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31 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

Faced With Flowers, Ferns Flourished

by Rachel Ehrenberg
The advent of angiosperms didn't stunt fern evolution after all
31 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

Glaciers, From Both Sides Now

by Katie Greene
Ice ages hit the Northern and Southern hemispheres at the same time
31 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

Fertile Ground for Irony

by Gretchen Vogel
After government approval, biotech company pulls plans for GM maize in Britain
30 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

U.S. May Slash Funds for A-bomb Research

by David Malakoff and Dennis Normile
Deep cuts may be in store for research on survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs
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30 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

A Positive Spin on Semiconductors

by Robert F. Service
Spintronic devices based on electronics take a step toward reality
30 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

Buckyballs Bad for Fish

by Robert F. Service
Evidence of brain damage heightens health concerns over nanotechnology
29 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

Deep Coral in Deep Trouble

by David Malakoff
Environmentalists petition the U.S. government to find and protect 'cool corals'
29 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

That Spider Smells Familiar

by Menno Schilthuizen
How the enemy within steals an ant colony's scent
29 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

Report Faults Handling of Veterans Funds

by Jennifer Couzin-Frankel
Former research chief allegedly misspent $1.7 million intended for studies
29 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

Lightning Strikes and Rays Follow

by Kim Krieger
Nuclear reactions may keep the sky aglow with gamma rays
26 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

Caribbean Coral Catastrophe

by Menno Schilthuizen
Humans and Mother Nature to blame for a massive die-off of staghorn coral
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26 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

Snipping Off HIV Access

by Mary Beckman
Circumcision may protect men from HIV, but not other sexually transmitted diseases
26 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

Of Bug Spray and Birth Weight

by Jocelyn Kaiser
Household insecticides linked to smaller babies
25 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

An Achilles’ Heel for HIV?

by Jon Cohen
The virus may shed some protection as it spreads from person to person
25 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

Two Mathematicians Share Abel Prize

by Charles Seife
Award honors theorem that brought together two branches of mathematics
25 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

Stopping Malaria Inside Mosquitoes

by Dan Ferber
Future malaria strategies could target mosquito genes key to susceptibility
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24 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

Canadian Scientists Breathe Easier

by Wayne Kondro
New budget is better than many had expected
24 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

Weak Jaw, Big Brain

by Elizabeth Pennisi
A mutated muscle protein may have allowed human ancestors to expand their brains
24 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

D'' Layer Demystified

by Kim Krieger
Geophysicists explain the bizarre boundary between the Earth's mantle and core
24 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

Methane Means Martians?

by Richard A. Kerr
Gas in the martian atmosphere indicates either life or volcanic belching
23 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

All in the Big, Hairy Family

by Gretchen Vogel
Genetic ties may explain friendly relations between some gorilla groups
23 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

Opportunity Tells a Salty Tale

by Richard A. Kerr
Rippled rock proves that water once flowed in a martian sea
22 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

Sudden Oak Death--Delivered

by Erik Stokstad
Nurseries may have shipped pathogen coast to coast
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22 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

Carbon Coaxed Into Magnetic Foam

by Robert F. Service
New material appears to be the first strongly magnetic all-carbon substance
19 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

Dust Bowl Traced to the Tropics

by Kim Krieger
Infamous drought may have been caused by fluctuating sea temperatures
19 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

Another Retrovirus Jumps the Barrier

by Martin Enserink
Cameroon bushmeat hunters infected with simian foamy virus, study finds
19 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

Small RNAs No One Trick Pony

by Jennifer Couzin-Frankel
By binding to proteins, the molecules help neural stem cells grow up
18 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

British Butterflies Are Going, Going ...

by Elizabeth Pennisi
Nature sleuths uncover dramatic decline in native insects
18 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

Sea Cucumber Explosion

by Kim Krieger
The sea floor is crawling with holothurians--but why?
18 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

How Salmon See the World Anew

by Rachel Ehrenberg
Maturing fish pump up their vision as they move to the deep
17 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

Spying on Bossy Bacteria

by Noreen Parks
Transparent fish promise clearer view of how bacteria influence their hosts
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17 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

Work on Big Questions Yields Big Bucks

by Charles Seife
Philosophical physicist wins $1.4 million for advancing 'spiritual information'
17 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

Precociousness Has Its Rewards

by Kim Krieger
High schoolers win scholarships for work on enzymes, automata, and microchips
16 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

No Neandertals in the Gene Pool

by Deborah Hill
DNA analysis suggests female Neandertals rarely bred with early humans
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16 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

"Open" Versus "Free" Journals

by David Malakoff
Science societies defend publishing practices
15 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

A Far-Out Ice World

by Robert Irion
Giant 'Sedna' may live within a vast cloud of comets around the sun
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15 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

Trading Data With the 'Enemy'

by Yudhijit Bhattacharjee
U.S. sends mixed signals on scientific exchange with embargoed nations
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15 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

Lightweight Dark Matter?

by Charles Seife
A controversial paper has ultralight particles beating out WIMPs
12 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

Antimatter Experiment Annihilated?

by Andrew Lawler
NASA's new focus may derail a Nobelist's innovative plan
12 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

No More Mystery Meat

by Malorye Branca
Gene chip separates the pigs from the geese
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