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January 2009 Archives

30 January 2009 | ScienceNOW

Titan's Methane Mystery

Scientists suspect liquid hydrocarbon reservoirs lurk beneath moon's surface
30 January 2009 | ScienceNOW

Big Bucks for U.S. Science, Area 41, and Porn at NSF

Plus more from Science's new policy blog, ScienceInsider
29 January 2009 | ScienceNOW

Why Can't Mules Breed?

Study chalks speciation up to subtle genetic differences
29 January 2009 | ScienceNOW

Hey, Fish, Got My Back?

Bold sticklebacks get bolder when a shy companion is nearby
29 January 2009 | ScienceNOW

Tucking Carbon Deep Into the Ocean

Iron-fed blooms of algae help suck CO2 from the atmosphere and keep it in the ocean.
29 January 2009 | ScienceNOW

Serotonin Makes Locusts Swarm

Findings could point the way to new pest-control strategies
29 January 2009 | ScienceNOW

Natural Pest Control No Better on Organic Farms

Richer biodiversity on organic farms doesn't yield more biocontrol of insects than it does on conventional farms
28 January 2009 | ScienceNOW

Triceratops Horns Aren't Just for Show

Hundreds of fossils reveal evidence of fierce combat
28 January 2009 | ScienceNOW

How to Cool the Planet, Manually

Scientists rate effectiveness of geoengineering schemes
27 January 2009 | ScienceNOW

Sterile Flies, Version 2.0

Researchers genetically upgrade a time-honored pest-control strategy
27 January 2009 | ScienceNOW

Eat Less, Remember More?

Cutting calories improves memory in the elderly
26 January 2009 | ScienceNOW

The Oceans' Global Warming Hangover

Models predict dead zones that would last for centuries
26 January 2009 | ScienceNOW

Death March of the Penguins?

Shrinking sea ice may decimate penguin population that starred in 2005 movie
26 January 2009 | ScienceNOW

A Millennia-Long Greenhouse Disaster

The physics of global warming would make for essentially irreversible global damage
23 January 2009 | ScienceNOW

Obama's Shout-Out to Science and Museum Tumult in Iraq

Plus more from Science's new policy blog, ScienceInsider
22 January 2009 | ScienceNOW

The Dirt on Sewage Sludge

Survey of waste from U.S. treatment plants reveals high concentrations of antibiotics
22 January 2009 | ScienceNOW

Feeling Old? Blame Your Nuclear Pores

Leaking nuclei may contribute to aging
22 January 2009 | ScienceNOW

No Feces for This Species

Dung beetle gives up excrement for the life of a hunter
21 January 2009 | ScienceNOW

Brain's Arteries Have a Mind of Their Own

Study raises questions about interpretation of fMRI data
16 January 2009 | ScienceNOW

Big Stars Resist Dieting

But time is short for figuring out where and when the water was
16 January 2009 | ScienceNOW

Science's Financial Bonanza, a 2-Decade-Long Criminal Investigation, and a Win for Intelligent Design

Plus more, from Science's new policy blog, ScienceInsider
15 January 2009 | ScienceNOW

Lunar Rock Opens Door to Moon's Past

Study suggests an Earth-like core
15 January 2009 | ScienceNOW

Global Warming: Corn to the Rescue?

Reflective crops could lower Earth's temperature
15 January 2009 | ScienceNOW

Mars Has Methane, But Life?

Gas points to the possibility of bacteria--or just rotting rock--on red planet
14 January 2009 | ScienceNOW

Roads Present Invisible Barriers to Bats

Wing design may hinder flight across highways
14 January 2009 | ScienceNOW

The Brain's Pied Piper

Researchers identify neural system that prods us to conform
14 January 2009 | ScienceNOW

Extinct Tiger Lives On in Close Relative

Caspian tiger is essentially the same subspecies as Siberian tiger
14 January 2009 | ScienceNOW

Methane Emissions? Don't Blame Plants

Study refutes controversial finding that plants make greenhouse gas
13 January 2009 | ScienceNOW

Care for a Silkworm With Your Tang?

Caterpillars may be on the menu for future space expeditions
13 January 2009 | ScienceNOW

Caffeine Linked to Hallucinations

Hard-core coffee and tea drinkers tend to see and hear things that aren't there
12 January 2009 | ScienceNOW

Farming Strides Toward Sustainability

Production of major food crops has become markedly more efficient over the past 20 years, but challenges remain
12 January 2009 | ScienceNOW

The Fastest Way to Change a Species: Start Eating It

Human hunting alters organisms' size and breeding schedule three times faster than natural forces
12 January 2009 | ScienceNOW

The Flashiest Dino of Them All

Researchers find oldest example of feathers used for display
12 January 2009 | ScienceNOW

Are You a Moneymaker? Look at Your Hands

Financial traders with relatively long ring fingers bring home the dough
9 January 2009 | ScienceNOW

Announcing Origins, Science's New Evolution Blog

Celebrate the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth with a series of essays on evolution
9 January 2009 | ScienceNOW

ScienceInsider Roundup

A selection of this week's stories from Science's policy blog
8 January 2009 | ScienceNOW

Whence the First Americans?

Ancient peoples may have traveled two paths to reach North and South America
8 January 2009 | ScienceNOW

Genetic Code Sees Double

Protozoan peculiarity may force rethink of 40 years of scientific dogma
8 January 2009 | ScienceNOW

Culture Shock May Explain Similarity Between Humans

Our ancestors' avoidance of those who spoke and dressed differently limited our genetic diversity
8 January 2009 | ScienceNOW

After a Brief Vacation, La Niña Is Back

Pacific weather pattern promises more drought woes in the U.S.
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