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November 2004 Archives

30 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

Not-So-Cosmic Microwaves?

Subtleties in the big bang's afterglow suggest a more local origin for some radiation
30 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

Arrested Development Keeps Bees on Task

Pheromone that prevents young bees from maturing ensures they do what's best for the hive
30 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

China Tightens Biosafety Rules

SARS outbreak stemming from lab leak hastens adoption of stricter standards
30 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

China, India Set Sights on the Moon

Each country reveals its plan for getting the best look at the moon
29 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

Don't Trust the Help

Stem cells recruited to repair the stomach lining may cause gastric cancer
29 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

Ice Ages Put the Vice on Bison

DNA evidence may shift blame for the bison's decline away from humans
29 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

Don't Worry, Be Happy--Or Else

Long-term stress may chip away at the ends of chromosomes
24 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

Making It Official at NSF

Senate approves Arden Bement as agency head
24 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

A Magnetic Attraction to Home

New study bolsters the case for magnetic receptors in pigeons' beaks
24 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

Protein Mends Broken Hearts

A key player in heart development may prevent damage from heart attacks
24 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

Crystal-Clear View of Planet Building

Astronomers report a close-up look at what may be a nursery for rocky planets
23 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

Custom-Colored Proteins

To evolve new markers, biochemists tap the natural talents of immune cells
23 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

Fate of Flores Bones in Question

Hominid skeptic to take possession of diminutive 18,000-year-old human skeleton
22 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

United Nations Ducks Clone Vote

Members fail to agree on an international treaty on human cloning
22 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

Neutrinos Are All Flip-Floppers

Physicists add a third neutrino type to the list of changelings
22 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

A Bare-Bones Budget for U.S. Science

Most agencies feel the squeeze as Congress completes 2005 spending plan
22 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

How to Spot a Bogus Bruegel

New digital forensic technique can tell a fake from the real thing
19 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

Virus's Plan of Attack Identified

Findings may help AIDS patients with rare brain disease
19 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

Psychologists Probe Perfect Pitch

Ability may have more to do with native language than musical training
19 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

Just Add Water

New technique may make carbon nanotubes much cheaper to produce
18 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

Low-Cost Lasers

Disordered crystals may make laser technology less expensive
18 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

Oldest Great Ape Kin Uncovered in Spain

Fossil is the oldest to possess traits of modern great apes and humans
18 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

Hormones and the Heart

Estrogen's ties to COX-2 may explain heart disease gender gap
18 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

Advice on Science Advising: Keep It Straight

National Academies' panel criticizes vetting process, urges swifter appointments
17 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

The Evolution of Endurance

Physiologic adaptations may have made humans better runners
17 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

Wave on a Wire

Simple technology may help harness terahertz rays
17 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

Fight Over ITER Continues

E.U. places its bargaining position for site of fusion reactor on the table
16 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

Sardines to the Rescue

Fish may help prevent dead zones off the coast of Africa
16 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

Frightening Gestures

Body expressions may help communicate fear and other emotions
16 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

Autism Associated With Brain Inflammation

Findings may help diagnose disease in future
15 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

Don't Drink the Water

Toxin-releasing bacteria in ancient lake may have killed early animals
15 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

Watch Your Step

New measurements reveal how water-running lizards avoid tripping
15 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

NIH Intramural Scientists Unite

Letter from more than 170 scientists protests honorarium ban
12 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

Green Light for Glowing Smallpox

WHO committee gives its blessing to genetic manipulation of smallpox virus
12 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

Spin Current Sighting Ends 35-Year Hunt

For the first time, researchers see electrons deflected according to their spin
12 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

Less Fish, More Meat

Smaller fish harvests have helped drive the bushmeat trade in Ghana
11 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

Shots Make Monkeys Shoot Blanks

Sperm-targeting vaccine shows promise as contraceptive in monkeys
11 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

Second Black Hole for the Milky Way

Midsize black hole could explain puzzling stars near the galaxy's core
10 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

Children's Exposure Study Put on Hold

EPA pauses controversial study of pesticides pending further review
10 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

Start With Black Hole, Then Add Stars

Quasar image suggests that massive black holes assemble before their host galaxies
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