March 2009 Archives
31 March 2009
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Heat and Acidity Ganging Up on Coral
New model predicts grim future for reefs worldwide
31 March 2009
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New Climate Negotiations, Tougher Standards for Animal Experiments, and a Boost for Autism Research
Plus more from Science's policy blog, ScienceInsider
30 March 2009
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The Keen Eyes of a Gamer
Playing shoot-and-kill video games improves visual acuity
27 March 2009
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How Choosing Changes You
Could deciding on a beach vacation make you less fond of mountains?
27 March 2009
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For Migrating Birds, Eating = Exercise
Sandpipers boost their fitness by gorging on omega-3-rich shrimp
26 March 2009
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Hearing the Herring Mate
Acoustics tracks the formation of massive shoals of fish
26 March 2009
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Long Live the Termite Queen
Insect royalty produces genetic representatives of herself to avoid colony incest
26 March 2009
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So Long, Energizer Bunny
Nanogenerators could allow people to power their iPods and other portable electronics just by walking
26 March 2009
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Russian Mathematician Wins Abel Prize
"Math Nobel" awards work tied to general relativity and string theory
25 March 2009
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Early Chinese May Have Eaten Millet Before Rice
Animal remains give clues to origins of farming
24 March 2009
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Darwin's College Bills
Storage-room discovery sheds light on famed naturalist's spending habits
24 March 2009
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Double Trouble on World TB Day
Number of people diagnosed with both HIV and TB higher than previously recognized
24 March 2009
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Ebola, a Severed Head, and Stephen Colbert
Plus more from Science's policy blog, ScienceInsider
23 March 2009
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Corn: It's Not for Cocktails
Scientists find earliest traces of maize--and discount a leading hypothesis about what it was used for
23 March 2009
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When Frying the Hard Drive Is a Good Thing
Laser-assisted magnetic recording could greatly increase storage capacity
20 March 2009
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Color-Coordinated Courtship
Female finches dictate the gender of their offspring based on the hue of their mate's head
20 March 2009
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Advice to Vultures: Avoid Spanish Livestock
Antibiotics in farm animal carcasses weaken birds' immune systems
19 March 2009
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Researchers Worldwide Rally to Help Scientist Exposed to Ebola
Victim, still in isolation, was given an experimental vaccine based on livestock virus
19 March 2009
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How Did Insects Get Their Wings?
Primitive gliding bugs shed light on origins of insect flight
19 March 2009
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Reef Fish Threatened by Coral Loss
Populations are plunging throughout the Caribbean
19 March 2009
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Feel-Good Music Feels Good Around the World
African tribal people can tell whether a Western song is happy or sad
18 March 2009
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Is It a Gas, Fluid, Solid, or All of the Above?
A paradoxical form of matter may combine the internal order of a crystal with the quantum hallmarks of frictionless fluid flow
18 March 2009
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How Dolphins Steer Their Sonar
Study suggests dual sonar pulses help toothed whales echolocate in multiple directions without moving their heads
18 March 2009
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Giant Ice Sheet Is Safe ... for Now
Historical data and a new model show a long, slow slide for the West Antarctic
17 March 2009
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Tackling Climate Change, Iraqi Science, and Animal-Rights Extremists
Plus more from Science's policy blog, ScienceInsider
16 March 2009
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Oxygenated Oceans Go Way, Way Back
Seabed mineral suggests a much earlier start for photosynthesis
16 March 2009
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Southpaw Solar System
Meteorites might have seeded early Earth with "left-handed" amino acids
16 March 2009
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Science Cannot Fully Describe Reality, Says Templeton Prize Winner
87-year-old physicist awarded for trying to reconcile science, art, and religion
13 March 2009
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A Toxin a Day Keeps the Maggots Away
Infested caterpillars self-medicate by eating poisonous plants
![Picture of solar-energy-collecting mirror](http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/assets_c/2010/02/200931321-thumb-60x60-1982.jpg "Read: A Hitch in Plans for "Sunshade Earth"")
13 March 2009
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A Hitch in Plans for "Sunshade Earth"
Dusting the skies could help with global warming but harm solar power
13 March 2009
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New Type of Superconductivity Spotted
Familiar compound oddly belongs to both of two classes of superconducting materials
12 March 2009
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You Are Here ... and We Know It
Researchers locate people using brain patterns
12 March 2009
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Eternal Sunshine of the Murine Mind
Scientists coax mice to forget scary memories
11 March 2009
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Batteries That Charge in a Flash
Refinement paves the way for better batteries for everything from power tools to hybrid cars
11 March 2009
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Lesson to Monkey Mothers: Don't Ignore Tantrums
If a mom doesn't quiet her baby's outbursts, fellow macaques attack
11 March 2009
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Futuristic Scanners Hobbled by Eye Disease
Inflammation prevents eye scanners from identifying individuals
11 March 2009
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The Danger of Living With Ozone
First long-term study suggests pollutant promotes lung diseases
10 March 2009
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A Fight Over Open Access and Patent Reform
Plus more from Science's policy blog, ScienceInsider
10 March 2009
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Nanowhiskers Beat Stress Test
Carbon nanotubes could protect aircraft components from catastrophic failure
10 March 2009
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Death From Above for Plankton
Study finds toxic particles raining down on ocean
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