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January 2004 Archives

30 January 2004 | ScienceNOW

Think Outside the Bison, People

Failure to adapt to a changing food supply doomed the Neandertals
30 January 2004 | ScienceNOW

Jumping Genes Are Fruit Flies' Saviors

A chunk of rogue DNA may protect flies against pesticides
29 January 2004 | ScienceNOW

Zerhouni Defends Sexual Research Grants

Letter to Congress backs studies attacked by conservatives
29 January 2004 | ScienceNOW

How SARS Honed Its Attack

As the epidemic evolved, only the most infectious virus strains survived
29 January 2004 | ScienceNOW

Hear No Gibberish

Monkeys' brains distinguish coherent calls from other sounds
28 January 2004 | ScienceNOW

Faults, Slippery When Fast

A surprising lubricant may make faults more dangerous
28 January 2004 | ScienceNOW

Common Cure May Vex Vultures

A controversial study links a painkiller to crashing vulture populations
28 January 2004 | ScienceNOW

Ecologists Rocked by Misconduct Finding

One of the field's top figures faces allegations of data fraud
28 January 2004 | ScienceNOW

Fermi Condensate Created

Physicists debut a new state of matter
27 January 2004 | ScienceNOW

Risky Rest for Migrating Cranes

Endangered birds' pit stops include the Korean Demilitarized Zone
27 January 2004 | ScienceNOW

GM Vaccine in the Works for Bird Flu

Tough virus prompts work on a novel vaccine
27 January 2004 | ScienceNOW

A Link Between Leprosy and Parkinson's?

Genes associated with Parkinson's disease also confer susceptibility to leprosy
26 January 2004 | ScienceNOW

Betrayed by Ancient Algae

Inuits' impact on ponds helps track their wanderings
26 January 2004 | ScienceNOW

Pentagon Scolded for Scant Results

Report calls for NIH to take over biodefense research if military can't improve
26 January 2004 | ScienceNOW

Test Tube Mice Don't Behave Normally

Early bath in petri dish may lead to long-lasting side effects
26 January 2004 | ScienceNOW

NSF Director Expected to Step Down

Slow growth of agency's budget said to be a factor
23 January 2004 | ScienceNOW

Acid Antifreeze in the Atmosphere

Nitric acid may unravel cirrus clouds and cloud climate models
23 January 2004 | ScienceNOW

Mountain Gorillas Making a Comeback

Population has grown despite human wars and encroachment
23 January 2004 | ScienceNOW

Mars Express Takes a Long Look

European orbiter sends home stunning pictures, more evidence of frozen water
22 January 2004 | ScienceNOW

Once a Male, Always a Male

Surgery, hormones, and upbringing can't change gender identity
22 January 2004 | ScienceNOW

Smallish Star Spawns a Supernova

Astronomers turn back the page on a supernova's family album
22 January 2004 | ScienceNOW

Zerhouni Gets a Grilling

NIH chief answers to Congress for alleged conflicts of interest
21 January 2004 | ScienceNOW

A Sweet Remedy for Huntington's?

Sugar molecule lessens brain-damaging clumps in mice
21 January 2004 | ScienceNOW

Papayas' Sexy Secret

Genes may provide clues about how sex chromosomes evolve
21 January 2004 | ScienceNOW

Don't Imitate the Robot

Our brains are wired to recognize--and mimic--movements made by living things
20 January 2004 | ScienceNOW

Keeping GMOs on the Farm

Panel urges safeguards to contain modified genes
20 January 2004 | ScienceNOW

An Eye for a Nose

Color vision trumped olfaction in primate evolution
20 January 2004 | ScienceNOW

Hubble Repairs Called Off

Cancellation of servicing means an accelerated end for space telescope
16 January 2004 | ScienceNOW

Supplements Stymie Neurological Disease

Vitamin D may reduce risk of multiple sclerosis
16 January 2004 | ScienceNOW

Death From Below

A controversial theory links volcanism to mass extinctions
16 January 2004 | ScienceNOW

A Rosy Look at Health Disparities

Critics say officials whitewashed report on racial and ethnic differences
15 January 2004 | ScienceNOW

Drive-Off!

Spirit hits martian soil and is ready to roam
15 January 2004 | ScienceNOW

Infections From All Directions

Ebola outbreaks may have had independent sources
14 January 2004 | ScienceNOW

Making Big Decisions in Broad Daylight

NSF told to open process for selecting big research facilities
14 January 2004 | ScienceNOW

Bush Outlines Space Plans

Ambitious exploration program would send humans back to the moon, on to Mars
14 January 2004 | ScienceNOW

Supersolid Goes With the Flow

Solid helium's frictionless flow hints at a new state of matter
13 January 2004 | ScienceNOW

Underwater Networking

Marine scientists plan for a system of ocean observatories
13 January 2004 | ScienceNOW

New Threat for Peregrine Falcons

Potentially harmful flame retardants found in wild falcon eggs
13 January 2004 | ScienceNOW

Mob Ransacks Indian Research Institute

Book sparks angry attack from Hindu nationalists
12 January 2004 | ScienceNOW

Pulsars Double Up

The first known binary system with two pulsars thrills astrophysicists
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