by
David Malakoff
New Jersey physicist wins, 3 weeks after election night
by
Constance Holden
In Kansas, 235 citizens used their ballot to campaign for an official state fossil
by
Laura Helmuth
Neurons zing when sight and feel match
by
John S. MacNeil
Science has spoken: Palm Beach County's butterfly ballot is confusing
by
Govert Schilling
Study claims most found so far are actually small stars
by
Gretchen Vogel
In cloned mice, the inactivation of one X chromosome is undone
by
Michael Balter
DNA vaccine protects monkeys from deadly hemorrhagic fever
by
Mari N. Jensen
Western Australian whales introduced a hip new singing style in the East
by
John S. MacNeil
Infections spreading rapidly in Eastern Europe; apparent plateau reached in Africa
by
Jocelyn Kaiser
New law gives research center for health disparities "more power"
by
Robert F. Service
Nanotech chopper uses a protein as its motor
by
Constance Holden
Scientists plead for more attention to pollutants' effects on turtles, snakes, and lizards
by
Caroline Seydel
An abundant cellular protein may help viruses spread from infected cells
by
Kathryn Brown
Scientists discover how a protein helps the plague bacterium kill
by
Mari N. Jensen
Study suggests evolutionary changes are reversible--sometimes
by
Robert F. Service
Washington's Fast Flux Test Facility no longer viable, DOE concludes
by
John S. MacNeil
The best cricket batters focus on where the ball will bounce
by
Constance Holden
Possible new regulations on lab animal care might impact researchers
by
Mary Beckman
But RANTES appears to do good, slowing the progression of symptoms
by
Deborah Hill
"Safe" days aren't so safe for most women
by
Mark Sincell
A few old stars allow astronomers to determine Milky Way's epochs
by
Richard A. Kerr
Rising dregs may link the fluid core to its rocky shell
by
Eliot Marshall
Planned increases on hold as budget bill languishes on Capitol Hill
by
Mark Sincell
Scientists spin nanotubes into ultrastrong, lightweight thread
by
Andrew Lawler
University officials oppose closer scrutiny of foreigners studying in the U.S.
by
David Malakoff
New $5 billion charity to support research, education, conservation
by
Mitch Leslie
Brain signals can be translated into real-life mechanical movements
by
Constance Holden
Researchers set out to determine effect of low-flying aircraft on antarctic penguins
by
R. John Davenport
"TNA" might have been one step in the evolution of modern nucleotides
by
Jocelyn Kaiser
Los Alamos fires lengthen isotope shortage, put toxicology research on hold
by
Govert Schilling
Drift of two northerly stars explains subtle differences in orientations
by
Elizabeth Pennisi
Deactivating genes reveals function of many; some mysteries remain
by
Laura Helmuth
Sugared-up rats show withdrawal symptoms, hinting that brain's pleasure center treats sweets like morphine
by
Robert Irion
Astronomers are puzzled by 100-million-degree x-rays from stellar newborns
by
Constance Holden
Winner of long-term forecast gets glory--and $50,000
by
Liese Greensfelder
Two studies suggest that patients taking lipid-lowering drugs are less likely to develop dementia
by
David Malakoff
Biologist who discovered new branch of life among 16 honored by Clinton
by
Laura Helmuth
Strange but true; transplanted fish brain could help in developing robotic prostheses
by
Robert Irion
Astronomers find swarms of galaxies stretching halfway back to the big bang
by
Elizabeth Pennisi
Accidental gene duplication may be a powerful force in evolution