Science News

Jul 3

8From the blogosphere 7Does the past have a future in Berlin? 7Ecology: Drought and the lion 7 6Acoustics: Fiddling the numbers 6Nanotechnology: Electron windmills 6Reduce confusion by using 'design' more intelligently 6Natural history: Nasty, brutish and short 6Feasting and fasting 6In rude health 6Genetics: The genetics of anarchy 6Chemical biology: Anti-Alzheimer's agent 6Materials science: The heart of glass 6Quick-thinking ants trim foliage to fit 6'Gordon Gekko' trading bot profits from mood swings 6Springy sediments may amplify tsunamis 6Hidden Treasures: Institute of Physiology collection 6Solar System: A shock for Voyager 2 6Abstractions 650 & 100 Years Ago 6SMAD proteins control DROSHA-mediated microRNA maturation 6Functional asymmetry in Caenorhabditis elegans taste neurons and its computational role in chemotaxis 6Epicardial progenitors contribute to the cardiomyocyte lineage in the developing heart 6Mercury: The incredible shrinking planet 6Cleaner fish calms predators with caresses 6Superstitions evolved to help us survive 6ET could 'tickle' stars to create galactic internet 6Sensor-laden toy diverts kids from pain 6'Water bears' are first animal to survive space vacuum 53D modelling gets the measure of stone axes 5Do we have the technology to build a bionic human? 5Tiny scanner may monitor astronauts' mental health 5Greenland ice sheet slams the brakes on 5Pulsar's wobble provides new Einstein test 5A myocardial lineage derives from Tbx18 epicardial cells 5Extinction risk depends strongly on factors contributing to stochasticity 5Cool heliosheath plasma and deceleration of the upstream solar wind at the termination shock 5Vibrational excitation through tug-of-war inelastic collisions 5Template-directed synthesis of a genetic polymer in a model protocell 5Why continents split up and get back together 5Why satnavs are a detective's best friend 5Wine chemical improves health but not longevity 5Dissecting direct reprogramming through integrative genomic analysis 5Magnetic fields at the solar wind termination shock 5Intense plasma waves at and near the solar wind termination shock 5Domination of heliosheath pressure by shock-accelerated pickup ions from observations of neutral atoms 5Ecology: Return of the niche 5Atmospheric chemistry: Her dark materials 5Physical chemistry: When molecules don't rebound 5Science and Music: The ear of the beholder 5Arise 'cliodynamics' 5Origins of life: How leaky were primitive cells? 5Will huge health plan make guinea pigs of UK citizens? 5Californian wildfires claim life of rare condor chick 5Can the US get Beyond Einstein? 5Making the paper: Marina Wolf 5Genetics: Sex and the cortex 5Neuroscience: Predicting psychosis 5Picture not quite worth 1,000 words in this case 5Perils of perversity 5Bonding as key to hominid origins 5Novel alchemy 5Journal club 5Amateurs as an outreach of HAARP's lunar-echo study 5Reality lags behind rhetoric in building interdisciplinary work 5Self-help software to soothe stressed astronauts 5Wind turbines make bat lungs explode 5Aboriginals and academics bury bones of contention 5Guiding internet traffic beats throttling it 5International nuclear rules bent for India deal 5Are humans to blame for Arctic meltdown? 5The future of photography 5'Ant from Mars' found in Amazon jungle 5Royal Society fellows turn on director over creationism 5Plants' daily alarm clock discovered 4Chemistry: Flipping brilliant 4Counting monkeys tick off yet another 'human' ability 4Which countries would you pick for your climate team? 4Spatial cooperativity in soft glassy flows 4An asymmetric solar wind termination shock 4Volcanic carbon dioxide vents show ecosystem effects of ocean acidification 4Solar sail gets another chance for launch 4Brain chemical may have role in cot death 4Body-sensing shirt could sharpen up your tennis swing 4New bug ferments green fuel on the cheap 4Structural basis for specific cleavage of Lys 63-linked polyubiquitin chains 3Giant rubber snake could be the future of wave power 3Frozen embryos do better in IVF 3Rainforests get a climate boost from UK grassland 3Formation of accumbens GluR2-lacking AMPA receptors mediates incubation of cocaine craving 3Global treaty promises hard times for file sharers 3Interview: It's a dog's life... again 3Microwave ray gun controls crowds with noise 3Lack of cracks may explain Peru meteorite mystery 3Mediation of the solar wind termination shock by non-thermal ions 3Climate change: Acid test for marine biodiversity 3Air travel in the tropics is worse for climate 3Steam car to go for land speed record 3Diet-sized snack packs turn off willpower 3Did newborn Earth harbour life?