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  1. 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.

  2. Life

    Life

    A fossil flower from one of life’s early bloomers, plus monkey business and shark cleanings in this week’s news.

  3. Humans

    Humans

    Beauty is found in the whites of the eyes, plus ancient fast food and hobbit teeth in this week’s news.

  4. Space

    Atom & Cosmos

    Dead stars may actually be a good place to hunt for life, plus organic-free asteroids and watery comets in this week’s news.

  5. Chemistry

    Molecules/Matter & Energy

    Sulfur found in life's possible early building blocks, plus fingerprint clues and frozen blood in this week's news

  6. Earth

    Earth/Environment

    Monsoons may have sped India's tectonic plate, plus saber-toothed reptiles and leaden bones in this week's news.

  7. Science Future for April 9, 2011

    April 16 The American Museum of Natural History in New York City opens an exhibit exploring the world’s largest dinosaurs. Visit www.amnh.org April 22 Learn about the planet and its ecology at events around the country. Go to www.earthday.org April 28 Sample the science of chocolate at an evening of entertainment in Durham, N.C. See […]

  8. Science Past from the issue of April 8, 1961

    REMAKE VENUS ‘WEATHER’ — Man can land on the mystery planet Venus after making its air suitable for humans. This job could be done by dropping primitive plants into the planet’s atmosphere, then waiting for results. The primitive algae would remove the carbon dioxide believed to poison the air on Venus for humans. The result […]

  9. Book Review: The Natural Navigator: A Watchful Explorer’s Guide to a Nearly Forgotten Skill by Tristan Gooley

    Review by Sid Perkins.

  10. Book Review: Kraken: The Curious, Exciting, and Slightly Disturbing Science of Squid by Wendy Williams

    Review by Daniel Strain.

  11. Craving Earth by Sera L. Young

    Human biology and culture are interwoven in this exploration of pica, the craving to eat clay, dirt, starch and other nonfood substances. Columbia Univ. Press, 2011, 228 p., $29.50.

  12. The Crossley ID Guide: Eastern Birds by Richard Crossley

    This illustrated field guide shows each bird in lifelike scenes using the author’s photos. Princeton Univ. Press, 2011, 529 p., $35.