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January 2005 Archives

31 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

New Trigger for Breast Cancer

Research implicates virus-associated immune system component in the disease
31 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

The Dream Difference

Socially aggressive dreams are more likely to occur during REM than non-REM sleep
31 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

Taking Aim at Activists

Proposed law targets animal rights protesters in Britain
28 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

Stay Cool, Baby

Head-chilling device reduces brain damage in newborns
28 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

After the Earth Moved

Tsunami shifts the position of Indian island chain
28 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

Extinguished Earth

What would the world look like had there been no forest fires?
27 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

New Hope for African Science

Fundraising begins for four world-class research universities
27 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

Synthetic Shape Shifters

Man-made catalyst allows sensitive detection of trace compounds
27 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

The Burden of Sex

Sexual behavior in the U.S. causes three times the death and disability it does in other countries
27 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

Cosmology Pays Off

Three astronomers win 2005 Crafoord Prize
26 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

A Nose for Survival

Land-dwelling crab has evolved an insect's sense of smell
26 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

Climate Models Heat Up

Scorching future for Earth may be a real possibility
26 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

New Chief for NIH's Heart Institute

Elizabeth Nabel will assume NHLBI post on 1 February
25 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

Loss of Control

Regulatory regions of human and chimp DNA contain an unusually high number of mutations
25 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

Being Picky Pays Off

Female crickets who choose hunks for mates increase their number of grandchildren
25 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

The Incredible Shrinking Genome

Ocean microbe may shed genes to adapt to new environments
25 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

Climate Change in the Air?

Report urges unified action to tackle global warming
24 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

A Swift Eye

New satellite catches outburst from the birth of a black hole
24 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

Forgetting to Remember

Older people with Alzheimer-related allele may have more problems remembering future plans
24 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

Viagra for Broken Hearts?

Early experiments with mice suggest the drug has promise for treating heart failure
21 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

The Brown Dwarf That Wasn't

New observations suggest that astronomers may have misclassified some stellar objects
21 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

Too Much of a Good Thing

Plants have a defense mechanism to protect them against excess sunlight
21 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

A Prolonged Demise

The mass extinction that gave rise to the dinosaurs may not have been caused by an asteroid
21 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

A World Apart

New images from Titan look strangely familiar
19 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

Springs in their Wings

High-energy x-rays reveal the secret of insect wing speed
19 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

Walk Like a Man

New fossil discovery suggests ancient apelike creature may have walked upright
19 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

MicroRNAs Exert Macro Control

Molecules may regulate up to one-third of human genome
18 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

Muscle-bound Microrobots

New nano-machines are powered by heart cells
18 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

Threat or Therapy?

Controversial hallucinogen may curb alcohol addiction
18 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

The Calculus of Caves

Researchers use math to explain stalagmite shapes
18 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

Are Humans Still Evolving?

A new study suggests that natural selection in people is alive and well
18 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

NIH Revises Public Access Policy

Agency wants to wait up to 1 year before posting funded research on the web
14 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

What, Me Worry?

Carefree people may compromise their health by delaying medical treatment
14 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

Tidal Wave of Alerts

Officials announce plans to expand tsunami warning systems
14 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

Mercury's Lively Core

Hot planet may have a liquid interior
14 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

Sticking it to Creationists

Atlanta judge orders removal of evolution disclaimer on textbooks
13 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

Pasteur Problems Cause Mass Resignation

Board of directors steps down after turmoil at famed research lab
13 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

Fountain of Youth, for Worms

Epilepsy drugs lengthen the lives of C. elegans
13 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

Pulsars Aplenty

Astronomers find the densest concentration of rapidly whirling neutron stars
12 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

Galaxies Surf on Cosmic Waves

Astronomers verify that ripples from the big bang control the distribution of galaxies
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