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  1. Humans

    Letters from the October 15, 2005, issue of Science News

    Sun, sky, or slather? “Sun Struck: Data suggest skin cancer epidemic looms” (SN: 8/13/05, p. 99) gives the impression that the increase in skin cancer among young people is caused by tanning in the sun. Environmental factors such as ozone depletion should have at least been referenced in the article. Cathy Hodge McCoidSacramento, Calif. In […]

    By Science News
  2. Materials Science

    Filling in the blanks

    Scientists have added precision to a patterning technique called microcontact printing.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  3. Planetary Science

    Mission to the outer limits

    NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has taken up temporary residence at the Kennedy Space Center, where engineers are doing final testing before the craft begins its 9-year voyage to the outer solar system.