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Picture of New York
30 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

Science Blankets New York

by Science News Staff
Tune in for sex, chickens, and other strangeness as we blog from the event
Picture of greenhouse gas emissions
30 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

Top U.S. Scientists, Economists Urge Carbon Cuts

by Eli Kintisch
1700 experts call for tougher climate legislation
Picture of breast cancer cells
30 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

Mutation Spells Bad News for Breast Cancer Patients

by Elsa Youngsteadt
Defect in NQO1 gene dramatically reduces survival rates, responsiveness to treatment
Picture of magnetar
29 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

Deconstructing Magnetars

by Phil Berardelli
Enigmatic stellar husks could be source of gravity waves
Picture of wasps
29 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

Score One for Monogamy

by Lauren Cahoon
Complex insect societies may have evolved because females chose a single mate
Picture of martian deposits
29 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

Salty Mars Looking Bad for Life

by Richard A. Kerr
New calculations suggest Red Planet was too briny to harbor microbes
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28 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

Climate Change Is Bad News for U.S. Agriculture

by Eli Kintisch
New report says cacti, crops, and streams at risk
Picture of Kavli Prize winners
28 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

And the Kavli Prizes Go To ...

by Eli Kintisch
New awards recognize advances in astrophysics, neuroscience, and nanoscience
Picture of Fermilab
28 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

Donor Gives $5 Million to Aid Fermilab

by Adrian Cho
Anonymous gift ends cost-cutting furlough program at cash-strapped facility
Picture of frog claw
28 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

Make Way for Superfrog

by Lauren Cahoon
Amphibian with retractable claws mimics a comic book hero
Picture of Francis Collins
28 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

Genome Institute Chief to Step Down

by Jocelyn Kaiser
Francis Collins led U.S. effort to sequence human genome
Picture of clubbed fingers
27 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

The Case of the Telltale Fingertips

by Steve Mitchell
Researchers identify mutation that swells digits
Picture of Mars terrain
27 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

Phoenix Descends Onto a Strange Land

by Richard A. Kerr
A textbook landing returns the first close-ups of the martian Arctic
Picture of dog
23 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

Rover II, Going Once, Going Twice ...

by Constance Holden
California company plans to auction off pet-cloning service; bids start at $100,000
Picture of human population
23 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

Tracing Humanity's Path

by Michael Balter
Modeling study suggests modern humans peopled the world in nine phases
Picture of Box Canyon
22 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

Martian Canyons by a Trickle or a Gush?

by Richard A. Kerr
Geologists are re-evaluating valleys long interpreted as signs of a warm and wet early Mars
Picture of ypsigon
21 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

A Strange Crustacean Transformation

by Lauren Cahoon
Seen previously only in larval form, an enigmatic creature turns into something unexpected
Picture of vaccine
21 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

Vaccine Booster's Secret Revealed

by Martin Enserink
Study shows how aluminum improves immune response after vaccination
Picture of dorsal striatum and amygdala
21 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

The Neurochemistry of Forgiving and Forgetting

by Steve Mitchell
Hormone may spur feelings of trust by suppressing brain region that signals fear
Picture of supernova
21 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

The Beginning of a Star's Explosive End

by Phil Berardelli
For the first time, astronomers witness the birth of a supernova
Picture of crushed buildings
21 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

Chinese Researchers Take Stock After Quake

by Richard Stone Chen Xi Hao Xin
Massive temblor may shift priorities for geologists, ecologists, and others
Picture of Oscar Pistorius
20 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

"Blade Runner" Back on Track

by Elsa Youngsteadt
Court decides to allow sprinter with artificial legs to compete against able-bodied athletes
Picture of nanotubes and asbestos
20 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

Nanotechnology's Public Health Hazard?

by Robert F. Service
Study finds that certain carbon nanotubes cause asbestos-like damage in mice
Picture of monkeys
19 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

Monkey Model of Huntington's Disease

by Yudhijit Bhattacharjee
Reported genetically modified primates may be better than mice for studying neurological disorders
Picture of coal plants
16 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

Catching a Climate Offender

by Robert F. Service
New strategy could reduce CO2 emissions from coal plants
Picture of star
16 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

Astronomers in a Spin About Mystery Pulsar

by Govert Schilling
One of the universe's most extreme objects just got a bit stranger
Picture of black hole
15 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

Are Black Holes Two-Way Streets?

by Phil Berardelli
Information sucked in by the objects may not be lost forever
Picture of primate
15 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

Energy-Saving Tip: Walk Like a Human

by Ann Gibbons
Vertical treadmills reveal that size matters when it comes to efficient locomotion
Picture of dragonflies
14 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

Lord of the Wings

by Mico Tatalovic
Dragonflies get a boost from out-of-sync flapping
Picture of supernova
14 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

A Big Boom in a Quiet Galaxy

by Phil Berardelli
Youngest supernova remnant in the Milky Way could solve a lingering astronomical mystery
Picture of sloths
14 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

Sloths Aren't So Slothful After All

by Elsa Youngsteadt
Miniature brain-recording device reveals a surprisingly wakeful beast
Picture of polar bears
14 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

It's Official: Polar Bears Threatened

by Erik Stokstad
But the U.S. government won't regulate carbon emissions to protect the bear's habit
Picture of the Milto family
13 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

Gene Therapy Shows Promise for Brain Disorder

by Jocelyn Kaiser
But experts aren't convinced by the findings
Picture of frogs
12 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

A High-Frequency Siren Song

by Lauren Cahoon
Female frogs woo males with a high-pitched peep, and males are experts at homing in on the sound
Picture of soot
12 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

Beware the Air

by Steve Mitchell
Soot may cause life-threatening blood clots in the legs
Picture of interstellar gas cloud
12 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

Taking the Young Universe's Temperature

by Phil Berardelli
Gas molecules from across the cosmos help to underpin the big bang
Picture of cheetahs
12 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

The Mystery of the Dying Cheetahs

by Mico Tatalovic
Researchers are closing in on how a version of mad cow disease is decimating captive cheetah populations
Picture of collapsed building
12 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

Chinese Quake Likely a Mega-Catastrophe

by Richard A. Kerr
Seismologists foresee biggest killer since 1976
Picture of E. coli
9 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

Pavlov's Bacteria?

by Roberta Kwok
With the right environmental cues, microbes can predict the future
Picture of bite marks
9 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

Blame It on the Beetles

by Phil Berardelli
Voracious insects ruined a whole lot of dinosaur fossils
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