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Fan of Decomposition? Have We Got Something for You

"Atlas of Vertebrate Decay" captures creatures at their most putrefying, and could be a boon to fossil hunters

Top Stories: Quantum Links, Whooping Cough, and the Science of Itching

Some of our favorite stories of this week

Obama Nominates John Thompson to Lead Census Bureau

Veteran statistician seen as highly qualified for a challenging assignment

A Snapshot of the Inside of an Atom

Researchers peer through the quantum weirdness

Lavish Furnishings at MD Anderson Cancer Center Questioned

Newsletter alleges that more than $1 million was spent on a redesign including glass walls and designer furniture

Billionaires Buy Merck Site to Build Swiss Biotech Campus

Public-private venture brings research hopes to Geneva after pharma giant's exit last year

Brazil Announces Funding for a Second Round of Multidisciplinary Research Centers

The 17 groups will each receive up to 11 years of support

Mislabeled Images Bedevil Landmark Cloning Paper

Author Shoukhrat Mitalipov wishes "we had that software" to check figures

Podcast: Friendly Viruses, Weaning Neandertals, and Why Penguins Don't Fly

An audio roundup of some of our favorite stories of the week

Whales Freed from Fishing Gear May Still Die a Slow Death

The effects of being trapped persist long after emancipation

The Secret of the Itch

Researchers identify key molecule in our desire to scratch

ScienceShot: Why Some Cockroaches Check Out of Roach Motels

Some of the insects have evolved to hate the taste of a glucose-baited traps

ScienceShot: How the White Tiger Got Its Coat

Scientists find gene behind striking coloration

Cell Investigating Breakthrough Stem Cell Paper

Journal evaluating possible image duplication

Italian Parliament Orders Clinical Trial of Controversial Stem Cell Treatment

Senate vote puts an end—for now—to national debate over disputed injections

ScienceShot: Working (Too) Hard for Love

Despite a male's best efforts to impress, female strawberry poison frogs simply chose the closest mate

How Long Did Neandertals Breastfeed?

Teeth reveal weaning behavior in humans, monkeys, and even Neandertals

Video: Two Galaxies on a Collision Course

Smashup will result in one massive galaxy

ScienceShot: Feet Are a Treat for Fungi

Scientists find large diversity of the microbes on our tootsies
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