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Katrina’s Fallout
Scientists whose laboratories were devastated by Hurricane Katrina have found help, and sometimes safe havens for their studies, from colleagues around the nation.
By Janet Raloff - Health & Medicine
Vitamin D Boosts Calcium Potency
Women whose diets are rich in vitamin D appear to need less calcium to preserve their bones' health.
By Janet Raloff - Humans
From the November 9, 1935, issue
Beauty in a machine shop, a cloud of island universes, and moon-made earthquakes.
By Science News - Archaeology
From prison yard to holy ground
Archaeological excavations at a prison near Megiddo, Israel, have unearthed the remains of what may be one of the region's oldest Christian churches.
By Sid Perkins - Health & Medicine
Statins for Algernon: Cholesterol-lowering drug fights learning disability
A study in mice suggests that a drug prescribed for high cholesterol may reverse learning deficits caused by a common genetic disease.
- Health & Medicine
Protective Progeny: Peptide treats and prevents breast cancer
A synthetic version of a protein present in a woman's body during pregnancy is as effective against breast cancer as the current drug tamoxifen is, according to a study in rodents.
By Katie Greene - Anthropology
Gone with the Flow: Ancient Andes canals irrigated farmland
Excavations in the Andes mountains have unearthed the earliest known irrigation canals in South America.
By Bruce Bower - Humans
Letters from the November 12, 2005, issue of Science News
Big leap The pendular running gait described in “Stepping Lightly: New view of how human gaits conserve energy” (SN: 9/17/05, p. 182) as one of the most efficient bipedal gaits looks remarkably like the way eyewitnesses claim Bigfoot creatures move. In a Bigfoot hoax, one might use a gait that is unhuman but energy efficient, […]
By Science News - Health & Medicine
A toast to thin blood
Moderate consumption of alcohol may make a person's blood less likely to clot.
- Health & Medicine
Leaden Chocolates
Chocolates have a dark secret, lead contamination, which generally correlates with a product's cocoa concentrations.
By Janet Raloff - Humans
From the November 2, 1935, issue
Indian Pipe's waxen beauty, the need for better brakes, and a new magnetic alloy.
By Science News - Health & Medicine
About Sinuses
This Web site from Dr. Wellington S. Tichenor examines the symptoms and treatment of sinusitis and other sinus diseases, as well as the interrelated problems of allergy and asthma. The site defines sinusitis and provides information on treatment regimens, fungal sinusitis, surgery, sinusitis in children, and more. Go to: http://www.sinuses.com/
By Science News