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  1. Baby-Making: What the New Reproductive Treatments Mean for Families and Society by Bart Fauser and Paul Devroey

    Two fertility doctors describe modern technologies and the future of assisted reproduction. Oxford Univ., 2011, 292 p., $29.95

  2. BOOK REVIEW: The Story of Earth: The First 4.5 Billion Years, from Stardust to Living Planet by Robert M. Hazen

    Review by Sid Perkins.

  3. BOOK REVIEW: Waking the Giant: How a Changing Climate Triggers Earthquakes, Tsunamis, and Volcanoes by Bill McGuire

    Review by Alexandra Witze.

  4. Letters

    Happy 90th, Science News My father has generously given a subscription of Science News to me since I was small. In the ’60s I received a package in the mail each month containing science experiment materials and directions. So cool! We celebrated Dad’s 90th birthday in April. He was an aeronautic engineer; I’m an architect. […]

  5. SN Online

    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 […]

  6. Science Future for May 5, 2012

    May 16 Test your mettle at science trivia night at Washington, D.C.’s Koshland Science Museum. Prizes go to the winning team. See bit.ly/SFtrivia May 19 The Orlando Science Center holds a Science of Wine event, with educational events and wines from around the world. More information at bit.ly/SFoscwine

  7. Science Past from the issue of May 5, 1962

    CANCER CAUSE IN TOBACCO — “You might as well ask a person if he believes the earth is round as to ask him if he is one of those who believes cigarettes cause cancer,” Dr. Charles B. Huggins, director of the Ben May Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of Chicago, told SCIENCE SERVICE…. Sixty known […]

  8. The Epigenetics Revolution by Nessa Carey

    A look at the emerging field of epigenetics shows how chemical changes to DNA affect everything from cat color patterns to human health. Columbia Univ., 2012, 352 p., $26.95

  9. Language: The Cultural Tool by Daniel L. Everett

    A linguist who spent three decades among the Pirahã people of Amazonia presents language as a human tool that can be reinvented or lost over time. Pantheon, 2012, 351 p., $27.95

  10. A Tour of the Senses: How Your Brain Interprets the World by John M. Henshaw

    A blend of research findings and real-world anecdotes about people’s sensory experiences enlivens this historical view of the science behind perception. Johns Hopkins Univ., 2012, 272 p., $29.95

  11. Charles R. Knight: The Artist Who Saw Through Time by Richard Milner

    The wildlife artist and his classic illustrations of the ancient past come to life in this illustrated volume. Abrams, 2012, 180 p., $40

  12. Taking Sudoku Seriously: The Math Behind the World’s Most Popular Pencil Puzzle by Jason Rosenhouse and Laura Taalman

    A look at the popular puzzles reveals the fundamental mathematical concepts at play. Oxford Univ., 2011, 226 p., $21.95