SN Online SN Online Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterestPocketRedditPrint By Science News April 20, 2012 at 11:37 am EARTH Horizontal motion makes a magnitude 8.6 quake less dangerous. Learn more in “Indonesian quake passes without major tsunami.” DELETED SCENES BLOG A video game puts birds into orbit. Read “The Newtonian physics (or not) of Angry Birds Space.” GENES & CELLS Altering gene activity may make chemotherapy more effective. See “Old cancer drugs offer new tricks.” SCIENCE & THE PUBLIC BLOG Recent U.S. record warmth was not shared globally. Read “March: American heat vs. global temps.”