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  1. Chemistry

    Recipe for Roman cosmetic revealed

    British chemists have found that a white material inside a small tin canister excavated from a 2000-year-old Roman temple is an ancient cosmetic face cream.

    By Alexandra Goho
  2. Humans

    Letters from the December 11, 2004, issue of Science News

    Mover Earth I would have thought that it is more likely that Earth’s hum creates the weather patterns (“Humming Along: Ocean waves may cause global seismic noise,” SN: 10/2/04, p. 212: Humming Along: Ocean waves may cause global seismic noise) than the other way around. Judy AngelGlasgow, Scotland Nuclear fallout “Hurrying a nuclear identity switch” […]

    By Science News
  3. Health & Medicine

    Stemming Incontinence: Injected muscle cells restore urinary control

    Stem cells removed from healthy muscle, grown in a lab, and inserted back into women with urinary incontinence can rebuild a muscle needed to control urine flow.