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  1. Humans

    Letters from the November 18, 2006, issue of Science News

    Sunny side heads up “Rare Uranian eclipse” (SN: 9/9/06, p. 166) tells us, “Because the moons of Uranus orbit at the planet’s equator, the sun seldom illuminates them directly.” I think what you mean is that the moons seldom pass directly between Uranus and the sun. But surely the sun still illuminates them, even when […]

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  2. Humans

    From the November 7, 1936, issue

    A tree's age, testing flu vaccine, and the polar ozone layer.

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  3. Humans

    Protecting Consumers

    The Federal Trade Commission has launched a blog associated with its public hearings on “Protecting Consumers in the Next Tech-ade,” held Nov.