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  1. Paleontology

    First Steps

    Using materials as diverse as lobster eggs, dead birds, and the headless carcass of a rhinoceros, scientists are conducting experiments that scrutinize the first steps of the fossilization process.

    By Sid Perkins
  2. Humans

    Letters from the January 28, 2006, issue of Science News

    Oil-for-food exchange Several decades ago, I heard of the anecdotal correlation between the rise of hydrogenated oils in our foods and the rise of colon cancer. The Swedish study that correlated high dairy-fat intake with lower risk of colon cancer (“Dairy fats cut colon cancer risk,” SN: 11/19/05, p. 333) might be reexamined to see […]

    By Science News
  3. Health & Medicine

    Old idea fights ovarian cancer

    Delivering chemotherapy directly into the abdomen improves survival in women with advanced ovarian cancer.