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31 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

British Academics Recommend Boycott of Israeli Researchers

by Eli Kintisch
Critics fear move could stifle flow of scientific information
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31 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

Rumble, Rumble. Who's There?

by Betsy Mason
Elephants can distinguish friend from stranger by paying attention to ground vibrations
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31 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

Rain, Rain, Here to Stay

by Sarah C. P. Williams
Global warming has led to more rain and other precipitation over the last 2 decades
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31 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

Walk Like an Orangutan

by Ann Gibbons
Ape's stroll through the trees may shed light on evolution of human bipedalism
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30 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

Can an Electric Hat Fight Tumors?

by John Simpson
Device dramatically improves survival of patients with aggressive brain cancer
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30 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

Red Hot Monkey Love

by Elizabeth Pennisi
Bright skin and coat colors evolved only after primates evolved the ability to see them
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30 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

Through a Lens, Darkly

by Govert Schilling
Astronomers weigh some dark matter in the fringe of the Milky Way
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29 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

A New Line of Defense Against Bird Flu

by Martin Enserink
Antibody therapy shown to protect lab mice from H5N1 virus
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29 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

Outcasts of the Milky Way

by Govert Schilling
Chaotic orbits may have flung young, giant planets into interstellar space
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29 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

Is Your Tongue in Your Genes?

by Michael Balter
Genetic variations may be behind some language differences
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25 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

Marching Single File Toward Qubits

by Phil Berardelli
A single-electron source brings quantum computing one small step closer
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25 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

See Those Fingers? Do the Math

by Constance Holden
Boys with longer ring fingers are better at math
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24 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

Looking Language in the Face

by Krista Zala
Babies from bilingual homes more attuned to facial cues when language switches
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24 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

Dinosaurs Charge Upstream

by Erik Stokstad
Discovery of ancient footprints suggests predators could swim hard
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24 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

Putting the Hex on Fragile X

by Phil Berardelli
In mice, mental stimulation improves neural connections
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23 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

Zapped By Radiation, Fungi Flourish

by Michael Balter
Findings could help explain abundance of fungi at Chernobyl and beyond
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23 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

The Gut's Long Grip

by Dan Ferber
Manipulating intestinal microbes, scientists find far-reaching effects on fat and health
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23 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

Loooooooooong Division

by Alexander Hellemans
Mathematicians factor 307-digit number using only 95 years of computing time
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22 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

Shut Up! I'm Driving

by Mary Beckman
Passengers increase the likelihood of an injurious accident
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22 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

More Carbon per Kilowatt

by Eli Kintisch
Study finds that greenhouse gas emissions are soaring
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21 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

Feminized to Extinction

by Erik Stokstad
Adding estrogen to a lake causes a fish population to crash
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18 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

Blackbirds Evolving Uptown

by Virginia Morell
City males have lost the impulse to migrate, but females don't have that luxury
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17 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

West Nile Hammers U.S. Birds

by Erik Stokstad
Virus has ravaged crows, six other common species
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17 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

Don't Bet on the Bloomin' Plankton

by Phil Berardelli
Swirling ocean currents may contribute to CO2 buildup
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17 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

Final OK for California Stem Cell Institute

by Constance Holden
State supreme court turns down appeal by program's opponents
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16 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

Launching Ice from Tiger Stripes

by Phil Berardelli
Friction along fault lines yields the icy plumes of Enceladus
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16 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

Healthier With Herpesviruses?

by Martin Enserink
Viral infection protects mice from bacterial disease
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16 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

The Benefits of Bee-ing Social

by Gisela Telis
Insects that live in larger groups develop stronger defenses against infection
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16 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

Hair From a Cut

by Krista Zala
Skin wounds promote hair regrowth
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15 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

Dark Matter Takes a Solo

by Adrian Cho
Astronomers spot ring of the mysterious stuff devoid of ordinary matter
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15 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

The Secret History of the Potato

by Sarah C. P. Williams
Genetic analysis reveals modern tubers have a complex past
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15 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

The End of the Milky Way

by Phil Berardelli
Future galactic collision will change the night sky as we know it
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14 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

Human Ancestors Were No Brainiacs

by Constance Holden
Ancient skull suggests primate intelligence still had a long way to go
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14 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

Alexander the Not-So-Great

by John Simpson
One of famed military commander's most impressive feats owes a large debt to Mother Nature
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11 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

More Trouble for Taleyarkhan

by Robert F. Service
Purdue opens new inquiry into bubble fusion researcher's work
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10 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

Bats Best Birds at Slow Flight

by John Simpson
Vortices behind wings aid efficient flight
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10 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

Want to Feel Slimmer? Come to Canada

by Phil Berardelli
An ice age leftover is one of the lightest places on the planet, gravitationally speaking
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9 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

Densest, Hottest, Darkest

by Phil Berardelli
Newly discovered extrasolar planets peg the strangeness meter
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9 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

Opossum's Genome Is in the Bag

by Elizabeth Pennisi
Marsupial DNA illuminates the story of mammalian evolution
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8 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

Putting the Heat on Coral

by Phil Berardelli
Researchers link warmer oceans to a coral-killing disease
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