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April 2005 Archives

29 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Salty Fingers Do the Mixing

Structures stir the ocean like a fine cocktail
29 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Vent Worms Make Good Neighbors

Creatures cool boiling water so bacteria can thrive
29 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Holy Stromboli!

Volcano's eruptions may help scientists predict the behavior of molten mountains
28 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

The Art of Stealing a Meal

Orange wing patches help cuckoo birds fool their feeders
28 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Iconic Bird Back from the Dead

The legendary ivory-billed woodpecker is not extinct after all
27 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Earth Observation in the Balance

Scientists rally to save programs that would collect data on climate and natural disasters
27 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Who Needs a Stinkin' Nap?

Sleep researchers find gene that cuts down sleep requirement in flies by a third
27 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Climate Change Won't Spare Crops

Increasing ozone and CO2 levels may threaten global food supply
27 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Tabletop Fusion Heats Up

Beam device produces neutrons but won't yield energy
26 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

The Simple Life, Fungus Style

Soil fungus uses energy tool common to microbes
26 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Star Plots Reveal Hot Spots

New X-ray maps challenge neutron star models
26 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Slippery When Dry

New material has love-hate relationship with water
26 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Academies' Panel Urges Local Oversight of Stem Cell Research

Institutions asked to set up expert committees to deal with the field's complex questions
25 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

This Shrimp's Got Rhythm

Cleaner shrimp dance to attract parasite-laden fish
25 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

A New Angle on Mind Reading

Scientists use magnetic imaging to see what the brain saw
25 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Gene Therapy Slows Alzheimer's

Researchers transplant genetically modified tissue into brain to save neurons
22 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Magnetic Microbes Show a Knack for Nano-Engineering

Bacteria that align carbon nanotubes might someday help construct nanodevices
22 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Scientists Gear Up to Battle Intelligent Design

Kansas meeting makes an economic argument for evolution
21 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

A Constant Holds Steady

Study adds fresh fuel to the stability of the fine structure constant
21 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Glaciers Experience Shrinkage

Climate change may be contributing to glacial retreat at the Antarctic Peninsula
21 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Proof Positive for Prions

Study supports role of rogue proteins in Mad Cow and other neurological diseases
21 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Leukemia's Toxic Touch

Cancer cells directly destroy competitors
21 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Obesity is All in the Timing

Appetite and metabolism linked to circadian clock
20 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Gene Sets Humans Apart

Key brain development gene may have aided cognitive evolution
20 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

A Bright Band of Asteroids

Infrared telescope spies a dense rocky belt around a star like our sun
20 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

A Tail of Survival

White rumps help pigeons evade falcons
20 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Brain Tumors Linked to Immortalizing Factor

Genetic variations in telomerase gene help predict survival rate
19 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

High-Speed X-rays

New technique may allow researchers to discover novel properties of materials
19 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

"Dark Energy" Dispute Heats Up

Physicist argues force doesn't exist, but is there an error in his calculations?
19 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Fish Mercury May Not Harm Older Adults

Study finds no link between toxin and learning
18 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Communication's Cheap Chips

Device boosts prospects for less expensive optical networks
18 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Do You Believe in Pentaquarks?

New data deal fresh blow to particle's existence
15 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

The Brain's Tireless Sentries

Multiarmed immune cells constantly probe for trouble
15 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Gasping for Air in the Permian

Low oxygen levels may have crowded animals and caused mass extinctions
14 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Two Stars That Really Blow

Radio telescopes map the colliding winds of two stellar titans
14 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

The Man Who Memorized Pi

Numerical landscapes may give mathematical savant his talent
14 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Teaching An Old Polymer New Tricks

Researchers develop a plastic that changes shape under different lighting
13 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

The Science of Speedy Hearing

How do the neurons in ears communicate with the brain so quickly?
13 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Physicists Develop Super-Sensitive Cancer Test

Laser scanner spots cancer cells by their ability to stretch
13 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Study Questions Efficacy of Popular Alzheimer's Treatments

Vitamin E does not prevent the disease, while donepezil only has modest effects, according to new study
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