December 2003 Archives
23 December 2003
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NASA Bows to Military in Christmas Battle
Agency gives up on Santa-tracking program
23 December 2003
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Quarks in a Surprising Spin
Odd behavior of down quarks poses new questions for physicists
23 December 2003
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White Meat or Dark?
Researchers find a protein that determines whether muscle is fast- or slow-twitch
22 December 2003
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Fusion Frustration
Stalemate over site stalls reactor plans
22 December 2003
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Is SARS a Mosaic Virus?
Genome study suggests avian and mammalian roots
19 December 2003
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Too Much Crunching on Rainforest Nuts?
A major part of the rainforest economy appears unsustainable
19 December 2003
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A Shadow Over Dark Energy
Cluster observations cast doubt on cosmological concordance model
19 December 2003
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Snacks for Fat Cats?
Another sterol can take over in cholesterol-free mice
18 December 2003
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Spitzer Telescope Sparkles in Debut
NASA's new infrared observatory wows with its first images
18 December 2003
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And the Runners-up ...
A fruitful year for research on mental illness, global warming, and other areas
18 December 2003
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Breakthrough of the Year: Microwave Mapping
New view of the infant cosmos brings sharper understanding of the universe
17 December 2003
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Carving Up the Past
Ancient ivory figures fuel debate over early artistic aspirations
17 December 2003
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New Twist on Old Chemistry
Organic chemists create the first stable Möbius molecule
17 December 2003
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SARS Strikes Another Scientist
New case in Taiwan highlights risk of outbreaks from lab accidents
16 December 2003
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Lockout Leads to Sex Reversal
When a protein can't get into the nucleus, genetic males appear female
16 December 2003
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Climate Crafts Unique Violins?
A unique cold snap may have imbued Stradivari's wood with glorious resonance
16 December 2003
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Big-Brain Gene?
A gene may have helped hominids boost their brain size
15 December 2003
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Coral Harbor 'Vertebrate' Genes
Surprise finding overturns assumptions about vertebrate evolution
15 December 2003
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Cow Genome Project Mooves Forward
Department of Agriculture gets serious about sequencing
12 December 2003
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Mother of All Marsupials
Discovery of oldest fossil relative will shed light on origins
12 December 2003
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Orchid Bees Really Suck
For these bees, lapping nectar is passé; drinking straws are all the rage
12 December 2003
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Ho, Ho, Hum
Kids these days just aren't excited to see Santa Claus
12 December 2003
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Earth's Waning Magnet
The planet's magnetic field is subsiding--could a reversal be near?
11 December 2003
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Egyptians Went With the Flow
Satellite images suggest that drought forced ancient settlements to follow the water
11 December 2003
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Humans, Chimps Wear Different Genes
Cross-species genome comparisons hold clues to human evolution
10 December 2003
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Copepod Crash Leaves Cod Hungry
Timing of abundance of food may worsen effects of overfishing
10 December 2003
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Orphan Meteors Find Their Parent
Researcher identifies the source of the year's most intense meteor shower
10 December 2003
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Scientists Make Sperm in a Dish
Sperm derived from stem cells fertilize oocytes for the first time
9 December 2003
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ITER Still Looking for a Home
Officials clarify fusion reactor's funding, if not its location
9 December 2003
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Bad News for Eggnog Lovers
Moderate tippling doesn't fend off stroke--and may shrink the brain
9 December 2003
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Forest Initiative Comes Under Fire
Researchers and environmentalists criticize new law as short on science
9 December 2003
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The Case for Monstrous Hawaiian Waves
Shattered coral suggests that a "megatsunami" struck the Big Island 120,000 years ago
8 December 2003
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Tiny Pathogens Yield Big Scholarships
Studies of proteins and West Nile virus earn prizes for high school students
8 December 2003
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Nibbling Away at DNA
Enzymes that chew up chromosome tips may contribute to cancer
8 December 2003
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Faults May Gang Up On L.A.
A large quake on the San Jacinto fault might incite nearby faults
5 December 2003
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The Elephants of Yore
New fossils reveal a plethora of African mammals in the late Oligocene
5 December 2003
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Did Natural Gas Paint the Desert?
New evidence that seeping gas and oil bleached the Navajo Sandstone
5 December 2003
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Early Success for SARS Vaccine
Virus-based vaccine spurs dual immune response in monkeys
4 December 2003
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Mantle Plumes-a-Plenty?
Seismologists claim long-sought evidence of plumes of hot rock
4 December 2003
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Estrogen Steps Up to the Platelet
Sex hormone shows new talent: keeping blood healthy
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