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  1. Body & Brain

    Pack-a-day smoking habits are on the wane, plus Haitian cholera and omega-3s in this week’s news.

  2. Atom & Cosmos

    A new view of Beta Pictoris, plus Kleopatra’s moons and organics on Titan in this week’s news.

  3. Humans

    The psychological toll of miscarriage can linger for years, plus bilingual timelines and twisted morality in this week’s news.

  4. Chemistry

    Molecules/Matter & Energy

    Anthrax used in 2001 attacks have been genetically decoded, plus booze-soaked superconductors and an inverse Doppler effect in this week’s news.

  5. Earth

    Earth/Environment

    Dangerous levels of cadmium in children's jewelry, plus a lost satellite and 'cloudshine' in this week's news.

  6. Life

    Genes & Cells

    A new type of intestinal cell is discovered, plus nuclear fallout and a new Parkinson's culprit in this week's news.

  7. Science Past from the issue of March 25, 1961

    CUT-OFF LIVER KEPT ALIVE — Three surgeons have completely isolated the liver from dogs, and with heart-lung machines have kept the animals and their livers alive for as long as eight hours. They were able to replant the livers in place, rejoin the numerous blood vessel connections and restore the animals to health.… The purpose […]

  8. Science Future for March 26, 2011

    March 28 Discuss nanotechnology at a Seattle Science on Tap event. See http://scienceontap.org April 2–24In Orange County, Calif., see bouncing bubbles, smoking bubbles and more at Discovery Science Center’s Bubblefest. Go to www.discoverycube.org April 7 Chemists make molecular magic at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham, N.C. See www.ncmls.org/visit/events

  9. Book Review: The Philosophical Breakfast Club: Four Remarkable Friends Who Transformed Science and Changed the World by Laura J. Snyder

    Review by Camille M. Carlisle.

  10. Book Review: Spacesuit: Fashioning Apollo by Nicholas de Monchaux

    Review by Ron Cowen.

  11. The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, the Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World by Edward Dolnick

    Buy this book This absorbing tale, set in the 17th century, recounts how Isaac Newton and the founders of the Royal Society described the order of the universe. Harper, 2011, 378 p., $27.99.

  12. How We Age: A Doctor’s Journey into the Heart of Growing Old by Marc E. Agronin

    Buy this book A young doctor reflects on lessons learned about life and medicine as a psychiatrist in a Miami nursing home. Da Capo, 2011, 320 p., $25.