http://news.sciencemag.org/rss/current.xml Up to the minute news and features from Science. http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/05/scienceshot-working-too-hard-for.html?rss=1 Despite a male's best efforts to impress, female strawberry poison frogs simply chose the closest mate http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/05/scienceshot-working-too-hard-for.html?rss=1 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:15:00 -0500 Despite a male's best efforts to impress, female strawberry poison frogs simply chose the closest mate No Primary Author Zoology http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/05/physicists-create-quantum-link-b.html?rss=1 Yes, your head is supposed to hurt http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/05/physicists-create-quantum-link-b.html?rss=1 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:55:00 -0500 Yes, your head is supposed to hurt Adrian Cho Physics http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/05/how-long-did-neandertals-breastf.html?rss=1 Teeth reveal weaning behavior in humans, monkeys, and even Neandertals http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/05/how-long-did-neandertals-breastf.html?rss=1 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:00:00 -0500 Teeth reveal weaning behavior in humans, monkeys, and even Neandertals Michael Balter Anthropology http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/05/video-two-galaxies-on-a-collisio.html?rss=1 Smashup will result in one massive galaxy http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/05/video-two-galaxies-on-a-collisio.html?rss=1 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:05:00 -0500 Smashup will result in one massive galaxy Yudhijit Bhattacharjee Astronomy http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/05/scienceshot-feet-are-a-treat-for.html?rss=1 Scientists find large diversity of the microbes on our tootsies http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/05/scienceshot-feet-are-a-treat-for.html?rss=1 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:00:00 -0500 Scientists find large diversity of the microbes on our tootsies Elizabeth Pennisi Microbiology http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/05/live-chat-does-psychiatrys-bible.html?rss=1 Talk to experts in a live Google Hangout about the controversy over the DSM-5 http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/05/live-chat-does-psychiatrys-bible.html?rss=1 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:08:42 -0500 Talk to experts in a live Google Hangout about the controversy over the DSM-5 Emily Underwood Psychology http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/05/the-great-famine-decoded.html?rss=1 Researchers sequence genome of organism that ravaged the Irish potatoes in 19th century http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/05/the-great-famine-decoded.html?rss=1 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:45:00 -0500 Researchers sequence genome of organism that ravaged the Irish potatoes in 19th century Ann Gibbons Ecology http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2013/05/stem-cell-lobbying-group-closing.html?rss=1 With federal funding for human embryonic research no longer an issue, advocates move on to other policy issues http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2013/05/stem-cell-lobbying-group-closing.html?rss=1 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:05:00 -0500 With federal funding for human embryonic research no longer an issue, advocates move on to other policy issues Jocelyn Kaiser Science Community http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/05/scienceshot-short-plants-are-evo.html?rss=1 Diminutive species mutate more rapidly than their taller counterparts http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/05/scienceshot-short-plants-are-evo.html?rss=1 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:00:00 -0500 Diminutive species mutate more rapidly than their taller counterparts No Primary Author Evolution http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/05/scienceshot-the-secret-of-a-vipe.html?rss=1 Unique nanostructures allow the predator to fade into the shadows http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/05/scienceshot-the-secret-of-a-vipe.html?rss=1 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:00:00 -0500 Unique nanostructures allow the predator to fade into the shadows Erik Stokstad Anatomy, Morphology, Biomechanics http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2013/05/sequesters-5-cut-rolls-through-b.html?rss=1 Specific hits are hard to pinpoint http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2013/05/sequesters-5-cut-rolls-through-b.html?rss=1 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:55:00 -0500 Specific hits are hard to pinpoint Jocelyn Kaiser Biomedicine http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/05/friendly-viruses-protect-us-agai.html?rss=1 Viruses in mucus may be important line of defense against disease http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/05/friendly-viruses-protect-us-agai.html?rss=1 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:35:00 -0500 Viruses in mucus may be important line of defense against disease No Primary Author Virology http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/05/scienceshot-why-most-snails-coil.html?rss=1 Researchers uncover evolutionary explanation for lack of "lefties" http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/05/scienceshot-why-most-snails-coil.html?rss=1 Mon, 20 May 2013 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