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June 2009 Archives

Study Refutes Protein's Role in Heart Attacks

Companies chasing c-reactive protein may be on wrong path, say experts

CIRM Takes a Hit, NASA Gets a Boost

Plus more from Science's policy blog, ScienceInsider

End of a Space Odyssey

NASA, ESA to shut down Ulysses solar spacecraft after nearly 2 decades

How the Piranha Got Its Teeth

Lost fossil sheds light on evolution of frightening fish

Brain Recordings Take Flight

A new lightweight device measures brain activity in homing pigeons in midflight

Cosmic Protons Gone Wild

Supernova remnants create cosmic rays with unearthly energies

Evolution Heats Up in the Tropics

Warmer climates accelerate evolution rate in mammals, new study says

Why Dogs Don't Pop Wheelies

A well-proportioned canine can accelerate faster without risking a flip

Giant Glowing Blobs Yield Clues to Galaxy Formation

New findings support a proposal that black holes keep growing galaxies in check

Icy Enceladus Getting Wetter

Observations of a saturnian moon point to, but still can’t prove, there’s liquid water inside

Ancient Flutes Suggest Rich Life in Stone-Age Europe

Cave-dwellers played music 35,000 years ago, new discoveries indicate

Need Hydrogen Storage? Think Poultry

Carbonized chicken feathers might be an effective--and cheap--way to stash hydrogen fuel

Free Vaccines, Big Money for Small Business Research

Plus more from Science's policy blog, ScienceInsider

Fish Throws Away Its Genes as It Grows

Lamprey sheds one-fifth of its genome, but no one's sure why

Tracking Killers of the Sea

Researchers borrow forensic geographic profiling methods to study how sharks hunt

Ancient Waves of (Wild) Grain

At a site in Jordan, inhabitants built granaries to protect their harvests

Team Detects High-Speed Hydrogen Atoms Coming From the Moon

Reflected solar particles can reveal details about the surfaces of other worlds

A Yawn From the Napping Sun

Our star belatedly gets its solar cycle act in gear

Tackling Anxiety With Less Angst

Early studies show fewer side effects for new antianxiety drug

Tigers Tracked by Their Scat

DNA from poop helps estimate the cat's numbers in the wild

NSF Under the Knife, Canadian Science Minister Under the Microscope

Plus more from Science's policy blog, ScienceInsider

Why Big Bird Isn't Bigger

Slow-growing feathers help keep flying birds small

Sad News for "Depression Gene"

Analysis fails to find link between much-touted gene variant and depression

Recipe for Life: Water and a Little Lava

Habitable planets require just the right amount of volcanism

On the Road to a New Species

Small gene change a big deal for island bird

How Is a Maple Seed Like a Moth?

Plants make use of the wild world of air vortices

Warp-Speed Raindrops

Some raindrops fall to the ground much faster than expected

A New Twist on Prion Disease

Study proposes how misfolded proteins destroy neurons

Gray Hair Signals Battered DNA

Stressed-out cells responsible for silver hair

DNA-like Molecule Replicates Without Help

Protein-nucleic acid hybrids might have jump-started the origin of life

Stars Come Out at Astronomy Meeting

Young, big, and dying suns shine at American Astronomical Society conference

Raging Typhoons May Soothe Quakes

Storms crossing Taiwan seem to trigger slow, harmless earthquakes

Solar System on a Collision Course

Mars and Venus could slam into Earth billions of years hence

Wins for Open Access and German Science

Plus more from Science's policy blog, ScienceInsider

Black Holes Have Been Underestimated

Masses of nearby cosmic beasts are up to three times greater than thought

To Fix This Engine, You'll Need a Quantum Mechanic

Physicists dream up plans for the world's tiniest motor

A Termite Terminator?

Blocking termite immunity could thwart destructive pests

Snakes on a Pane

Researchers figure out how snakes move over flat surfaces

Case Closed: Scientists Nab Birds That Brought Down Airplane

Forensic analysis of feathers fingers culprit in Hudson River crash

Lasers Make Light Bulbs Shine Brighter

Approach could increase energy efficiency of traditional bulbs
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