Humans

    From the June 13, 1936, issue

    A giant spectrographic camera and an electric fencing judge.

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  11. Tech

    How Products are Made

    What does it take to manufacture an accordion or a zipper? Organized alphabetically by product name, this intriguing Web site provides details on how a wide variety of everyday and basic products are made. Go to: http://www.madehow.com/

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  12. Materials Science

    Greenhouse Glass: Squeezing and heating carbon dioxide yields exotic, see-through solid

    Researchers have forged solid glass from carbon dioxide.

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