Science News

Jul 4

6From the blogosphere 6Does the past have a future in Berlin? 6Ecology: Drought and the lion 5Acoustics: Fiddling the numbers 5Nanotechnology: Electron windmills 5Reduce confusion by using 'design' more intelligently 5Natural history: Nasty, brutish and short 5Feasting and fasting 5In rude health 5Genetics: The genetics of anarchy 5Chemical biology: Anti-Alzheimer's agent 5Materials science: The heart of glass 5Hidden Treasures: Institute of Physiology collection 5Solar System: A shock for Voyager 2 5Abstractions 550 & 100 Years Ago 5SMAD proteins control DROSHA-mediated microRNA maturation 5Epicardial progenitors contribute to the cardiomyocyte lineage in the developing heart 5Functional asymmetry in Caenorhabditis elegans taste neurons and its computational role in chemotaxis 4Mercury: The incredible shrinking planet 4Cool heliosheath plasma and deceleration of the upstream solar wind at the termination shock 4Vibrational excitation through tug-of-war inelastic collisions 4Extinction risk depends strongly on factors contributing to stochasticity 4A myocardial lineage derives from Tbx18 epicardial cells 4Template-directed synthesis of a genetic polymer in a model protocell 4Dissecting direct reprogramming through integrative genomic analysis 4Magnetic fields at the solar wind termination shock 4Intense plasma waves at and near the solar wind termination shock 4Domination of heliosheath pressure by shock-accelerated pickup ions from observations of neutral atoms 4Ecology: Return of the niche 4Atmospheric chemistry: Her dark materials 4Physical chemistry: When molecules don't rebound 4Science and Music: The ear of the beholder 4Arise 'cliodynamics' 4Origins of life: How leaky were primitive cells? 4Neuroscience: Predicting psychosis 4Picture not quite worth 1,000 words in this case 4Perils of perversity 4Bonding as key to hominid origins 4Novel alchemy 4Journal club 4Amateurs as an outreach of HAARP's lunar-echo study 4Reality lags behind rhetoric in building interdisciplinary work 4Springy sediments may amplify tsunamis 4Making the paper: Marina Wolf 4 3Which countries would you pick for your climate team? 3Will huge health plan make guinea pigs of UK citizens? 3Quick-thinking ants trim foliage to fit 3'Gordon Gekko' trading bot profits from mood swings 3Californian wildfires claim life of rare condor chick 3Can the US get Beyond Einstein? 3Genetics: Sex and the cortex 3Chemistry: Flipping brilliant 3Spatial cooperativity in soft glassy flows 3An asymmetric solar wind termination shock 3Volcanic carbon dioxide vents show ecosystem effects of ocean acidification 3Pulsar's wobble provides new Einstein test 3Why satnavs are a detective's best friend 3Wine chemical improves health but not longevity 33D modelling gets the measure of stone axes 3Do we have the technology to build a bionic human? 3Solar sail gets another chance for launch 3Body-sensing shirt could sharpen up your tennis swing 3Cleaner fish calms predators with caresses 3Tiny scanner may monitor astronauts' mental health 3Greenland ice sheet slams the brakes on 3Superstitions evolved to help us survive 3ET could 'tickle' stars to create galactic internet 3Sensor-laden toy diverts kids from pain 2Brain chemical may have role in cot death 2Frozen embryos do better in IVF 2Giant rubber snake could be the future of wave power 2Microwave ray gun controls crowds with noise 2Lack of cracks may explain Peru meteorite mystery 2Formation of accumbens GluR2-lacking AMPA receptors mediates incubation of cocaine craving 2Why continents split up and get back together 2Global treaty promises hard times for file sharers 2Interview: It's a dog's life... again 2Mediation of the solar wind termination shock by non-thermal ions 2Climate change: Acid test for marine biodiversity 2Air travel in the tropics is worse for climate 2Steam car to go for land speed record 2Counting monkeys tick off yet another 'human' ability 2Diet-sized snack packs turn off willpower 2Did newborn Earth harbour life? 2Insulating continents cause tectonic cycles to flip 2Rainforests get a climate boost from UK grassland 2Self-help software to soothe stressed astronauts 2Wind turbines make bat lungs explode 2'Water bears' are first animal to survive space vacuum 2Aboriginals and academics bury bones of contention 2Guiding internet traffic beats throttling it 2New bug ferments green fuel on the cheap 2International nuclear rules bent for India deal 2Making the paper: John Brigande 2Abstractions 2From the blogosphere 2America's fresh start 2Creation and classrooms