Science News

All Stories by Science News

  1. BOOK REVIEW: The Neighborhood Project: Using Evolution to Improve My City, One Block at a Time by David Sloan Wilson

    Review by Sid Perkins.

  2. BOOK REVIEW: Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn by Cathy N. Davidson

    Review by Bruce Bower.

  3. Rome: Day One by Andrea Carandini

    An archaeologist puts forth a controversial theory, contending that a king named Romulus scratched out Rome’s boundaries in a day. Princeton Univ. Press, 2011, 172 p., $24.95

  4. Someone Else’s Twin: The True Story of Babies Switched at Birth by Nancy L. Segal

    An expert on twins explores cases of identical twins raised apart after one is switched with another infant at birth, delving into the effects of nature and nurture on behavior. Prometheus Books, 2011, 301 p., $25

  5. When Gadgets Betray Us: The Dark Side of Our Infatuation With New Technologies by Robert Vamosi

    This investigation into the dark side of the digital world reveals hidden risks of smartphones and how to manage gadgets that can expose a user’s every move. Basic Books, 2011, 222 p., $26.99

  6. The Compass of Pleasure: How Our Brains Make Fatty Foods, Orgasm, Exercise, Marijuana, Generosity, Vodka, Learning, and Gambling Feel So Good by David J. Linden

    A neuroscientist gives a lively description of the pursuit of pleasure, one of the most powerful forces in the human brain. Viking, 2011, 230 p., $26.95

  7. Ordinary Geniuses: Max Delbruck, George Gamow, and the Origins of Genomics and Big Bang Cosmology by Gino Segrè

    A biography of physicists Max Delbrück and George Gamow describes their friendship and research in cosmology and genetics. Viking, 2011, 352 p., $27.95

  8. Science Past from the issue of September 9, 1961

    NEW PARTICLE DISCOVERED — The discovery of a new elementary particle, omega meson, made at the University of California’s Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, and the finding of unidentified additional “particle systems” in the subatomic realm are believed to make it possible to push on in the next decade or two to a better explanation of how […]

  9. Science Future for September 10, 2011

    September 17–18The World Maker Faire in New York City gives do-it-yourselfers a chance to invent and create new stuff. Visit makerfaire.com September 21Late September means Oktober­fest: Celebrate the history and science of beer with the Houston Museum of Natural Science. More at hmns.org September 22 Goldie Hawn discusses education at the Cognitive Neuro­science of Learning […]

  10. SN Online

    SCIENCE & THE PUBLIC BLOG Space junk is lasting longer, making cleanup more urgent. See “Growing need for space trash collectors.” HUMANS A 2,000-year-old human skull shows signs of having undergone surgery. Read “Ancient Saharan head cases.” Instant messaging can’t replace the soothing sound of Mom’s voice. See “Moms talk, daughters’ hormones listen.” GENES & […]

  11. Letters

    Earthquake rumblings I reviewed this very interesting story (“Seismologists in a rumble over quake clusters,” SN: 5/7/11, p. 5) this morning, and it occurred to me that the connection between all of these very severe earthquakes might possibly be the change in weight distribution throughout the planet, resulting from temperature increases due to climate change […]

  12. Tech

    Einstein invents automatic camera

    Einstein invents fridges,cameras and clothing.