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31 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

Savings on the Sun

by Robert F. Service
Nanoparticles may make solar power more economical
31 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

Andromeda's Stellar Sprawl

by Robert Irion
The starry disk of our neighboring galaxy is far larger than previously believed
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31 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

Diving Deeper Into the Fountain of Youth

by Courtney Humphries
Cutting calories may not be the only secret to longer life
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31 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

HHS Asks PNAS to Pull Bioterrorism Paper

by Jon Cohen
Study modeled threat of botulinum toxin attack on U.S. milk supply
27 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

Flowers Powered by Fluids

by Mason Inman
Hydraulics and elasticity shape how plants and fungi move, new study suggests
27 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

Found: The Stinkin' Rose's Tasty Thorn

by Mary Beckman
A chemical in raw, but not baked, garlic trips sensitive pain nerve cells
26 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

The Trigger for Violence?

by Constance Holden
Controversial study suggests seeing gun violence hikes the risk of later aggression
26 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

Mind the (Prime) Gap

by Barry Cipra
Proof about spacing of prime numbers returns better than ever
25 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

Embryonic Stem Cell Bill Passes House

by Constance Holden
President Bush says he will veto legislation
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25 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

House Gives Science Agencies a Budget Boost

by Andrew Lawler, Jeffrey Mervis, and Charles Seife
DOE, NASA, and NSF enjoy some good news
25 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

A New Suspect Behind Atherosclerosis

by Jessica Marshall
Blood vessel metabolism may play a role in hardening of arteries
24 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

Voyager 1 Crosses a New Frontier

by Richard A. Kerr
The spacecraft has entered the outermost reaches of the sun's realm
24 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

Americas Peopled by One Tribe?

by Mason Inman
A few trailblazers may have been the first migrants
23 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

Carving Up the Rainbow

by Kurt Kleiner
Language may affect color perception less than thought
23 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

Smallpox Studies Trigger Worries

by Martin Enserink
World Health Assembly questions safety, oversight of research on the variola virus
20 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

What Price Recollection?

by John Bohannon
Forming long-term memories shortens life in fruit flies
20 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

The Quake That Shook the World

by Marie Granmar
December's Sumatran earthquake triggered smaller events across the globe
19 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

Any Stegosaurs 'Round These Parts?

by Jessica Marshall
Dino's plates and spikes may have helped creatures recognize each other
19 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

New Kid in the Trees

by Mary Beckman
Biologists find new species of monkey
19 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

Cloning of Human Stem Cells Speeds Up

by Gretchen Vogel
Korean team creates 11 new lines from diseased or injured patients
18 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

Oldest Europeans Were Swingers

by Amitabh Avasthi
Carbon dating indicates modern humans bred with Neandertals
18 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

Map Forecasts Earthquakes

by Kim Krieger
Website will provide early warning for at-risk regions
17 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

Watching DNA Bind

by Robert F. Service
Nanoparticles offer biologists a way to monitor molecular interactions
17 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

Pathology Institute Hit in Base Closing Plan

by Jocelyn Kaiser
World-renowned facility began as museum for Civil War specimens
17 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

Can You Handle the Truth?

by Elizabeth Pennisi
Study will test volunteers' reactions to their own genetic profile
16 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

Drug Protects Injured Brains

by Jocelyn Kaiser
Experimental treatment reduces post-concussion scarring in rats
16 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

Griffin Names Winners and Losers in NASA Budget

by Andrew Lawler
Space station and Mars take a hit, while Earth science and Europa bulk up
16 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

Congress Can't Hide from Math

by Erica Goldman
Network theory highlights partisanship in House of Representatives
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16 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

Harvard Pledges to Fix Gender Gap

by Andrew Lawler
Two reports released today outline plans to deal with lack of faculty diversity
13 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

Sodium Has a Meltdown

by Kim Krieger
Metal has bizarre properties at high pressures
12 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

How Leprosy Infected the World

by David Grimm
New research suggests disease closely tied to human migration
12 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

Go North, Young Fish

by Mason Inman
Climate change forces fish to seek cooler waters
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12 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

Building a Better Biosphere

by Richard A. Kerr
More hydrogen on the early Earth would have favored the origin of life
11 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

A Chip Off the Robotic Block

by Adrian Cho
Twisting and turning, a stack of high-tech robotic blocks replicates itself
11 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

Insulin May Trigger Diabetes

by Mason Inman
Sugar-regulating protein prompts T cells to turn against the body
10 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

The Angry Baby Stars of Orion

by Robert Irion
Fierce x-ray flares from young stars may help rocky planets survive
10 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

Homing Pigeons are Forgetful Too

by Amitabh Avasthi
New study says humans aren't unique in remembering and forgetting
10 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

Fresh Fat is Good Fat

by Jessica Marshall
Dietary fat may be necessary for a healthy metabolism
9 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

A Nose for Sexual Preference

by John Bohannon
Homosexual men and heterosexual women have similar response to male scent molecule
9 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

Midnight Burst Thrills Astronomers

by Robert Irion
NASA satellite may have caught two neutron stars crashing together
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