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31 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

Testosterone on Time

Nuclear receptor partners with genes to regulate sperm differentiation
31 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

The Incredible Shrinking Cod

Overfishing apparently spurred evolution of smaller sizes
31 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

Group Housing Helps Communities Thrive

Study shows benefits of rapid evolution in tight spots
31 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

Digging Deeper for Martian Life

New research suggests any organisms residing close to Mars's surface would have been fried by radiation
30 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

Polar Science from the Deep--Part I

Climb aboard as ScienceNOW follows an international voyage to probe the Antarctic depths
30 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

A Congressman Brandishes His Gavel

Democratic panel chair accuses White House of meddling in climate science
30 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

Hubble Loses an Eye

An electrical short has fried the venerable telescope's main camera
30 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

U.S. House Throws Science a Lifeline

2007 spending bill would boost budgets of NSF, DOE, and NIH
29 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

The Good Sun

Catching some rays can boost the skin's defenses
29 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

A Better Road to Dreamland?

New sleep drug may have fewer side effects than traditional medications
26 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

U.S. Ocean Research Catches a Wave

President Bush to seek $80 million increase in 2008 budget
26 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

Houston, We Have a Phone Call

Researchers conduct the first long-distance chat between deep sea and space
25 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

Key Vitamin Finds Its Lock

After decades of searching, researchers discover how vitamin A enters cells
25 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

Brain Damage Sheds Light on Urge to Smoke

An injured insula makes some smokers suddenly stop craving a puff
24 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

Sperm Find Strength in Numbers

Rodent sperm use their hook-shaped heads to outrun the competition
23 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

Folk Wisdom for Web Sites

Eschewing obfuscation may be the key for grassroots Web directories
23 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

A Mother's Revitalizing Gift

Maternal cells lingering in a diabetic's body may help the pancreas regenerate
23 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

Computing at Light Speed

New device might enable computer chips to communicate through light
23 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

Dinosaur Double-decker

Ancient reptile flew like a biplane
23 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

Dude, That's Deep

Report on geothermal energy calls for more drilling to tap the heat of the Earth
22 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

A Kiss to Help Forget a Fight

Some birds appear to manage fallout from conflicts much like primates do
22 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

Novel Synchrotron Shifts Into Neutral

Gently accelerated beams could probe the interactions between colliding molecules
19 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

Shooting Down Measles

Global measles mortality plummets
18 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

Taking Blood Cells for a Spin

Tiny tornadoes might simplify blood tests
18 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

The Risks of Farming

Researchers develop a simple way to predict agriculture's impact on biodiversity
18 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

Peering Inside the Wandering Mind

When the mind strays, a network of brain regions gets busy
17 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

Breaking Nitrogen's Three-Handed Clasp

Researchers take the first step to a potentially cheaper way of harnessing nitrogen from thin air
17 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

Portrait of a Killer

Study shows that 1918 flu overstimulates immune system
17 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

A Dose of Worms, Please

Parasitic infections soothe symptoms of autoimmune disease
16 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

Barnyard Pharmaceuticals

Scientists design chickens that lay cancer-fighting eggs
16 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

Stuck in the Present

For some amnesic patients, the future is as elusive as the past
16 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

Sacking Cancer Stem Cells

Researchers identify, exploit weakness of cells that give rise to tumors
16 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

LUNAR-A Gets an F

Japan scraps mission to burrow beneath moon's surface
12 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

Modeling the Ocean's Motion

Researchers chart the course of a current as it ferries junk across the Pacific
12 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

Big Melt Threatens India's Water

Himalayan glaciers have declined one-fifth in past 4 decades, according to new report
11 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

Back to the Drawing Board

Reviewers torpedo proposal to reform federal risk assessments
11 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

New Clues From an Old Skull

Fossil sheds light on human migration out of Africa
11 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

U.S. House Passes Stem Cell Bill

But measure to expand use of embryonic lines likely faces another presidential veto
10 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

A Huff Equals a Puff

Abused inhalants trigger the same brain response as cocaine and nicotine
10 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

Is There Anybody Out There?

Astronomers probe the heavens in search of a planet like our own
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