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Book Review: Connected: The Surprising Power of Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives by Nicholas A. Christakis and James H. Fowler

Review by Rachel Zelkowitz.

By Science NewsSeptember 25, 2009
Health & Medicine
The Power of D

Sunshine vitamin’s potential health benefits stir up, split scientists.

By Nathan SeppaJuly 1, 2011
Book Review: An Orchard Invisible: A Natural History of Seeds by Jonathan Silvertown

Review by Susan Milius.

By Science NewsApril 10, 2009
Letters

Time’s arrow I’ve enjoyed reading Science News since I was a kid; thanks very much for producing such a fine periodical! This is the first time I’ve felt compelled to write to you about an article you’ve published: “Law and disorder” (SN: 6/19/10, p. 26). I can’t help but feel that the time theory that […]

By Science NewsJuly 30, 2010
Book Review: Conservation Refugees: The Hundred-Year Conflict Between Global Conservation and Native Peoples by Mark Dowie

Review by Rachel Zelkowitz.

By Science NewsJuly 17, 2009
Book Review: Sand: The Never-Ending Story by Michael Welland

Review by Sid Perkins.

By Science NewsFebruary 13, 2009
Book Review: Evolution Rx: A Practical Guide to Harnessing Our Innate Capacity for Health and Healing by William Meller

Review by Bruce Bower.

By Science NewsJuly 2, 2009
Book Review: Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul by Stuart Brown with Christopher Vaughan

Review by Rachel Zelkowitz.

By Science NewsJune 18, 2009
Book Review: Professor Stewart’s Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities by Ian Stewart

Review by Elizabeth Quill.

By Science NewsMarch 27, 2009
Tech
Book Review: The Inner History of Devices by Sherry Turkle, ed.

Review by Elizabeth Quill.

By Science NewsJanuary 30, 2009
A matter of solidity

A material that oozes through itself presents a super physics puzzle.

By Alexandra WitzeAugust 27, 2010
Neuroscience
Book Review: Deep Brain Stimulation: A New Treatment Shows Promise in the Most Difficult Cases by Jamie Talan

Review by Nathan Seppa.

By Science NewsJune 5, 2009