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  1. Science Future for April 23, 2011

    May 6 Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks before dawn. Go to earthsky.org/tonight for info. May 6 The first female “private space explorer” speaks at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Science Awards. See www.carnegiesciencecenter.org May 15 Deadline to submit photos of “chemistry in our drinks” to the Colors of Chemistry calendar competition. Find out more at colorsofchemistry.org

  2. Letters

    Science not in the zone It makes no sense to analyze basketball shooting streaks (“In the zone,” SN: 2/12/11, p. 26) as though they were similar to slot machines or video games, which are supposed to be random. Basketball shooting, and other sports activities, are definitely not random events.Walt Gray, Richland, Wash. I was very […]

  3. SN Online

    Highlights from recent online-only stories

  4. Space

    Atom & Cosmos

    Planets’ rippled rings carry a record of past comet collisions, plus twin solar peaks and identifying elderly stars in this week’s news.

  5. Earth

    AGU conference on climate and civilizations

    Ancient trash piles yield Everglades trees, plus 'green' Vikings and more in meeting news.

  6. Book Review: The 4 Percent Universe: Dark Matter, Dark Energy and the Race to Discover the Rest of Reality by Richard Panek

    Review by Ron Cowen.

  7. Humans

    Humans

    Money can buy happiness if you know what you're doing, plus argumentative kids and good gifts in this week's news.

  8. Chemistry

    Molecules/Matter & Energy

    A new way to fold a paper bag, plus good apples and designer silk in this week’s news.

  9. Earth

    Earth/Environment

    A new explanation of cold northeast winters, plus shrinking newborns and the Russian heat wave in this week’s news.

  10. Life

    Genes & Cells

    Traditional medicine helps give the slip to bacteria, plus insulin insensitivity and dental plaque in this week's news.

  11. Health & Medicine

    Body & Brain

    Thank your mom for your big brain, plus contagious itching and phobia therapy in this week’s news.

  12. Physics

    2011 American Physical Society meeting

    Powerful X-rays illuminate hidden messages from the past, plus Lyme disease sensors and graphene transistors in meeting news.