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A Bee in a Cathedral: And 99 Other Scientific Analogies by Joel Levy

One hundred analogies and metaphors make science more visual: Learn how chemical reactions are like school dances and how long it would take to type the human genome. A BEE IN A CATHEDRAL, JOEL LEVY Firefly Books, 2011, 224 p., $29.95

By Science NewsOctober 21, 2011
Mixed Results

Having the right blend of animal personalities can make or break a group

By Susan MiliusApril 6, 2012
Life
Average bear could be pretty smart

Computer tests of solitary species reveal animals’ ability to learn concepts.

By Susan MiliusAugust 24, 2012
Physics
Order from disorder

Collective motion emerges spontaneously in wiggling protein strands.

By Alexandra WitzeMarch 27, 2012
Science & Society
When it comes to food, it’s kosher for science and religion to mix

By Rachel EhrenbergApril 2, 2012
Life
Nouveaux Antennas

A single hairlike appendage may allow a cell to sense the outside world

By Tina Hesman SaeyOctober 19, 2012
Cosmology
Huge Galactic Explosion

An excerpt from the October 5, 1963, issue of Science News Letter.

By Science NewsSeptember 20, 2013
Animals
Lady MacBee

In one stingless Brazilian species, young queens shut out of succession in their own hives often usurp another colony’s throne.

By Susan MiliusOctober 19, 2010
Life
Life

Colorful duck bills hint at sperm quality, plus dangerous jellies and throwback bees in this week’s news.

By Science NewsApril 20, 2011
Life
Flower sharing may be unsafe for bees

Wild pollinators are catching domesticated honeybee viruses, possibly by touching the same pollen.

By Susan MiliusDecember 24, 2010
Life
Life

Slacker fish, carnivorous pitfalls, a dinosaur gap and more in this week’s news.

By Science NewsJuly 20, 2011
Science & Society
90th Anniversary Issue: 1920s

Rise of quantum theory and other highlights, 1920–29

By Science NewsMarch 9, 2012

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