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Chemistry
Molecules/Matter & Energy
3-D effects without the glasses, plus portable X-rays and linking qubits in this week’s news.
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Earth
Earth/Environment
Forecasting volcanic eruptions, plus saving mangroves and long-distance pollution in this week’s news.
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Health & Medicine
Body & Brain
Food tastes less fatty to overweight people, plus an itch protein and thirsty rats in this week’s news.
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Genes & Cells
The genes for caffeine cravings, plus rare variants and shaping eyes in this week’s news.
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Book Review: The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos by Brian Greene
Review by Tom Siegfried.
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Cosmic Challenge: The Ultimate Observing List for Amateurs by Philip S. Harrington
This guide to observing the heavens beckons backyard astronomers to find 187 targets using instruments ranging from binoculars to monster scopes. Cambridge Univ. Press, 2011, 469 p., $45.
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Discoverers of the Universe: William and Caroline Herschel by Michael Hoskin
An in-depth account of the lives of sibling astronomers William and Caroline Herschel, who discovered Uranus, comets galore and much more. Princeton Univ. Press, 2011, 237 p., $29.95.
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How Old is the Universe? by David A. Weintraub
An astronomer outlines the research showing that the universe is 13.7 billion years old. Princeton Univ. Press, 2011, 370 p., $29.95.
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Seven Wonders of the Universe That You Probably Took for Granted by C. Renée James
A lighthearted tour of everyday phenomena like light, time and gravity that also explores what makes Earth special and the evolution of life. Johns Hopkins Univ. Press, 2011, 240 p., $25.
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Meteorites by Caroline Smith, Sara Russell and Gretchen Benedix
A well-illustrated overview of the science and (literal) impacts of these space rocks. Firefly Books, 2011, 112 p., $19.95.
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Science Past from the issue of April 22, 1961
RUSSIAN FIRST MAN IN SPACE — The Russians put the first man in orbit and returned him safely. A Soviet Air Force major, father of two, has circled the earth in 89.1 minutes, and come back, the official Russian news agency Tass reported. The height of the orbit varied from 110 to 188 miles. Maj. […]