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21 May 2010
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Is That Prosperity Calling?
A study of phone records confirms that cosmopolitan communities tend to be more prosperous than their insular neighbors
11 May 2010
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Twitter as Good as a Telephone Survey?
Researchers find surprising correlation between traditional polls and tweeted sentiments
20 April 2010
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Do Brain-Training Programs Work?
Study finds no broad benefits from software designed to boost cognition
19 April 2010
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Quantum Cryptography Hits the Fast Lane
Improved system can distribute numerical “keys” for scrambling messages at megabit rates—fast enough to encode video
7 April 2010
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Secret of Annoying Crowds Revealed
Socializing with friends gums up pedestrian traffic
2 April 2010
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Mass of the Common Quark Finally Nailed Down
Physicists measure fundamental bits of nuclear matter to within 1.5%
29 March 2010
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Toward Liquid-Cooled Computers
Superwicking technique improves cooling efficiency of silicon chips
23 March 2010
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Why Bouncy Legs Work Better
New model reveals advantages of having a spring in your step
22 March 2010
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ScienceShot: Supersizing, New Testament Style
Paintings of the Last Supper show bigger meal portions over time
11 March 2010
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Pardon, Your Thoughts Are Showing
Brain imaging and computer algorithms can detect specific memories in action
20 February 2010
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The Mathematics of Clumpy Crime
Models may help police break up criminal hot spots
2 February 2010
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The 2011 Science Budget Roundup
Science funding rises despite discretionary budget freeze
25 January 2010
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Birdlike Dinosaur Was Adept Glider
Foam model may clarify origin of bird flight
13 January 2010
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Oil Drop Navigates Complex Maze
Scientists "train" drops of fluid to act like lab rats
24 December 2009
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Our favorite and most-read stories of the year
25 November 2009
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A New Spin on Electronics
Magnetized electrons in room-temperature silicon brings "spintronics" a step closer
18 November 2009
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Herpes Never Sleeps
Virus may not lay dormant in the body, as previously suspected
30 October 2009
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Mission Improbable: A Concise and Precise Definition of P-Value
ScienceNOW engages in a heated debate about a controversial statistical term
23 September 2009
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Taking the Tally of Curious Triangles
Mathematicians catalog "congruent numbers" up to a trillion
17 September 2009
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Floppy Wings = Efficient Flight
Computer simulations reveal why desert locusts are such economical fliers
1 September 2009
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Genes That Make Us Human
Intensive computer search turns up three newly formed human genes
17 August 2009
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Friends or Acquaintances? Ask Your Cell Phone
Study shows that mobile phone calls accurately reflect people's relationships
6 July 2009
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Social Security Numbers Are Easy to Guess
Numbers can be predicted with public data, triggering fears of identity theft
8 June 2009
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Snakes on a Pane
Researchers figure out how snakes move over flat surfaces
29 May 2009
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A Billion-Year Hard Drive
New process could preserve digital data essentially forever
21 May 2009
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Compact Discs Enter the Fifth Dimension
A new technology could boost the storage capacity of conventional optical discs 10,000-fold
8 May 2009
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Neutron Stars: Billions of Times Stronger Than Steel
A neutron star's surface is so dense it might shake up spacetime
2 April 2009
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Robotic Scientists Make First Discoveries
As well as doing the physical labor, machinery forms hypotheses and designs experiments to test them
26 March 2009
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Russian Mathematician Wins Abel Prize
"Math Nobel" awards work tied to general relativity and string theory
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
11 March 2009
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Futuristic Scanners Hobbled by Eye Disease
Inflammation prevents eye scanners from identifying individuals
10 February 2009
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Brouhaha Over Controversial Forensic Technology: Journal Caves to Legal Threat
Paper questioning voice analyzer pulled from Web after manufacture claims it is defamatory
9 February 2009
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One Giant Leap for Robot-Kind
Cockroach-inspired design could help Mars rovers and other robots traverse sandy terrain
8 September 2008
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A Knack for Numbers
Kids who are good at judging relative quantities are also good at math
29 August 2008
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Taking One for the Team
Selflessness might be bad for the warrior but good for the tribe
22 August 2008
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Black Holes May Make Good Mommies
Simulation predicts star formation near supermassive beasts
14 August 2008
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Digitizing Old Text and Fighting Spam, Too
Web security tool is helping computers read illegible books and writings
13 August 2008
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A New View of Why Cholera Won't Go Away
Mathematical model suggests that fading immunity allows disease to bounce back
8 August 2008
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Threading Light Through the Opaque
Experiment confirms that light can be passed through disordered materials
24 July 2008
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Girls = Boys at Math
Study shows no difference in test scores but finds disturbing trend in questions
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